Empowering communities while saving the environment one
JOIN US – TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD
A GREENER FUTURE!
United For Green is committed to environmental sustainability and empowering women in Africa. 🍃 🌍
Empowering communities while saving the environment one
JOIN US – TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD
A GREENER FUTURE!
United For Green is committed to environmental sustainability and empowering women in Africa. 🍃 🌍
Who We Are
United For Green is a non-profit organisation committed to environmental sustainability and empowering women in Africa through waste management, recycling and entrepreneurship.
BIO-CHARCOAL
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
What We Do
UFG has researched and developed a technology to produce bio-charcoal briquettes to help reduce anthropogenic pressure on forests, and the amount of greenhouse gas emissions.
The briquettes are made from a mixture of biomass (farm waste), which is then heated in an oxygen-poor environment to create bio-charcoal.
Our Mission
- To produce and distribute high quality bio charcoal, which would enable families to fulfill their energy needs with minimal harm for the environment
- To produce bio-charcoal in such a way, that would
empower local communities, especially women in the underrepresented minorities.
- To produce bio-charcoal in such a way, that would
- To fully utilize the other beneficial qualities of biochar – like carbon sequestration, soil amendment and health improvement – and incorporate them into our initiative whenever possible
- To diligently measure the impact our programme is producing and to always disclose the results of these measures in a transparent manner.
- To always be on the outlook for new potential sources of life improvement for the developing communities and be ready to incorporate them into the existing model.
What Is Bio-Charcoal
Bio-charcoal describes any organic matter that has been carbonized (changed into carbon) under extremely high temperatures with little or no oxygen.
Any organic waste, such as coconut shells, bagasse, sawdust etc., can be carbonised using special TLUD furnaces to produce bio-charcoal.
After organic waste has been burnt and the briquettes have been made, the biochar can be burnt as a source of fuel, for example for cooking.
When bio-charcoal is burnt, it produces 50% of the carbon emissions that would otherwise have been created if charcoal was used.
Biochar is a much cleaner source
of a fuel and is a step in the
right direction to help the issue
of climate change and make our
planet more green.
The more people that can start
producing and using Biochar, the
better
Biochar is a better source of fuel
for climate change. Using coal
contributes to the heating up of
our planet and global warming.
What Is Bio-Charcoal
Economic
Cheap & affordable
Generates Income
Easy to Produce
Social
Reduces time and energy collecting firewood
Compatible with daily chores
Provides income generation opportunities
Social
No smoke
Reduced health risks
Safe to use indoors
Social
No smoke
Low CO2 emissions Saves trees
Mitigates climate change
Contributes to managing farm waste
Have a question? Write to us!
Call
+255 767 479 715
hello@ufg.org
Locations
Kizimkazi, Mkunguni
Zanzibar Kizimkazi,
4661, Tanzania
