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Integrated Biogas Production Project, Kaole Secondary School, Bagamoyo

To construct a biogas/biolatrine production plant for producing biogas which will be used for cooking and lighting at the school also to promote through schools the use of biogas as an alternative environment friendly source of energy.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Kaole Secondary School

Country:

Tanzania

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 1

Grant Amount:

US$ 33,450.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 1,187.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

Project Number:

TAN/97/01

Start Date:

12/1997

End Date:

12/1998

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous people around project learnt about the new technology through demonstrative effect.

Policy Influence

Policy feedback on the feasibility of biogas as an effective alaternative to woodfuel for cooking.

Planning gef grant

Project has potential for scale up.

Planning non gef grant

Project has potential for scale up.

Policy Impact

Project provided positive policy feedback that biogas use at household level as well as Institutional level was feasible.

Linkages gef projects

Project was not linked to any GEF large project.

Replication of project activities

Project was replicated in a number of schools.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

SGP and School communities jointly supported the project. This created a good patnership between the school and SGP.

Notable Community Participation

School community involved in installation, operation and maintenance.

Capacity - Building Component

Skills for installation, operation and maintenance of biogas system distilled to school community.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Through the biogas project, the public because aware about the climate change focal area. Wide use of renewable energy was acknolowedged as one of the ways that prevents adverse climate change.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

Use of biogas (in place of fuelwood) and application of slurry in vegetable gardens all contribute to sustainable livelihood.

Gender Focus

Use of biogas reduce workload for women.

Project sustainability

project has livelihood component, which is critical for sustainability of project results.

Project Results

Technical Feasibility: Project helped to demonstrate that cooking on biogas is feasible at household level as well as Institutional level.

Policy impact: Project provided a useful policy impact to the effect that biogas was an effective substitute to fuelwood for cooking as advocated for in National Energy Policy.

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