In many African countries, there are only limited educational opportunities that enable people to pursue careers focused on tackling climate change. These programmes are often unaffordable, particularly for disadvantaged groups. To address this challenge, the Liechtenstein Institute for Strategic Development (LISD) launched the Liechtenstein Renewable Energy Enterprise Development (REED) Scholarship, a sustainability programme for Africa.

With its focus on renewable energy, the programme enables scholarship recipients to complete a Master's degree at one of several African universities. Through their studies, they gain specialised expertise that allows them to make a significant contribution to combating climate change.

REED aims to promote innovative solutions for the use of renewable energy in supplying electricity to households and businesses. Scholarship recipients therefore focus on the decentralised and local generation and use of energy from renewable sources. To date, more than 80 students and seven partner universities have benefited from the programme’s support, contributing to economic development, energy sovereignty and the resilience of local communities and regions.