Transforming low income earning Malawian households from use of forest wood charcoal to use of charcoal briquettes in order to preserve the natural animal habitats and ecosystem

We are collecting agricultural residues such as rice husks, groundnut shells, maize cobs and maize stalks from farmers. We add value to them and produce Charcoal briquettes to curtail the cutting down of trees for firewood. Charcoal Briquette is a sustainable and reliable source of energy that helps replace the use of firewood,

By adopting charcoal briquettes made from agricultural residues, fragile forests are protected, the natural habitats for animal species are preserved while still meeting the energy and income needs of the growing populations.

Women and the youth that used to be involved in cutting down trees from the forests are now employed either at production facilities or as retailers of charcoal briquettes.  32,000 hectares of forest cover which Malawi loses every year is left to regenerate preserving natural habitat for different animal and plants species.