SPATH

Society for the Promotion of Appropriate Technology and Housing, Cameroon

Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch

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At the age of 20 year, he was awarded special permission for the first restoration project in Berlin. He taught at that time as the youngest lecturer of 26 years at the Berlin University for Applied Science. As an architect Civil Engineer, and Economist, he has been actively engaged in various projects and has taught in Berlin as well as in foreign countries. He has published books and articles, also under different names, and has been editor in a number of Journals.
 
 
Through the NGO, DGFK (Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der Kultur), which was established in 1972 by him, he was able to support a number of projects in different fields of culture and in this way contributed positively to society.

He is actively engaged in projects in foreign countries over 20 years as also with us.

As a Senior Expert of the German Senior Expert Service, Bonn, he has often received their support.

Cameroon thanks Prof Dr Norbert Pintsch and wishes him health luck and success !
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CAT Bamenda and its Partners Secure a Bright Future for Development Projects in Cameroon

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Njini King Caro
The Center for Appropriate Technology Bamenda (CAT) Cameroon is one of Cameroon’s people oriented institution with a long time experience in the field of alternative and renewable energies in the country. CAT was created in 2001 to demonstrate, build and influence people and rural communities on how to change their lives and livelihoods through sustainable ways of environmental protection and the development and usage of appropriate technologies. Over the years there has not been any limits to the success story of this organization. CAT under its managing director Njini Victor has renewed the hopes of people living in the rural communities by creating sufficient awareness on renewable energy sources, and environmental protection.


Lately the Center took it’s know how to the Akwaya community where lighting had been a long time cry of the people for centuries. This area was one of Cameroon’s landlocked villages in the South West region without a passable road. The lack of communication with the outside world either with a cell of fixed phone compounded its woes. Equipment in gov.t offices were still manualy run. Schools and colleges only dreamed on science and ICT studies. All this resulted to low levels of live. Poverty was taking it tall on the community.
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Cameroon Government Honors German Volunteer With a Labour Medal

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Aaron Kaah - for the Time Scape Journal/News Paper
On the occasion of Cameroon 20th May national day celebrations, the honorable Prof. Norbert Pintsch from Germany was awarded a medal of order of valor by the Cameroon head of state president Paul Biya for his long years of volunteer work in the fields of Appropriate Technology and Housing solutions in the North West Regions of the country.


Prof. Norbert Pintsch was decorated with the award by the Divisional Officer for Santa Sub Division Mr. Diyan Djam Lawrence who represented the Minister of Social Affairs on the occasion.
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