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Bukoba Project - Tanzania

November 18, 2013

On the 29th of August 2013 2 JEEP staff Rachael and Edna traveled to Bukoba District in Tanzania to follow up and assess energy saving stove project. A refresher course on energy saving stoves was done to equip the SAREPTA members with advanced skills. The members were also equipped with skills in tree nursery establishment and management. In March 2012 Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) and Morso u-Landsforening (MUF) entered into a partnership to train members of SAREPTA womens’ group in the construction of Rocket Lorena energy saving stove, soap making, hay basket making, briquette making.

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Energy Week Exhibition 2013

November 15, 2013

From the 24th to 28th of September was “Energy Week” at the National Theater in Kampala. That is an exhibition of many organisations and companies which are involved in energy saving solutions. Of course JEEP was also represented there with a stand where we showed our products. I would say, that we had the most varied items, like solar lamps, stoves, basket cookers, filtering systems but also soap. During every day the organisations could present themselves and so we also talked about our field work and trainings.

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PELUM Farmers Stove Training

November 15, 2013

On 24th September 2013, JEEP trained a farmers group of 36 members in construction of Rocket Lorena two pot hole stove. This group was from Paida district northern Uganda supported by Lutheran World Federation. They received both theory and Practical knowledge. Participants being shown how banana stems and saucepans are removed from the stove to create space for firewood, air inlets and combustion chamber. JEEP welcomes other groups, organisations schools and Institutions for such training and many others.

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First Impression!

November 13, 2013

My name is Patrick Lindner and I will stay for one year in Kampala and work at JEEP as volunteer. I just finished my Bachelor’s degree in physics in Germany and wanted to work more practically now. My sending organisation, “artefact”, already sent seven volunteers, to work at JEEP, therefore it became a good cooperation.I arrived in the beginning of August at Entebbe airport with a group of artefact volunteers, staying in Uganda.

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Hay Baskets - Fireless Cookers

November 13, 2013

It is not an ordinary basket as your mind would immediately imagine, however, it is pretty appealing and unique in the dawn of renewable energy! Then what makes it extraordinary? Not until I had been involved with the Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) folkecenter in Kyanja on Gayaza Road, Kampala-Uganda, did I come across hay baskets which originally obtained its name from hay – dried grass. I discovered that it obtained its name from hay – dried grass.

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Gulu stove training

August 26, 2013

On 17th /July /2013 JEEP partnered with Straight Talk foundation / Tree Talk to train ** Energy Service Providers** in the construction of clean energy saving cook stoves. Forty Energy service providers were trained from 10 districts namely Lira, Lamwo, Nwoya, Kitgum, Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Adjumani Agago and Kapchworwa. The main objective of this training was to equip participants with skills in constructing of energy saving stoves who will in turn become Trainers in their respective districts.

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