Dear friends. This is a request for donations - but before you click away please consider it is not for us but for Gbobètô ONG. This NGO recently established a recycling project in Benin. They work in sustainable urban development and specialize in implementing sustainable economic activities which use waste as a source to improve … Continue reading We need your help!
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Hand operated briquette press – utilizing waste paper and sawdust
Firewood dependence for cooking in the developing world has resulted in forests being depleted at a rate of 2.5 to 3% per year. It is here in the poorest parts of the world that villagers spend a good portion of their time gathering wood to cook, heat and make charcoal. To counter this dependence … Continue reading Hand operated briquette press – utilizing waste paper and sawdust
Fuel briquettes saves trees and provides income generation for the poor
By Vuthisa Vuthisa (South Africa) supports Legacy Foundation's briquette making process. This page aims to give the reader some background on the road that Legacy Foundation embarked upon in their quest to disseminate briquette making technologies to rural and urban poor all over the world. To date, countless communities in 11 countries have benefited from … Continue reading Fuel briquettes saves trees and provides income generation for the poor