Village savings and loans case study

The African energy efficient stove projects operated by co2balance opened up opportunities for the community to develop sustainable, self supporting local business ventures. The "Kawpek" (meaning ground of difficulty) Community Based Organisation (CBO) is made up of ten registered community self help groups in Kajulu west, an area that includes Smboi village within the Kisumu East, co2balance project area in Kenya The group was having great difficulty becoming established because of a lack of funding and above all a lack of time available to get organised. The arriva of the co2baiance stove project in the area changed that for the better. This is how...