Clive Caffal, Concern Universal
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Who and Where
Rural poor subsistence-farming households: 180,370 people in 321 communities
in the Msamala area, Balaka District, Malawi.
15,000 rural school children
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The problemsFirewood only source of cooking fuel> But deforestation increasing >> Scarcity of firewood >>> More Time and danger
No alternatives to subsistence farming
Rural schools not attracting teachers
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The solution Improve sustainable access to, and the use of, energy. So focus on fuel-efficient cooking
Holistic approach; link to wider developmentLocal enterprises – rather than selling or handing-out imported stoves
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What we did1. Raised awareness of energy issues
2. Trained groups to make the stoves
3. Marketed these stoves locally
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What we did (2):4. Stoves and woodlots at health centres
5. Solar PV in rural primary schools
6. Enabled community forest management
7. New sustainable businesses for charcoal burners and fuel-wood vendors
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Achievements (2009-2013)• 25,000 stoves made, 96% in use • 100 fixed stoves at 9 health centres• 20 remote schools with solar PV • 505 ha of village forest areas. • 6,500,000 tree seedlings planted • 4,436 households in new businesses,
incl. 954 former charcoal burners & traders
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ImpactsBeneficiaries’ income doubled
Firewood use 60% lowersaving money, labour and timepeople eating better
Health guardians more time with patients
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Impacts (2):Schools providing better education - Improved exam results- More go on to secondary schoolTeachers staying in rural posts
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Scaling-upReplication in other districts: 60,000+ stoves now made and distributed
Concern Universal managing the national programme for two million stoves by 2020
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Innovations
School income enabled by electricity
Food-energy systems piloted (pigeon pea)
Thermo-electric generator tested
Carbon finance
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ConclusionsProject addressed both the supply side (afforestation) and the demand side (fuel saving stoves)Showed a social marketing approach to stove production and adoption can work
This is a model that can be replicated elsewhere in rural Africa and beyond
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Conclusions (2)Good collaboration between forestry, education, environment, community development and energyWorked with decentralized government structures to increased coverage and sustainability
So energy projects should link with other issues for greater impact