Organization
PARTICIPATORY RURAL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Mission
DEVELOPING CAPACITIES OF WOMEN AND PROMOTE SMOKELESS FUEL FROM WASTE BIOMASS AND REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS WHILST ENHANCING BETTER LIVELIHOODS THROUGH CONSERVATION AND MICRO ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBIA
Organizational Expertise
Adoption / Behavior Change, Capacity Building, Carbon Finance, Climate/Environment, Gender / Womens Empowerment, Health, Heating, Lab or Field Testing, Livelihoods, Marketing, Monitoring and Evaluation, Policy Development, Research, Standards, Technology and Fuel R&D
Technologies & Fuels
Biomass (Ag. Residue, Processed Biomass, etc.), Charcoal, Crop residues, Pellets / Briquettes, Wood
Clean Cooking Activities
MORE THAN 97% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN ZAMBIA RELY ON ILLEGALLY AND UNSUSTAINABLE SOURCED BIOMASS (CHARCOAL AND FIRE WOOD) FOR DOMESTIC COOKING AND HEATING ENERGY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN HIGH LEVEL OF DEFORESTATION AND FOREST DEGRADATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THERE IS URGENT NEED TO SUBSTITUTE THE PRODUCTION OF CHARCOAL DUE TO SCARCITY OF TREES FOR CHARCOAL BY PRODUCING CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES FROM AGRICULTURE WASTE AND CHARCOAL DUST AS THIS WILL PROVIDE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OPTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE INCLUDING COOKSTOVES AND IT WILL BRING MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND FOR WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN THE VALUE CHAIN THUS YIELDING DIRECT ECONOMIC BENEFITS OVER AND ABOVE THOSE OF CLEAN AIR AND INCREASED ACCESS TO COOKSTOVES AND FUEL SOURCES.
Partnership
THE ORGANISATION WILL PARTICIPATE IN THIS PARTNERSHIP THROUGH SUPPORTING THE ALLIANCE'S MISSION AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR GOAL OF ZAMBIA ADOPTING CLEAN COOKING STOVES AND FUELS, ACTIVELY PROMOTE THE ALLIANCE AND WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, GENDER,AND LIVELIHOODS IMPACT OF CLEANING COOKING SOLUTIONS, AND SHARE EXPERIENCES, EXPERTISE, BEST PRACTICES , TOOLS AND RESOURCES.
Regions Operating In
Sub-Saharan Africa
Country Based In
Zambia
Address
P.O.BOX 410014, KASAMA. ZAMBIA
KASAMA, NORTHERN PROVINCE 10101
Primary Point of Contact
Name: KASHIBA ZEBRON
Title: CHAIRMAN
Email: parudec2018@gmail.com
Phone: +260965130488
Secondary Point of Contact
Name: CHANDA KABWE
Title: TREASURER
Email: parudec2018@gmail.com
Phone: +260979156014
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