URBIS FOUNDATION equips the KYA Foundation's 5th solar training cohort
On 22 October 2026, URBIS FOUNDATION handed twenty work kits to the KYA Foundation's trainees to support women in the renewable energy sector.
For three years now, the partnership between URBIS FOUNDATION and the KYA Foundation, the social arm of KYA-Energy Group, has been bearing fruit.
True to its commitment to the empowerment of young girls, URBIS FOUNDATION once again supported the KYA Foundation in 2026 by donating work kits to help the trainees with their training.
The official handover ceremony took place on Thursday 22 October 2026 at the KYA Foundation's headquarters in Lomé. In total, twenty (20) kits were given to the KYA Foundation to help promote women in the renewable energy sector.
The kits contain the essentials of the trade, including electric drills, pliers, hammers and a range of other technical equipment.
Determination and perseverance
In his address, Professor Yao AZOUMAH, Chairman of the KYA Foundation's Board of Directors, encouraged the young women, urging them to show determination and perseverance.
"Those who rise early have already set themselves on the path to success. There are no miracles: God always makes the way easier."
For the KYA Foundation's Executive Director, Mrs Sylvie SHIKPE AKPAGNON, this equipment will help the beneficiaries work, go out into the field and put the training they have received into practice.
She expressed her sincere gratitude to URBIS FOUNDATION for this donation and called on all those who wish to support the Foundation's young women to come forward.
More women in renewable energy
This support reflects a clear vision: strengthening the place of women in a sector still largely dominated by men.
"We found that there are practically no women in the renewable energy field. That is why we decided to support the organisations that train these women, and it is in this spirit that we are making these donations to the KYA Foundation to support these young women."
These are the words of Mr Bio Chérif KPANDJA, Director in charge of renewable energy promotion and third-party fundraising at URBIS FOUNDATION.
For Miss Tchasséma Essossolim, one of the beneficiaries, this gesture is a real source of encouragement:
"It is with immense joy that I received this equipment this evening. It will allow us to approach our practical work with confidence so that we can become qualified professionals."
With this 5th cohort, the KYA Foundation continues its mission of training young women and helping them into employment in the renewable energy sector, a field with a bright future where their presence still needs to grow.
