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Promoting energy efficient cooking stoves among disabled women and enhancing rural empowerment in the Upper River Region.

The project specifically aims to work with disabled women in the Upper River Region to address their special needs with regards to Climate Change issues.
? The project is aimed at climate change mitigation and empowerment of disabled persons.
? It also seeks to provide alternative source of renewable energy, energy efficient and environmental friendly cooking fuel.
? The objective also include to greatly reduce environmental pollution and degradation by reducing the pressure on the use of firewood as cooking fuel and further enhance a cleaner and greener environment due to the conservation of the trees as well as eradicate water scarcity.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Beakanyang Kafoo

Country:

Gambia

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP5-Y3 (Jul 13 - Jun 14)

Grant Amount:

US$ 25,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 6,000.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 5,500.00

Project Number:

GMB/SGP/OP5/Y3/STAR/CC/13/06

Start Date:

8/2013

End Date:

7/2014

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Project sustainability

8 local metal workers were trained on he production of the energy efficient cooking stoves to the local market. At the end of the sensitization on the stoves, there was a surge in demand for the stoves by the local population and this would make the project self sustaining in itself. A microfinance scheme was introduced; funds would be given with minimal interest to keep it running and part of the interest will be use to facilitate the work of community facilitators/field staff.

Capacity - Building Component

A number of local metal workers were trained on the technique of making energy efficient stoves, thus impacting on them lifelong skills. As a result of training received, the beneficiaries now have improved knowledge and capacity on basic book keeping and business management skills. The sensitization workshops have enhanced understanding on the effects of climate change and engaged many of the beneficiaries in local mitigation issues and best practices.

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

A series of workshops were held to raise awareness on climate change, its effects and impact both locally and globally. There was particular emphasis on the point that local mitigating actions go a long way in contributing to global mitigations.

Notable Community Participation

Primary goal of project is to help disable women improve their lifelihood. The project partnered with a local NGO that has a good track record and wealth of experience in working with the disable.. Village support chapters were established in the beneficiary villages. The communities were given autonomy in indentifing their own chosen people to represent them in the implementing steering committees. Regular community meetings held to ensure constant flow of information and to get feedback from the community during and post implementation.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

The metal workers trained to produce the stoves will generate income for sustaining the organisation. Already there is a high demand in the district for the stoves following their distribution and promotion.

Gender Focus

This project specifically targets disable women; a vulnerable group that finds it very difficult to cope with the aftermath of climate change induced disasters such as flooding and crop failure but are usually left out in decision making. For this project, 60% of the management committee members are women.

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

With the primary objective of enhancing livelihoods, the beneficiaries received training on basic entrepreneurship skills such as book keeping and business management. A micro finance scheme was introduced for the women to start small businesses of their own. This is envisage to financial improve the lives of the beneficiaries and their families. There is a very high demand for the energy efficient stoves produced as a result of this project. This has thus created job opportunities for the trained welders and a is generating steady source of income for them.

Project Results

- A baseline survey was successfully completed in the intervention communities which enabled Beakanyang Kafo identify the status of disabled women, their level of understanding of climate change issues and how they cope with the phenomena.

- 150 disabled women were interviewed during the baseline survey out of which 100 women were finally selected as direct project beneficiaries.

- 100 energy efficient cooking stoves were distributed among these 100 disabled women who came from 8 communities in Wuli East and West Districts of the Upper River Region.

- To ensure project visibility in the area, 8 signboards were erected at strategic locations in the 8 communities.

- Training was provided to 8 selected metal workers to produce the energy efficient cooking stoves which are in high demand by the population.

- Following the sensitization and demonstrations on the use of energy saving stoves, a revolving micro finance scheme was started by providing D300, 000 (Three hundred thousand Gambian Dalasis) to 100 disabled women from 8 villages in Wuli East and West Districts to start income generation activities to be able to support themselves financially. The income generating activities will involve activities such as soap making, batik, Tye and Die making etc. The loans will be repaid within 12 months and make available to others.

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