Implications of Charcoal Briquette Produced by Local Communities on Livelihoods and Environment in Nairobi- Kenya

The residents of Nairobi, Kenya, use 700 tonnes of charcoal per day, producing about88 tonnes of charcoal dust that is found in most of the charcoal retailing stalls that is disposed of inwater drainage systems or in black garbage heaps. The high costs of cooking fuel results in poorhouseholds using unhealthy materials such as plastic waste. Further, poor households are opting tocook foods that take a short time to prepare irrespective of their nutritional value. This articlepresents experiences with community self-help groups producing charcoal fuel briquettes fromcharcoal dust in poorer nieghbourhoods of Nairobi for home use and sale. Households thatproduced charcoal fuel briquettes for own use and those that bought them saved 70% and 30% ofmoney spent on cooking energy respectively. The charcoal fuel briquettes have been found to beenvironmentally beneficial since they produce less smoke and increase total cooking energy bymore than 15%, thereby saving an equivalent volume of trees that would be cut down for charcoal.Charcoal briquette production is a viable opportunity for good quality and affordable cooking fuel.Bioenergy and waste management initiatives should promote recovery of organic by-products forcharcoal briquette production.

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SP0126 Multidisciplinary care in the local communities, at home and in self-help groups

10.1136/annrheumdis-2001.62 ◽

2001 ◽

Author(s):

W Bobiatynska ◽

J Szechinski

Keyword(s):

Multidisciplinary Care ◽

Local Communities ◽

Self Help ◽

Self Help Groups ◽

At Home

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Enabling Collaborative Action between Self-Help Groups and Rural Local Bodies through an Exploratory Workshop: The Case of a Peri-Urban Village in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11061680 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 1680 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Richa Kandpal ◽

Izuru Saizen

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Metropolitan Region ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Urban Village ◽

Self Help ◽

Governance Challenges ◽

Self Help Groups ◽

Urban Villages

Peri-urban areas in developing countries pose unique governance challenges because of their rapid development. Villages in these areas are under-served in terms of the provision of waste management services. This research focused on an exploratory workshop conducted in one peri-urban village in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, India, to raise community awareness regarding the importance of contributing towards effective waste management in their village and the means by which they can do so. The findings of the workshop show its effectiveness in raising the awareness levels of self-help group members. In addition to these findings, causal loop diagrams were drawn to construct effective institutional mechanisms from the perspective of the capacities of the participants and the officials. This study examined the policy initiatives necessary for meeting the sanitation and waste management needs of peri-urban villages. Inferences regarding the institutionalization of linkages between self-help groups and local bodies were made based on the principles of sociocracy. Theoretical insight was provided regarding the different factors affecting this system, and how this model is flexible enough to accommodate the contextual needs of peri-urban villages.

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PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI KELOMPOK SWABANTU DALAM MENGELOLA SAMPAH MENJADI APE ANAK USIA DINI

Media Husada Journal Of Nursing Science ◽

10.33475/mhjns.v1i1.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

KURNIAWAN ERMAN WICAKSONO ERMAN

Keyword(s):

Waste Management ◽

Educational Games ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Community Empowerment ◽

Educational Game ◽

Bivariate Analysis ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Self Help ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Self Help Groups

Waste in the most common problem in the world, not only in developin countries but also in developed countries. Waste has always been a major problem. Good knowledge of waste management followed by the attitude of parent’s who support waste management as an educational game tool is one ay to solve the waste problem. Community empoerment activities in managing waste are very helpful in overcoming waste volume accumulation. Knowing the effect of community empowerment through self-help groups on the knowledge and attitudes of parents in waste management becomes an Educational Game Tool. The study used a pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and postest approaches given to 24 respondent. The level of knowledge and attitudes in managing waste into an educational game was obtained by e questionnaire. The statistical test used Wilcoxon. The results of the bivariate analysis obtained p=0.002 which showed that there is an effect of community empowerment through self-help groups on the knowledge and attitudes of parents in processing waste into educational games. This study shows that before the waste management extension intervention was carried, 3 respondents were categorized as sufficient in attitude. And after being given the intervention, 24 respondent got a god category in knowledge, and 21 respondent were in a good category in attitude. Counseling on waste management (recycling) should be carried out regularly to assist the community in reducing waste accumulation, knowledge and attitudes in managing waste

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Introduction to the Forum on Cluttering: Rays of Hope Shine Around the World

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2019_pers-19-00065 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 1566-1567

Author(s):

Isabella Reichel

Keyword(s):

Professional Preparation ◽

Joint Effort ◽

Feedback Training ◽

Successful Communication ◽

Self Help ◽

The World ◽

Common Thread ◽

Evidence Based Treatments ◽

Attention Performance ◽

Self Help Groups

Purpose In the 10 years since the International Cluttering Association (ICA) was created, this organization has been growing in the scope of its initiatives, and in the variety of resources it makes available for people with cluttering (PWC). However, the awareness of this disorder and of the methods for its intervention remain limited in countries around the world. A celebration of the multinational and multicultural engagements of the ICA's Committee of the International Representatives is a common thread running through all the articles in this forum. The first article is a joint effort among international representatives from five continents and 15 countries, exploring various themes related to cluttering, such as awareness, research, professional preparation, intervention, and self-help groups. The second article, by Elizabeth Gosselin and David Ward, investigates attention performance in PWC. In the third article, Yvonne van Zaalen and Isabella Reichel explain how audiovisual feedback training can improve the monitoring skills of PWC, with both quantitative and qualitative benefits in cognitive, emotional, and social domains of communication. In the final article, Hilda Sønsterud examines whether the working alliance between the client and clinician may predict a successful cluttering therapy outcome. Conclusions Authors of this forum exchanged their expertise, creativity, and passion with the goal of solving the mystery of the disconcerting cluttering disorder with the hope that all PWC around the globe will have access to the most effective evidence-based treatments leading to blissful and successful communication.

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