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Promotion of biogas technology to rural areas where animal husbandry is potential.

The project objective of this project is to promote and popularise the use of biogas technology as an alternative energy to fuel wood and Charcoal. The use of fuel wood and charcoal has threatened existance of natural forests in Kilimanjro region. The aerisl survey of the forest of Mt. Kilimanjro of the year 2001 indicated the burining of charcoal in the naturalforest of the mount Kilimanjaro. This has created the need to look for other sources of energy to suppliment the use of fuel wood and charcoal.
The proposed project will introduce and popularize the use of biogas technology as a suppliment source of energy source to fuel wood and charcoal.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Kilimanjaro Industrial Development Trust

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Biodiversity

Operational Phase:

Phase 3

Grant Amount:

US$ 31,769.00

Co-Financing Cash:

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 7,942.25

Project Number:

TAN/COMPACT/GEF/06/18

Start Date:

12/2006

End Date:

12/2008

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Notable Community Participation

1. Local people will be involved in the course of project implementation.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

1. The project will contribute to sustainable livelihoods whereby use of biogas will increase benefits from cattle keeping and reducing time spent in search of fuel wood. Use of biogas improves kitchen hygiene. Use of biogas produces slurry which is agricultural friendly will increases vegetable production.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

1. The project will promote public awareness to the community through seminars and trainings on conservation of natural forests in Kilimanjaro area for biodiveristy conservation and protection of water sources.

Capacity - Building Component

1. The project will training CBOs and groups on biogas construction. This is human capital invested in technology.The project will also conduct research to improve the biogas unit by increasing its efficiency.

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

1.Local people on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro will participate.

Gender Focus

1.The project will reduce women drudgery since the use of biogas reduces the amount of firewood and time spent to look for firewood. When the use of biogas is coupled with the use of fuel wood efficient stoves it saves time by 80%.

Planning non gef grant

KIDT has a plan to develop Biogas as part of training at its training center. KIDT is providing training on environmental conservation technologies.

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Planning gef grant

N/A

Policy Influence

The project contributed towards influence of local policies in sustainable energy and environment conservation.

Project sustainability

The project conducted awareness meeting on six villages together with training of groups to undertake the biogas installation activities at community level.

Replication of project activities

The project has been replicated by other community members and technology has been aquired by other Organizations.

Policy Impact

The project will contribute to feedback on the sustainable energy policy.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The project will have a system whereby community members will contribute the costs of installing the biogas unit provided by the project.

Project Results

In the implementation of this project a research was conducted to improve the efficiency of the biogas plant as well as improving the gas storage. The project will construct 60 biogas plants of which 50 will be of household size and 10 institutional size.The project will contribute in the reduction on the use of fuelwood by the communities in the lowland areas of Mt. kilimanjaro where cattle keeping is the major economic activity.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed/applied 1

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 153

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 50

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 300

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