REAL NAME: Fatima Mohammed Anam from Kafut, Darfur CASE STUDY NAME: Randa Fadul Ali
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Ella Jolly
Issue Date
30/01/2015
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Energy
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Low Smoke Stoves in Darfur
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The project aims to contribute to poverty alleviation through improving the livelihoods of poor families by switching to a clean energy source, LPG (liquid petroleum gas) stoves. Benefits include reduced pressure on dwindling forests resources within the project areas in North Darfur and reduced indoor pollution (and therefore better respiratory health). The project is targeting the urban poor, those who are using biomass fuel and live in urban El Fasher where gas is easily accessible. In addition to reducing the indoor pollution, the project helps to reduce pressure on the already exhausted environment by drought and desertification. Project aim and objectives - Reduction/elimination of indoor air pollution, and as a consequence improve the health of women and children under 5 years Reduce firewood and charcoal consumption leading to environmental conservation - Reduce firewood and charcoal consumption leading to reduction in GHGs emissions and eventually positively affect climate change hazards - Improve the livelihoods of poor households The approach The stove is given on credit basis to be repaid in 10 installments including a first down payment. Money is collected by women „granters?. Each granter is responsible for 10 households. If a household fails to pay an installment, there is a group collateral where the other 9 members pay for the member. They have a separate small donations funds to cater for such shortfalls. "I am from a small village called Kafut. My whole life I have cooked with wood. This means walking for maybe three or four hours to collect firewood which I then carry on my head. It is very painful for my back. And it is exhausting. Cooking with wood means that the whole house is full of smoke. It’s a house made of hay and inside it is completely black. I have serious eye problems as a result of the smoke – I am going blind because of the smoke. The LPG stove I think has saved my sight. Before my eyes would stream constantly but now this has stopped. And now I can breathe easily. I belong to the Women’s Development Association in my village and other women come to my house and see the LPG stove and have learnt about this new, safe way of cooking. I am helping to distribute 19 stoves to families across my village and 61 to other communities nearby. The LPG stove has totally eliminated the smoke and it has also helped families to have a bit more money. LPG gas is cheaper than charcoal – which many families use to cook with as well as firewood. We can use the money we save on other things – maybe for our farming or to buy more food. I think each family saves about 110 Sudanese pounds a month. I love working with Practical Action and the WDA. They gave me a small loan helped me to set up my own small business selling LPG canisters to community members. So people come to me to buy the safer LPG at a cheaper cost, and I can make a living. I’m not married; I’m on my own, so this is good. Everyone is happy.”
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