Bamboo Biochar Stove Pilot Project- El Salvador 2016-2017
Our Story Laura Hoffman, Organizer Bamboo Biochar Stove Pilot Project- El Salvador Executive Summary: Goals: -Decrease levels of acute and chronic respiratory disease in women and children -Increased Carbon Sequestration via biochar as soil amendment and bamboo cultivation -Poverty alleviation for Salvadoran women in rural areas -Popular Ecological Education for the communities -Decrease deforestation; promoting bamboo as a renewable alternative source To introduce cleaner and efficient stoves to families in Santiago Nonualco. The pilot project will consist of working closely with the families for a few months. We will track progress through interviews, workshops, and fieldwork notes. With the help of Dr. Varela we will test the quality of biochar and work with the families to best allocate the biochar according to their needs. An Asper bamboo propagation bank will be expanded as a source of renewable biomass. Each family will be give