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Eco-charcoal Limited

Industry: Charcoal Briquette Production and Sales
Location: Kasigau, Kenya

Mission and Operation

Eco-charcoal Limited is located between both Tsavo National Parks, at the foothills of Mount Kasigau, in a region which has been identified as a hotspot for biodiversity, especially forest biodiversity, by Conservation International and which is particularly under threat from slash and burn traditional agriculture and unsustainable charcoal production

The 10 hectares dryland forest sustainably produces clean, safe, organic eco-charcoal briquettes by using an innovative process in order to fight poverty effectively, reduce deforestation, land degradation and mitigate climate change.

The main objective is to transform Eco-charcoal Limited into a socially responsible, ecologically sustainable and economically viable company.

The community benefits from the project by getting job opportunities, especially for women in Kasigau, green awareness on deforestation and climate change, accessing healthy and non-toxic sustainable fuel energy for cooking and heating. Using our eco charcoal briquettes means significantly reducing indoor pollution and time-consuming for women and children instead of collecting the firewood.

Message from our company

Beatrice and Ian

Beatrice Despioch & Ian Pesa

Co-founders
Our briquettes are sustainably produced in a dryland private forest land by pruning branches from trees, leaving them standing, and allowing them to be re-harvested. Our biomass briquettes burn longer, are smokeless, and emit less greenhouse gases and particulate matter than charcoal or firewood, making them more cost efficient and healthier for customers. The more that we produce, the more forest we save and the more livelihoods we generate.

Our Focus

Primary Feedstock
Sustainably Harvested Tree Trimmings
Product Line
Kasigau Briquettes
Target Customer
Households & Restaurants
briquettes
feedstock
eco-charcoal

Contact Us

For more information about Eco-charcoal Limited, contact Ian & Beatrice, the founders, by email: info@eco-charcoal.co.ke and follow the Company news on Facebook and Twitter.

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