UBU

Ulandsforeningen for Bæredygtig Udvikling Danish Association for Sustainable Development

UBU (Danish Association for Sustainable Development) is a voluntary, technically founded NGO working within the field of water supply and environmental science. We help civil societies in developing countries to improve living conditions for poor people through promotion of technologies that are socially, culturally, environmentally and economically sustainable. We work in India and Tanzania.

General Assembly 2020

June 3, 2020

UBU General Assembly 2020 will be held on Wednesday, June 17 from 18.00 to 21.00 at The University of Copenhagen’s campus “Det Gamle Kommunehospital”, Building 22. Dinner and drinks will be served, so please let us know if you will be joining no later than Thursday, June 11. RSVP to board@ubu.dk. The agenda will be as follows: a. Election … More General Assembly 2020

Lockdown due to novel corona virus (COVID-19): an update on the situation in the Sundarbans

April 22, 2020

India has been under complete lockdown since 22 March. The lockdown has had severe consequences for the people living in the Sundarbans and our local partner Joygopalpur Gram Vikash Kendra (JGVK). People are starving and JGVK is working hard to provide support to the people in their community. Almost all of JGVK’s staff has been … More Lockdown due to novel corona virus (COVID-19): an update on the situation in the Sundarbans

Midterm Evaluation Visit in February-March 2020 for the SWRM Project

April 1, 2020

We, Emmely and Marie, visited UBU’s partner organisation Joygopalpur Gram Vikash Kendra (JGVK) in West Bengal in February-March. The purpose of the visit was to monitor and evaluate the status of our 3-year project on Sustainable Water Resources Management (SWRM) and then later write a report to our donor organisation CISU. The midterm evaluation (literally … More Midterm Evaluation Visit in February-March 2020 for the SWRM Project