Buikwe Women Briquette project is a climate change response initiative to create alternative sources to energy while also generating income for 50 women in Makindu village, Buikwe district. The project contributes to the achievement of Uganda’s Renewable Energy policy through providing affordable and efficient domestic fuel briquettes. Economically, waste recovery to briquettes lead to employment for rural women. Moreover, the project contributes to reduced home bills spent on firewood or charcoal by over three quarters. Similarly, girls and women will reduce the time spent collecting firewood in unsafe places. In addition, the briquettes cook for a longer time and provide clean energy which does not emit smoke thereby promoting good health among the rural women. The project therefore seeks to build upon that which the women have started by supporting them support women with other equipment such as carboniser for burning the materials used in production of briquettes, the mixer, the crusher and a solar drier for drying the briquettes for both commercial and rural use.
Creates employment opportunities for 50 women in Buikwe district, transforming waste into affordable briquettes while generating income and reducing household energy costs by over 75%.
By producing clean energy briquettes that emit no smoke and cook for longer periods, the project promotes better health for women and reduces the need for firewood, cutting down on deforestation and exposure to unsafe environments.
The project aims to expand by equipping women with tools like carbonisers, mixers, crushers, and solar driers, improving briquette production for both commercial and domestic purposes.
