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Reduce disease & provide clean energy in Tanzania

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Summary

Construct a compost/biogas facility in rural Tanzania, reducing disease transmission for 600 families, creating 10-20 new jobs and providing households with clean energy for lighting and cooking.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Lushoto, Tanzania, is a rural, agricultural area with high rates of unemployment and communicable diseases. The town market is the primary source of contagious diseases. We plan to create 10-20 new waste management jobs by building a small compost and biogas facility on-site. Properly managed waste will reduce disease occurrence for an estimated 600 families and local families will be able to access clean energy for lighting and cooking needs, and organic fertilizer for farm use.

Activities

With local government support we will build both a compost and biogas facility in the Lushoto town market and provide technical training and business and market development services for both products.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $320
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $11,680
Total Funding Goal: $12,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will serve the entire Lushoto population in terms of disease control and energy services. The Lushoto Government may adapt the biogas as a long-term solution to provide sustainable energy to its citizens and create more job opportunities.

Project Message

Waste is no longer a disease-causing nuisance but a resource that can be used for profit. We have the obligation to use this resource to lift our community out of poverty.
- John Orio, Lushoto Health and Sanitation Officer

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Megan Hill,
Program Coordinator
1519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20036
United States
+1 202 667 0802
Email:

Project Sponsor

EcoVentures International

Organization

EcoVentures International Logo EcoVentures International
1519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 301
Washington, DC 20036
United States
+1 202 667 0802
http://www.eco-ventures.org

Learn more about EcoVentures International and the project team.


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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Tanzania and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Tanzania, read the Human Development Report on Tanzania or the Wikipedia entry for Tanzania.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on December 11, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 11, 2007.

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