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Ten-year-old Biasa works the family stove, which operates on biogas.
Participants in Heifer Uganda’s biogas project turn animal waste into energy, which lights homes and powers stoves. The benefits of biogas are many, including improved family health, less cutting of trees for firewood and faster cooking times. The connection between our work with livestock and this technology is complimentary: farmers can use what might otherwise be a source of pollution as a fuel for cooking and lighting. The byproduct of the process is an already composted material perfect for fertilizing home vegetable and fruit gardens.
In the video below, Elizabeth Bintliff, Vice President for Heifer International’s Africa Area Program, shares more about this sustainable energy alternative.
