Our Product: VumaBriqs

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 VumaBriqs is equivalent to 25 trees worth of wood 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. We have created over 100 jobs in our first two years and we expect hundreds more in the future. Our belief is that sustainable jobs are the heart of economic development. 

CREATING JOBS

REDUCING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE

Based on our projections for the industrial use of VumaBriqs 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

Rose Auma

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Head of Sun Drying

Stephen Wabuko

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Factory Operations Manager

Munesh Kumar

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Head of Production

Sam Oyola

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Production Supervisor