Project Detail

" Improved technology for fish smoking".

The project?s broad objectives are as follows:
Construction of improved ovens and training of women fish smokers on improved technology of fish smoking to reduce fuel wood consumption in fish smoking by use of bio fuel to save our forest cover and mitigate the effects of climate change and halt the use of carton, protecting the environment as well as ensure access to market and finance, thereby reducing poverty in post harvest fishery activity dominated by women.
The specific objectives are based on ecological, social, technological and economic:
Social Objectives:
? Strengthen Community Participation in planning, implementation and decision making in the rational and sustainable use and management of fuel wood by burning briquettes made from groundnut shells.

Economic Objectives:
? Improved accesses to Market and finance for fish smokers to alleviate poverty and increase food security.Smoked products oonsumers receive value for their money and the women fetch better price for their products.
Ecological Objectives:
? Maintain healthy and effective functioning of the forest, thereby protecting important ecosystem through reduced consumption of fuel wood for fish smoking by use of briquettes made from groundnut shells
? Technological Objective: Increased shelf life of smoked fish and improved quality smoked fish products as well as reduced smoke emission in fish smoking to minimize environmental pollution and occupational health hazards from smoke in fish smoking.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Tanji Women Fish Smokers Association

Country:

Gambia

Area Of Work:

Land Degradation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 18,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 4,500.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 28,000.00

Project Number:

GMB/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/LD/13/13

Start Date:

8/2013

End Date:

7/2014

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Gender Focus

The grantee is an association of women who earn a living from fish smoking in the 3 coastal communities. As a vulnerable group, this project aims to empower them by enhancing their skills.

Policy Influence

The introduction of energy efficient cooking stoves into the 3 fishing villages will influence policy with regards to future designs of fish smoking ovens in coastal fishing communities in the country.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The project aims to protect the environment by finding alternatives to wood for fish smoking in the 3 fishing villages and to increase the income levels of women through the adoption of environmentally friendly fish smoking technology.

Notable Community Participation

The project involves the active participation of the 3 fishing communities of Tanji, Bato kunku and Brufut.

Capacity - Building Component

The project involves working with women and enhancing their capacity to protect their local environments and improve their incomes.

Project sustainability

The project will be self sustaining because it is an income generation activity. Prior to project intervention, a greater part of their incomes is spent on fuel and by adopting a more energy efficient technology, the fuel bill is likely to go down considerably.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project will provide an opportunity to highlight pressing environmental issues and seek to change public attitudes and practices.

Project Results

- Sensitization campaign on the use of energy efficient cooking stoves were conducted in all 3 villages.

- In Bato Kunku - 50 individual ovens were constructed in 25 compounds of the association members.

- In Tanji 40 ovens were constructed in 20 compounds and 2 big ovens were constructed at the beach.

- In Brufut, 20 ovens were constructed in 10 individual compounds.

In total 110 new stoves were constructed in the 3 beneficiary villages for the women groups of the association.
- in all 3 villages, demonstrations on fuel briquettes made from groundnut shells were conducted and the technology was readily accepted.

- Demonstrations and research on tray designs to accommodate briquettes was carried out extensively in the 3 villages.

- Briquette supply outlets were opened in the 3 villages to make them readily available to the association.

- Sensitization campaigns were also conducted on the health implications of using cartons and plastic for fish smoking and this practice is almost eliminated in the 3 villages.

- The project benefited directly 60 women from the 3 villages where individual improved ovens were built. These ovens were more fuel efficient using less wood for the smoking and thus saving on fuel costs. Demomstration sessions were also conducted on in the 3 villages on the new technology.In addition, sensitization sessions were also conducted on the health aspects of fish smoking for the women fish smokers.

- Training sessions were conducted on the use of bio fuels (Briquettes) made from groundnut shells which would contribute towards reducing tree cutting (deforestation).

- As a result of the new ovens which were built in the different compounds in the 3 villages rather than at the beach, incomes increased significantly. This strategy help to reduce congestion on the beach, reduce pollution on the beaches and the women beneficairies could perform other domestic tasks at home while attending to their ovens. The women indicated that they now have more time for other tasks as they do not have to travel to the beach ad spend long hour smoking the fish since they could now do so at home.

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