African Stories II - Briquette Making

Briquette makers turn the organic waste found in garbage into a cheap and environmentally friendly source of energy. Compressed briquettes are increasingly being praised as an alternative to wood charcoal, whose production leads to widespread deforestation.
African Stories II: DW Akademie Workshop in Uganda, August 2013
Report: Kennes Bwire Odongo
Camera: Andrew Lwanga Kisegerwa
Editor: Shafic Ismail Buari
WBS Uganda in Cooperation with DW Akademie

[@luckymudaunetshiheni4526]

Iam so fascinated and so inspired by an older African woman making briquettes.

[@DivineGrace_Glory]

God bless your works momma

[@shaficismail797]

I really like this story it made it brought it out wat will happens in future wen u cant fund charcoal at all and briquette making business is taking over

[@shaficismail797]

All you need in life some time its anther chance. Being part of this project in Uganda was anther step in my career.

[@jumcopper]

gwe guy ndowooza kati after 5 years u went back to skool to correct your repetition of it...it and the direct translation of yo own to english, correction ; i like this story, it brought out what will happen .........

[@johnkizungu8861]

Hiii,how i can connect with thay Guy

[@pixsastudio]

Conserve the environment.That's the main key point here

[@luciusirving5926]

Uganda should also consider using biogas.

[@jakom254]

Can I get contact of Mr Dorias Okello

[@ramatoukotedji1627]

How Can i contact this wonderful mum

[@jingjingcui8080]

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[@IanLee-BELONG]

Use coconut shell, waste wood, charcoal quality will be better

[@772777777777777]

Are you using starch as binder

[@sanukajishrestha3841]

Thanks for using garbage for briquettes. For more information on non-charred briquette making, please visit www.fostnepal.org and facebook.com/fost003.

[@dogbabass3015]

if one burns the trash in an open oven like it's shown here, doesn't it just turn to ash, and not char? Doesn't the burn need a chimney and reduced amount of oxygen to make char and not ash?

[@tellocruz4352]

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[@sizemorej]

They chock the fire down midway through. When the man puts the lid on it the fire stops. Then the material cools before they take the lid off.

[@chriskwakernaat2328]

this works, but you get about half the charcoal of what you put in.
the other way is start a fire outside of the drum (under it) with a chimney o nthe top of the barrel. when no more smoke comes out, the charcoal is ready.