By David De Armey | International Director
Lapia! (Hello!),
as it gets colder and colder in the US, it's getting hotter and hotter in Chad! It has reached 100'F almost every day this month. It's not kept our team from staying very busy with the charcoal project. We have been running a few tests; carbonizing new forms of biomass such as sesame straw, and corn stocks. Our tests have been very successful, which means we're amplifying the range and amount of biomass that can be used for briquette production. We're excited about this!
In the meantime, we spent Sunday the 9th in Nya. We gathered members of the future production team and given them an initial training session. They are eager to get started. The equipment for Nya has been prepared already, but we still need to purchase protection masks, work suits, gloves, and increase the number of kilns. This is where your support comes in. We will not be able to move forward without your investment.
We are just over half-way our December objective! Thank you!!
So let me briefly explain how production will work!
1. We train and equip "carbonization" teams. They are the owners of the vast rice fields around Nya. They will only focus on just carbonizing it all.
2. We train a group of briquette makers in Moundou, who will purchase the carbonized straw from the field owners.
3. Manioc cultivators will intensify their production, and sell the manioc directly to the briquette makers.
4. The briquettes will be sold on the local market in Moundou, where charcoal is the most urgently needed.
5. The earnings will pay for the briquette makers, and provide enough funds to keep buying manioc and carbonized rice-straw from the Nya team.
Your investment in this project will be generating economic activity for at least 20 people, and that number will rise the more people we can train to carbonize rice straw and other types of agro-waste. Manioc cultivators will also greatly benefit from intensifying their manioc production. Your investment will also provide the city of Moundou with a legal and valuable form of cooking fuel. The money that is usually spent on illegal charcoal and wood will be used to stimulate economic activity among poor rural cultivators.
Thank you for reading! We'll continue to inform you as the project moves forward,
Go Eco-Charcoal!
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By Loubaramadji Dadje Aquilas | National Coordinator Chad
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