PHASE 1

Piloting The Project

Introducing The Save Energy Grow Fruit Trees Project

The Project was introduced by Rotary club of Soroti central with Combined effort from rotary club of Santa rosa East west California with a major objective of providing Environment clean cooking solutions and carrying out reaffoerestation Programs .

Pilot Project Activities

Sensitization of communities in Soroti District about the dangers and effects of deforestation caused by search of wood cooking fuels.
Spotting out and Selecting Major affected communities in Soroti and Kaberamaido District
Assessing how far the communities had contributed to the extent of deforestation in the region
Provision of both domestic and institutional Sustainable energy Saving cooking solutions to these communities
Periodic Monitoring and evaluation of how the provided systems where Helping cut down the rate of deforestation in the region

Donating Domestic And Institutional Energy Saving Stoves

Rotary Club Soroti Central and Rotary Club Santa Rosa Eat west California donated 3 (Three) Institutional Sustainable Energy saving solar aided stoves to 3 schools, Teso collage secondary, Kaberamaido Secondary and Halcyon Secondary school

25 Domestic Sustainable and Improved Energy saving Volcanic Rocks and solar power aided stoves where also donated to 20 individual families from the school communities

Construction of 1 in built Institutional Double Burner Volcanic Rocks and Solar power Aided stoves (VRSPACS) in 3 schools each

Rotary Donated 1 Double Burner VRSPACS to Teso College Aloet Western Wing The stoves can prepare meals for 900 students. Previously the Western wing was using 4 trucks of firewood per month, and now they are using only 1.5 trucks of firewood per month

Rotary Donated 1 Double Burners VRSPACS to Halcyon High School Soroti District The stove can prepare meals for 1200 students. Previously the School was using 6 trucks of firewood per month, and now they are using only 2 trucks of firewood per month

Rotary Donated 1 Double Burners VRSPACS to Kaberamaido Secondary School. This Stove can prepare meals for 800 students. Previously the school was using 4 trucks of firewood per month, and now they are using only 1.5 trucks of firewood per month

Donation Of Domestic Energy Saving Stoves

Rotary Club Soroti Central and Santa Rosa East West America Donated 25 Inproved Smoke free energy saving Volcanic rocks and solar power aided stoves to 25 farmilies in The school communities of Halcyon, Teso Collage and kaberamaido.

These families had to quantify the amount of Wood charcoal they where previously using and compare it to the amount used with the solar aided stoves

to obtain results for the Future projects

Domestic Beneficiaries confirm 85% Saving

Everlyn Arango Beneficiary Halcyon secondary school

"I was Using 5 Basins of charcoal every month before Rotary gave me the solar aided stove. Today I only use 1.5 basin of charcoal per month. Some times I just Collect Un wanted charcoal dust ,Mix it with the Volcanic Rocks and Prepare my meals"

Ochen Samuel beneficiary from Teso Collage community recieves his Solar aided stove.webp

"The stove cooks very fast and saves a lot on the daily charcoal consumption. In this family we usually used firewood which could make our eyes and nose feel bad. But now we have a smoke free and safe stove to use for cooking. thanks rotary."

Epechu Vincet Beneficiary Teso collage secondry School