Off to Benin!
A new Piles Solidaires operation begins and will come to life in the heart of the village of Gbabé in Benin for our 2025-2026 edition.
We're ready to light up all the smiles of the 1,500 villagers with our partner, Electriciens sans frontières.
This project will enable the 160 pupils and their teachers to study in better conditions, thanks to classroom lighting, Internet access and the installation of charging stations for solar lamps and telephones.
In addition to the school, all the inhabitants will benefit from an improvement in their daily lives.
Why take part ?
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Federate
Unite your class around a concrete, unifying project and promote a sense of civic participation! -
Educate
Meet the objectives of a number of subjects included in school curricula, by raising collective awareness of the need to preserve the environment and act in solidarity! -
Act
Implement eco-responsible waste management for a class or the whole school!
A country where villages have been lit up!
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10th edition 2024-2025 - Togo
Piles Solidaires is committed to brightening the smiles of the villagers of Féouda in Togo for this 10th edition. We therefore supported a project to electrify a complete structure consisting of a school, a weaver's workshop, a community hall and a dispensary located in the village.
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9th edition 2023-2024 - Senegal
The batteries collected financed the mission of Electriciens Sans Frontières in Senegal, providing electricity to 230 pupils at a school in Niagalan Comé.
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8th edition 2022-2023 - Togo
To improve living conditions for the local people, Piles Solidaires went straight to Togo! On site, we installed public lighting, electrified the elementary school and health center, and supplied water to the health center.
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7th edition 2021-2022 - Argentina
For this seventh edition, Piles Solidaires and their loyal partner Electriciens sans frontières flew to Argentina to help improve the living conditions of the local people. To help community members, we electrified the Patrono Santiago community center and distributed solar kits to families.
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6th edition 2020-2021 - Madagascar
The villagers are determined to fight disease, by improving the health center's operations and guaranteeing access to quality water for the village's inhabitants and primary and secondary school pupils. Piles Solidaires went on site with Electriciens sans Frontières to electrify the health center and provide access to water in the village.
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5th edition 2019-2020 - French Guiana
Despite the difficult conditions (low river levels, engine problems and confinement of the commune due to a major recrudescence of Covid-19 on the spot), Piles Solidaires and the Kwala Faya association have accomplished their mission! The Zidok school now has an electrical system thanks to new solar panels.
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4th edition 2018-2019 - Congo-Brazzaville & Togo
The Piles solidaires team supported 2 projects in 2018-2019:
- bringing electricity to the health centers of Enyellé and Epena, in Congo-Brazzaville
- access to water, energy and sanitation in 3 isolated villages in the Plateaux Region, Togo
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3rd edition 2017-2018 - Nepal
We headed for the village of Tapting for the 3rd edition of Piles Solidaires! The mission was to bring electricity to three schools and a dispensary in the village. On site, the electricity improved teaching conditions and enabled the medical staff to work in better conditions, leaving the center open after dark.
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2nd edition 2016-2017
The 2016-2017 edition spread its support over 4 projects with Electriciens sans frontières: in Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Togo and Burkina Faso.
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1st edition 2015-2016 - Morocco
For this first edition, the aim of the project was to build a solar power plant with 96 photovoltaic panels to pump water from the village's three wells! The water stored in reservoirs provided the village with a sufficient supply of drinking water, and enabled it to develop a market-gardening activity that is particularly important for its food supply and the development of a micro-economy.
Electriciens Sans Frontières
Electriciens Sans Frontières, an international solidarity NGO, has been fighting since 1986 against inequalities in access to electricity and water around the world. With the support of 1,200 volunteers and in partnership with local stakeholders, they promote economic and human development by using renewable energy sources.