Expand Clean Cooking Fuel Production at Oysterbay
- Mission: Don Bosco Oysterbay VTC
- Supporters: 0
- Reference: APL-2026-Y24JUI
The Need
Help Don Bosco Oysterbay scale up its briquette production from waste, bringing affordable, cleaner cooking fuel to more families.
Don Bosco Oysterbay's briquette project turns solid waste from its workshops into charcoal briquettes — a cleaner, cheaper alternative to fuelwood, sold to neighbouring communities at an affordable price. The current facility produces 25kg of briquettes a day, but demand from surrounding households already exceeds that supply.
With additional processing equipment and storage capacity, the institution could double production, reaching more families — particularly women and children who currently cook with fuelwood — while reducing environmental impact and creating a small, sustainable income stream for the institution.
What Is Needed
Additional briquette-pressing equipment, expanded drying and storage space, and initial working capital to scale production from 25kg to 50kg per day.
Who Will Benefit
Neighbouring households in Oysterbay, particularly women and children currently reliant on fuelwood for cooking.
Expected Impact
Doubling daily briquette production, reducing respiratory health risks from fuelwood smoke, and generating modest income to support the institution's ongoing training programmes.
