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Mitigation of Carbon Dioxide Through Energy / Eco Friendly Cooking Methods

The project will survey the current cooking practices of rural women in Perur and Madukkarai and their understanding of its impact on their immediate environment and create awareness among the identified Self-Help Group women and youth about community-led initiatives for reduced carbon emission and its impact on the environment. Locally available low cost technologies like smokeless chulhas, solar cookers and solar lanterns will be promoted and will conduct a prospective health study looking at the change in the health behavior and respiratory problems among the participating women. The project intends to achieve the set objectives through organizing capacity building programmes, formation of joint programme management committees, surveying, baseline health evaluations, construction of smokeless chulhas, introduction of solar cookers and lanterns, carrying out reporting and monitoring exercises of the project.

Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Shanti Ashram,

Country:

India

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 30,432.80

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 7,949.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 3,347.00

Project Number:

SGP/GEF/IND/OP2/04/TN11

Start Date:

12/2004

End Date:

1/2007

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Replication of project activities

Links have been established with the Ministry of Non Conventional Energy, Government of India to replicate the project activities in other areas of Tamil Nadu.

Gender Focus

The Shanti Ashram has around 170 Self Help Groups with a total membership of 3250 working effectively in the project area. These groups would act as a catalyst for adopting of the eco-friendly technologies at the village level.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

The conventional method of cooking requires about 8 kgs of firewood to cook food for a family of five. The introduction of smokeless chulhas will reduce the firewood consumption by almost half. This is will save about USD 27 per month per family. Similarly the use of solar lanterns and solar cookers will reduce the use of kerosene in the households saving about USD 10 per month per family.

Notable Community Participation

The project will create a network between the successful women SHGs and Panchayat representatives. The stakeholders will be involved in awareness generation and trainings. The rural youth and community-based organizations will be involved in the installation and maintenance of the smokeless chulhas, solar lanterns and solar cookers. The Panchayati Raj institutions will promote these activities and link it with projects from the Ministry of Non conventional Energy.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

The project will create awareness among the 170 identified Self Help Group women and youth about community-led initiatives for reduced carbon emission and its impact on the environment.

Capacity - Building Component

The project will promote the use of locally available low-cost technologies like smokeless chulha?s, solar cookers and solar lanterns. The women SHG members will be trained in the construction and installation of smokeless chulhas and the rural youth and community based organizations will be trained in the installation and maintenance of the solar lanterns and solar cookers. The project will also create and strengthen the linkages between the rural households and the self help groups.

Project Results

A detailed survey on the cooking practices of rural women and their direct impact on the health and environment in the Perur and Madukkarai block have been done. 500 women from nine Panchayats were interviewed for the survey. Additionally a baseline health survey of 100 households was conducted to understand health behaviors and respiratory diseases occurring in the communities. Based on the findings of the survey the smokeless chulhas and the awareness campaigns have been designed to facilitate the adoption of the technology.
? 5000 brochures, 500 posters and 250 T-shirts were developed as illustrative educational material focusing on local and global benefits of carbon mitigation amongst the women and the youth. A group called ?Green Brigade? consisting of school children has been initiated and trained to conduct awareness camps.
? 665 single pot chulhas and 196 double pot energy efficient chulhas have been developed and installed in households. 210 solar lanterns were also distributed to rural households.
? The chulhas and the solar lights have saved around 3 kgs of wood per day household. 0.98 tonnes of carbon dioxide has been decreased in a year in the area through introduction of the energy efficient chulhas.
? 170 Self Help Groups have been strengthened through the project. The SHGs have contributed USD 4128 as co-financing to the project.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Tonnes of CO2 decreased or avoided by energy efficient and renewable energy technologies or applying environmentally sustainable transport practices introduced by SGP Project 1

Empowerment

Number of CBOs / NGOs participated / involved in SGP project 170

Empowerment

Number of women participated / involved in SGP project 3250

Empowerment

Number and type of support linkages established with national government institutions 1

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 3250

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 3250

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