“In the Cool Training, I have learnt how to use natural refrigerants to reduce pollution and save energy”, says Alimata Couliabaly Kindo, refrigeration and air conditioning trainer from Burkina Faso.
"As refrigeration technicians, we contribute to environmental pollution and global warming", explains Alimata COULIBALY KINDO, trainer in refrigeration and air conditioning . Her sector is responsible for around 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. These emissions are caused by the high electricity consumption of the appliances and the high global warming potential of the refrigerants in use. In October 2022, Ms Coulibaly took part in our Cool Training. "In the GIZ Cool Training, I learnt how to use natural refrigerants to reduce pollution and save energy."
One year later, she says that she uses the content of the training in her lessons. She says: "Other generations will come after us. So we are all called upon to protect this planet!"
The project "Climate and Ozone Friendly Cooling in West and Central Africa (ROCA)" has trained more than 150 instructors in its project countries Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Mali and Senegal. In Burkina Faso alone, those trainers have teached over 2 700 students in 2023.
All Proklima projects worldwide have trained more than 600000 technicians since our start in 1995. Among them were many trainers and team leaders who pass on their knowledge, like Alimata does.
Country: Burkina Faso, Germany, worldwide
Project (for Burkina Faso):ROCA (opens in a new window)
Donors: European Union, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Listen to Alimata and other Cool Training participants who explain the advantages of natural refrigerants:
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