Recycling biomass - charcoal briquettes

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About Me

I am currently the Chairman of the Association of Poverty Solutions Kenya (APS Kenya) and with a passion for community development.

APS Kenya is an NGO registered in Kenya under the Kenya NGO Coordination Board. Our organization mainly focuses on poverty reduction strategies aimed at improving the livelihood of the community and enhancing development projects for poverty alleviation. Our organization enhances access of the poor and low income earners to poverty eradication programmes for an active life, hence helping to create a pathway out of poverty.

Our aim is to become a launching pad for community empowerment processes across Kenya. Our efforts focuses on youth empowerment programs, health & hygiene awareness, identification & training communities on economically viable projects and capacity development.

"Let us work in partnerships between rich and poor to improve the opportunities of all human beings to build better lives."
-- Kofi Annan

My Business

Supply of Charcoal Briquettes manufactured from Biomass.

Briquettes are flammable blocks of matter used as fuel. They are made from extruded or compressed shredded combustible materials. A binding agent like starch may be necessary to hold the materials together, though pressure may at times be enough. Some of the common materials used to make briquettes are charcoal fines, mineral char, sawdust, chaff from rice, peanut and other crops, leaves and any biomass materials.

So why do we have to used briquettes instead of firewood, charcoal, or electricity?
The charcoal briquettes burn slowly, are more efficient with increased heat value, smokeless and are cheaper.

Loan Proposal

We have a number of unemployed youth who we have engaged in collection of biomass for production of charcoal briquettes.

Briquettes are a household and institutional fuel, made by compacting biomass waste
Biomass include maize stocks, dry leaves, saw dust, chicken waste etc. We shall use the loan to pay for collection of these biomass at kshs. 150 per bag.

We use the collected biomass to manufacture charcoal briquettes. The Briquettes potentially offer the following benefits over traditional biomass fuels (firewood or charcoal):

i) Long burning time,
ii) Does not smoke,
iii) Cooks faster,
iv) Lower overall fuel costs for users as the charcoal is made from biomass waste

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