Green Briquettes

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Activity Information

Green Briquettes

Chipo Banda started the business after observing local households relying on increasingly expensive charcoal while agricultural waste such as maize stalks, groundnut shells, and sawdust was being burned or discarded. She developed a small-scale briquette production enterprise that converts waste biomass into affordable cooking fuel for households and small restaurants.
Activity Size Small (1-50 employees)
Green Sectors Biomass charcoal/wood Clean cookstoves Renewable Energy

Entrepreneur Information

Name Chipo Banda
Email chipo@example.org
Phone 8128128187
Location Kafue District

Yearly Quantitative Impact Metrics

Waste Reduced/Recycled 110 Metric Tons (t)
Households served 500
Waste Reduced/Recycled

Biomass waste recycled

Households served

Customers buying our briquettes during the last year

Yearly Qualitative Impact Metrics

No qualitative metrics available.

Unpaid Care Work

Household tasks 3 hours
Care tasks 4 hours
Entrepreneurial Activities 9 hours
Additional Employment
Other Renumerated Work No
Paid Work Hours 0 hours / day
Impact of Climate Hazards on Unpaid Care Work
Climate affected care work:
No
Received help from household / community:
No

Impact of Climate Hazards

Ecological Business Practices
Helps people be more ecological:
No
Climate Leadership
Leads community climate action:
No
Main Objective of Venture
With my products or services, I help people be more ecological (e.g., using rainwater, reusing materials, reducing waste)
Climate Risk Protection
Has climate insurance:
No
Climate Events Affecting Operations
Operations affected by climate events:
Yes
Climate events experienced:
  • Flood
  • Heavy rain
Received aid or compensation:
No
Climate Problems Affecting Business
  • Supply chain disruptions
Support Needed for Climate Resilience
  • Training on climate adaptation strategies
  • Affordable insurance products

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