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Uganda: Entrepreneur Turns Waste into Opportunity, One 'Briquette' at a Time #AfricaClimateHope
allAfrica, 2 November 2023
Isaac Ndyamuhaki, a young Ugandan entrepreneur with a background in forestry, is passionate about using solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like… Read more »
Ugandan Entrepreneur Turns Waste into Energy
Isaac Ndyamuhaki is a young Ugandan entrepreneur who is passionate about using solutions to help communities become more resilient to shocks like poverty and the global climate crisis.
He is the founder and team leader of Asili Kwanza Uganda, a social enterprise that provides safe, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions. Ndyamuhaki's social enterprise has served around 400-450 households to date, saving them from indoor pollution and reducing waste dumping in Kampala.
The majority of the population in Uganda depends on biomass-based fuels, such as charcoal and firewood, which are disastrous for the environment because they require cutting down trees and reducing forest cover. These biomass-based fuels are associated with indoor air pollution due to cooking fires and are responsible for hundreds of deaths.
Asili Kwanza won the top finalist prize at the Africa Climate Innovation Challenge 2023 for its campaign for safe, affordable, and sustainable cooking solutions.
Isaac Ndyamuhaki is founder and team leader of Asili Kwanza Uganda, a social enterprise that provides safe, affordable, and sustainable energy solutions.
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Uganda: 'Why Do They Punish Us?' Uganda Charcoal Ban Ignites Transition Debate
African Arguments, 3 October 2023
While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn. Read more »
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Kenya: Support for African Farmers Can Spark a Surge of Climate-Smart Innovations and Economic Opportunity
Capital FM, 6 September 2023
Expectations are high that this week's Africa Climate Summit in Kenya will provide momentum to unlock significant public and private sector investments in climate-related endeavors… Read more »
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Uganda: Factory Using Bamboo to Make Briquettes for Clean Cooking Launches #AfricaClimateHope
Nile Post, 14 July 2023
As the country continues to look for ways to fight climate change, Divine Bamboo Briquette, a facility that uses bamboo to make briquettes as one of the ways to promote clean… Read more »
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Uganda: Researchers Develop Low-Cost Briquette Technologies
Observer, 23 January 2023
Makerere University researchers have designed low-cost and efficient technologies to assist briquette production and utilization as a means of reducing the cutting of trees and… Read more »
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