TaTEDO SESO Conducts One-Week Training on Efficient Cooking Stoves for Tanzanian Community Development College Students.

The TaTEDO SESO In July 2024 conducted a one-week training program to construct efficient cooking stoves for participants from Tanzania's Folk Development Colleges (FDCs). This initiative aims to promote the use of clean energy and reduce the negative health and environmental impacts associated with traditional cooking methods.

Speaking to the press after inaugurating the training at the TaTEDO SESO offices in Dar es Salaam, KTO Director Maggid Mjengwa explained the importance of clean energy for cooking in protecting the environment and public health. The six-day training participants include technical instructors from seven regional FDCs, who will then impart this knowledge to students and their local communities.

Mjengwa highlighted the collaboration between KTO and the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology, which oversees 54 FDCs. This partnership aligns with the government's agenda, led by President Samia Suluhu Hassan, to ensure that 80% of Tanzanians use clean cooking energy by 2034. Currently, only 10% of the population uses clean energy for cooking.

“To achieve this goal, we all need to support this agenda. As stakeholders, we contribute through the Folk Development Colleges. With the large number of these colleges, we have identified seven regions where technical instructors have come to receive this training. These instructors will educate the community on constructing affordable and efficient stoves that use less firewood, thereby reducing environmental pollution,” Mjengwa stated.

He further explained that not all citizens can afford gas or electricity for cooking, making it crucial to provide affordable and efficient firewood stoves to control environmental pollution and safeguard health.

Development partners, including the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), recognize the importance of supporting this agenda. The KTO has brought technical instructors from seven regions to receive this training and disseminate it to various communities, particularly rural areas.

Estomih Sawe, Director of the Tanzanian Sustainable Energy Services Organization (TaTEDO), reiterated the institute’s commitment to sustainable energy development and the strategic plan set by the government. This plan aims to ensure that 80% of Tanzanians use clean cooking energy by 2034, supported by appropriate programs, financial resources, and capacity-building for relevant institutions.

Sawe emphasized the need for comprehensive stakeholder involvement, from national to village levels, including NGOs like TaTEDO SESO and entrepreneurs, to achieve this significant government objective.

“Our key activities in supporting this plan include promoting public awareness about clean energy, providing training to various institutions and stakeholders on constructing efficient firewood or charcoal stoves, and teaching the use of electric stoves,” Sawe said.

He added that TaTEDO SESO aims to improve the lives of Tanzanians by enhancing access to sustainable and improved energy, creating jobs, and increasing income to combat poverty. The organization actively supports the government in researching to develop environmentally friendly technologies.

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