Our Product: VumaLogs

Benefits of our bagasse briquettes vs. traditional firewood

Why Now?

OUR IMPACT

SAVING FORESTS

CURBING DEFORESTATION

Firewood consumption is the driving force behind the rampant deforestation in Kenya and East Africa. Creating alternatives to firewood, particularly for large-scale users, is a key part of the solution. Each ton of VumaLogs is equivalent to 25 trees worth of woof fuel. We are aiming to save two million trees in Kenya by 2022.

JOBS=MONEY=OPTIONS

There aren't many options for earning a viable income in rural western Kenya. Basic subsistence farming predominates. We are helping to change that by creating additive and year-round jobs with training, benefits, and a pathway for promotions. Over 50 jobs to-date have been created and we expect hundreds more in the future. We believe sustainable jobs are the heart of economic development. 

CREATING JOBS

REDUCING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE

Based on our projections for the industrial use of VumaLogs in Kenya in just the next three years (through '22), 42,000 tons of CO2 will be absorbed by the trees saved. That's equivalent to the carbon emissions from 9,000 cars per year or an individual's carbon burden on over 11,000 commercial flights.

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see https://www.carbonfund.org/individuals/

Management Team