Environmental research

This project involves the construction of five (different types)of biogas digesters and the distribution of 100 kits for wood fuel saving stoves in Insiza district, to the south west of Zimbabwe. The project is a climate change initiative in an area seriously depleted of tree resources due to overgrazing, exhaustion of the biotic environment and pressure on the land. The project is being integrated with environmental rehabilitation measures and a livelihood component involving gardening and dairy. project objectives -to reduce te rate of deforestation and desertification in Insiza district as a whole - to reduce the burden of fetching firewood on women by providing an alternative energy supply or improved efficiency in fuel wood use -to improve food security and income levls through vegetable production -to reduce global warming by using biogas technology -to have community members who are skilled and qualified to construct biogas. project activities -biogas digestors and wood saving stoves -garden project -small livestock project -sustainable agriculture

Zimbabwe