Build a Biogas system for a family in Tanzania

This quarter we report the progress on organic fertilizer construction. These are connected with the biogas from the cow-dung bio-digesters (which produces biogas as cooking fuel). We have just completed a project of construction of 300 organic fertilizer units sponsored by the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF).

Project Outcome

1. TAHUDE built 303 Organic Fertilizer Units out of the 300 that were planned
2. TAHUDE is scaling up to other regions. It started in Arusha only; now it is in Manyara and Kilimanjaro regions. The beneficiaries with Organic fertilizers have increased (some doubled) their crop yield while significantly reducing the expenditure to commercial fertilizers; as demonstrated in the photos below and here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJxIAzE8s80

Other notable results include:

• About 1,800 beneficiaries were reached. Their health has improved because they cook with cleaner energy (biogas); no side-effects caused by smoke (pulmonary diseases, red eyes, etc).
• The hygiene around the houses are highly improved because the cow-dung is now collected and introduced into the biodigesters for gas production and for harnessing the organic fertilizer
• The reputation and publicity of TAHUDE has highly increased. It even got grant from the government of Tanzania (Tanzania Education Authority (TEA) under Skills Development Fund (SDF)) via Gongali Model Co.Ltd (for internship of 123 biogas technicians and training of 402 people in Gongali village and Njiro - Arusha)

Women and girls: More than 700 mothers and girls do not need to struggle to search for firewood. They normally spend about 2 hours every day - looking for firewood. Now they spend ZERO second! They just turn-on their biogas stove when they want to cook. Biogas system has a life span of about 50 years. For more information please kindly contact the inventor of Nanofilter, Prof. HILONGA: hilonga@gmail.com; WhatsApp +255787303091

Links:

• Mr. Ndege's farm in Karatu, Arusha - Tanzania

This quarter we received 123 trainees / interns sponsored by Tanzania Education Authority (TEA) through Skills Development Fund (SDF) for biogas and organic fertilizer units construction. These helped to speed-up the construction and marketing of TAHUDE’s products. So we were able to complete the project of building 300 organic fertilizer units sponsored by the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF)

The trainees were awarded certificate for graduation. They were very happy and played football with Karatu Young Boys Team; and won by one goal (1-0).

These programs not only create job opportunity to youth but also keep them busy and help them avoid destructive behaviors like drug abuse.

I got a privilege to play with them; which made them so happy and attracted to use me as their role model.

Biogas is still at its infant stage in Tanzania. Your generous support will continue to help us scale up the project beyond our community – which of course has already benefited a lot. There are few clients who are still indebted but with time we hope they will clear their debts and help us get a revolving fund to construct new biogas and organic fertilizer units at affordable price / flexible repayment loans.

For detailed information or further clarification / or if you have an advice for us please kindly write to hilonga@gmail.com

THANKS!

Hilonga