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Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees

STORY: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sanctuary of Set Her Free 2. various of mixing raw materials for making briquettes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 4. various of women making briquettes 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Luganda): SHEEBA KWAGALA, Briquette maker 6. various of restaurant cooking using the biofuel briquettes 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL KALYESUBULA, Chef 8. various of briquettes 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 10. various of women at Set Her Free STORYLINE: Every morning, Sheeba Kwagala and her colleague head to a sanctuary in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to mash agricultural waste, mainly banana peels and crop residues, with molasses and clay to make briquettes. Briquettes, a type of renewable energy source and a form of solid biofuel, are said to be more

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Robert Agaba, head of programs at the local non-governmental organization Set Her Free, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A woman arranges freshly made briquettes at a sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Sheeba Kwagala (L) and her colleague Shadia Abasa work on a pile of composite to make briquettes at a sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Shadia Abasa dries freshly made briquettes at the sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sheeba Kwagala (L) and her colleague Shadia Abasa work on a pile of composite to make briquettes at a sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman arranges freshly made briquettes at a sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Robert Agaba, head of programs at the local non-governmental organization Set Her Free, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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UGANDA-KAMPALA-BIOFUEL-BRIQUETTES MAKERS

(240605) -- KAMPALA, June 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Shadia Abasa dries freshly made briquettes at the sanctuary in Kampala, Uganda, May 30, 2024. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua)

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BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers collect the freshly produced ecological charcoal briquettes in boxes in Abomey-Calavi, Benin, on April 19, 2023. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-ABOMEY-CALAVI-ECOLOGICAL CHARCOAL

(230420) -- ABOMEY-CALAVI, April 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 19, 2023 shows the freshly produced ecological charcoal briquettes being dried under the sun in Abomey-Calavi, Benin. Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. TO GO WITH "Feature: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation" (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation

STORY: Beninese entrepreneur produces eco-charcoal to fight against deforestation DATELINE: April 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ABOMEY-CALAVI, Benin CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Roland Adjovi preparing raw material for the production of eco-charcoal 2. various of workers transforming raw material into eco-charcoal 3. various of Roland Adjovi and his workers cutting charcoal into briquettes 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ROLAND ADJOVI, Producer of ecological charcoal 5. various of eco-charcoal 6. various of workers transporting eco-charcoal 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): VERONIQUE OGBOGU, Customer of the ecological charcoal 8. various of eco-charcoal STORYLINE: Ecological charcoal is emerging as an effective solution to fight against deforestation in the West African country of Benin, said Roland Adjovi, an entrepreneur in Abomey-Calavi, a city in southern Benin. "We transform plant waste, such as cassava peelings, rice hulls, coconut shells, and all kinds of leaves into an ecological charcoal,

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Young Zambian ventures into production of environment-friendly charcoal briquettes

STORY: Young Zambian ventures into production of environment-friendly charcoal briquettes DATELINE: March 21, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:31 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of charcoal briskets 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMMY MUHOSHO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Baila Energy Limited 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SAMMY MUHOSHO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Baila Energy Limited 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SAMMY MUHOSHO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Baila Energy Limited 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): SAMMY MUHOSHO, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Baila Energy Limited STORYLINE: In an effort to contribute to the fight against climate change, a young Zambian entrepreneur has ventured into the production of charcoal briskets as an alternative energy source. The move is meant to help lessen dependence on charcoal made from trees, which has resulted in high levels of deforestation in the southern African nation. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SAMMY MUHOSHO, Founder and Chief

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Reconstruction in limbo as protests, fuel crises batter Nepal

Surya Maya Shrestha, 60, cooks lunch for her family using firewood in her house in Nepal's capital Kathmandu on Oct. 21, 2015. Households as well as restaurants in the capital have turned to firewood and biogas briquettes to cope with the fuel crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo