Environmental And Energy Crisis In Chad

Environmental and Energy Crisis in rural Chad Barh Koh Environment and Sustainable Development Aid 1440 Bathurst Street, Ste 101 —Toronto, Ontario (Canada) M5R 3J3 http://www.barhkoh.org - [email_address]

The country of Chad is located in north-Central Africa ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Map of Chad showing different climate zones

Lack of access to energy sources led to deforestation ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Live trees are cut to make charcoal without a replanting strategy Charcoal made from tree trunks

Dire Consequences Of Banning Charcoal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Cooking with firewood Making tea over charcoal

Barh Koh ESDA’s Approach to Averting the Crisis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Barh Koh ESDA is an international non-profit Charitable organization promoting poverty relief through practical environmental protection programs Chad women carrying firewood

Significance of Energy for Rural Africa ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Providing alternative energy source to villages will relieve rural poverty and will inevitably slow down the rural exodus to cities as well as the African “Brain Drain”

Barh Koh ESDA’s Short-Term Action Plan ,[object Object],[object Object],Barh Koh ESDA' short term action plan to sustain rural communities who have no access to energy source involves providing solar cookers/ovens and lanterns to villagers

Barh Koh ESDA’s Long-Term Action Plan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Our goal to is work with individuals, donor agencies, governments and other NGO’s to help provide affordable alternative energy source to rural communities and lift them out of poverty. This can be done by developing small scale wind, solar or bio-energy sources for villages or groups of adjacent villages to help remove dependency on firewood, improve living conditions and promote rural economic development to lift them out of poverty Example of rural energy solution. This can be done with goodwill and determination to help relieve rural poverty

How Can You Help? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Charitable Tax Receipts will be issued for donations of $25 or more

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