ENERGY SECURITY:

Generating alternate and sustainable rural livelihoods along with environment protection of the project has been a central agenda of the organisation. The organisation has also focused on training women’s groups in innovative livelihoods based on renewable energy technologies such as biogas, solar driers, lanterns etc. The need for solar driers arose from the increase in the crop output and the women have understood the need for renewable sources of energy.

To avoid consumption of adulterated spices the groups were trained in preparation of good, pure quality spices which are hygienically dried in solar driers. They have been trained in book keeping and marketing. They are also trained in baking.

Locally available fodder grass has lead to increase in livestock as well as vermicompost pits and biogas.

The biogas units are used in homes. Their expenditure on bottled gas has reduced and these families do not use fuel wood which causes indoor pollution.

The increase in Biomass can later help them to use it for fuel briquettes. They have been now been trained in fuel briquettes out of waste paper, biomass, coconut fiber.

Achievements

• Solar Driers – 3 Units
• Solar lanterns – 85 units
• Bio-gas plants – 48 (2Cum.mt)
• Oil expellers – 1 (40kg per hour crushing capacity)