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Empowering Women. Protecting Health. Restoring the Planet.<\/h2>\n

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Across Uganda, many women still rely on firewood and charcoal to cook daily meals exposing their families to harmful smoke and contributing to rapid deforestation. Kulika Uganda is changing this story through an innovative initiative that trains rural women to produce and sell eco-friendly fuel briquettes<\/strong> a clean, affordable, and sustainable alternative to charcoal and firewood.<\/p>\n

Through this project, women are not just protecting the environment they are earning stable incomes<\/strong>, improving their health<\/strong>, and building stronger, climate-resilient communities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

In Uganda, over 90% of households<\/strong> use firewood or charcoal for cooking. This dependence fuels deforestation increases carbon emissions and exposes families especially women and children to indoor smoke, a silent killer responsible for respiratory illnesses like bronchitis, eye infections, and lung disease.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, most rural women survive on less than $1 a day<\/strong>, with income opportunities tied to seasonal farming. Outside of the planting and harvest seasons, many families struggle to meet their basic needs.<\/p>\n

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Promoting Briquettes for Women\u2019s Income, Health and Climate<\/h2>\n

A STORY OF FUEL BRIQUETTES: “From Smoke to Strength”<\/strong><\/p>\n

By the Women of Kulika Uganda<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI used to cough every night after cooking supper,\u201d recalls Grace<\/em>, one of the women in Kulika Uganda\u2019s briquette program in Luweero District. \u201cMy children\u2019s eyes would turn red from the smoke. We didn\u2019t know that something as simple as cooking could make us sick.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, Grace\u2019s story like many others has transformed. Together with other women in her group, she collects maize cobs after harvest, burns them in a simple metal kiln, crushes the carbon, and molds it into briquettes using a hand press provided by Kulika Uganda. The briquettes dry under the sun, ready to sell in the local market.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith these briquettes, I earn money every week,\u201d she smiles. \u201cI no longer wait for the farming season. I can pay for my children\u2019s school and buy soap and salt. My kitchen is no longer full of smoke it feels like a new life.\u201d<\/p>\n

These women have become champions of clean energy<\/strong>, leading a quiet revolution powered by waste materials once considered useless. What started as a small training has now grown into a network of empowered women reshaping their communities and protecting Uganda\u2019s forests one briquette at a time.<\/p>\n

Why This Matters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every briquette made replaces a piece of charcoal \u2014 saving a tree, cleaning the air, and giving a woman a dignified income.
By supporting Kulika Uganda\u2019s briquette initiative, you are investing in:<\/p>\n