Summary of Activities – March – Vilankulo
During March 2019, AMOR carried in Vilankulo the following activities: The official launch of the organic fertilizer entitled Biocarvão in the Vilankulo Market. The event took place on March 1, 2019 and was held in the JAM campus located 20 km from the village, with the participation of JAM (Joint Aid Management) partners, ESUDER (Higher School of Rural Development – Eduardo Mondlane University) and SDAE (Vilankulo District Economic Activities Services); producers and the general public. On March 5, 2018, the last section of the three training sessions was held on Gender, HIV / AIDS, nutrition, Savings; and had the theme of Savings covering a total of 56 women from the 11 groups and Associations that are part of the project. The training was aimed at improving the participation of gender in the economic development of Vilankulo with a focus on agriculture. The event was held in the ESUDER – Higher School of Rural Development – UEM, Vilankulo district, Inhambane province and Sections took place from 8 am to 12 a.m. From 18 to 23 March 2019, training was carried out on cost planning and calculation of financial benefits, covering a total of 73 farmers from the associations and groups that are part of the project. The training was intended to provide beneficiaries with methods and procedures for calculating profit from investing in biofuel production and sales, skills to differentiate net revenue and gross revenue from the same business, and basics of agricultural marketing. The formations were performed in nine sections, with two sections per day with a duration of 120 minutes each.
Summary of Activities – March – Maputo
During the month of March 2019, AMOR carried out the following activities: Training on Handmade Soap Production The first training session on handmade soap production took place in the KUTENGA association, which involved members of three micro-enterprises of primary solid waste collection, namely: ASSCODECHA, KUTENGA and MAKTEL BACISSA. This soap is made by recycling used cooking oil (from residences and / or restaurants). This is an innovative action that was developed to give ecological destination to used cooking oil, which would eventually be disposed of in the environment inappropriately, causing pollution, especially from the water. This activity is included in the package of training provided to micro-enterprises with the aim of enabling them for the recovery and transformation of waste. The trainees also benefited from an HST lecture focusing on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The trainees also benefited from an HST lecture focusing on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). Before starting the process of manufacturing handmade soap it is necessary to take some safety measures, since some chemicals (splashes or inhalation of sodium hydroxide – NaOH) are handled which, in contact with the unprotected individual, can cause: Severe burns and complete perforations of mucosal tissues of the mouth, esophagus and stomach Damage to the respiratory tract and lung tissue, causing chemical pneumonia, depending on the severity of the exposure, Destruction of eye tissues through contact and severe burns resulting in eye damage and even blindness. This makes it necessary to use PPE made up of a protective uniform (pants and shirt), boots, gloves, mask with air filter and glasses. 2. Baseline Questionnaire The line questionnaires covered three associations or micro-enterprises for the primary collection of solid waste, namely ASSOCEDECHA, MAKTEL BACISSA and KUTENGA, which operate, in order, in the districts of Chamanculo C, Hulene A and Maxaquene B .. A total of 46 members were surveyed, including 3 managers, 2 deputy managers and 41 waste collection operators. In general, it was intended to know the characteristics of the associations and to evaluate the level of knowledge they already have and the impact of the implementation of the project activities in the associations. The associations have a body of solid waste collection operators composed mainly of men, of the 42 interviewees, 33 are males, 79% and 9 females, which corresponds to 21% of the total. It can also be verified that the most predominant age group is from 26 to 30 and 31 to 35 years, which together represent 55%. In the knowledge component on selective collection infrastructures or ecopoints, handicrafts, soap and charcoal formations, it can be seen that AMOR has exerted a great influence on the members of these associations, they have acquired knowledge and developed reuse skills (taking advantage of the material collected in the neighborhoods) to make various handicraft articles (drainage, decoration of bottles, paper baskets, etc.). It has also learned to value waste by means of the selective collection and destination of the existing recycling rows at the municipality level of Maputo. 3. Monitoring the Operation of the Ecopoints From AMOR’s monitoring of the three ecopoints under the responsibility of the ASSCODECHA, KUTENGA and MAKTEL BACISSA micro-enterprises, a total of 547.5 kg of recyclable solid waste was collected, which represents an increase in the order of 77% of the amount of recyclables , taking into account that in January and February 309.5kg of recyclable waste was collected.
Summary of Activities – November – Maputo
The following activities took place during November: On November 17, 2018, AMOR participated in the closing event of the academic year in the Lhamanculo neighborhood, in the Primary School Unit 13 organized by AVSI in the framework of the “Educate for Beauty” project through an exhibition of materials recyclable. This event was attended by the school board, teachers, students, parents and caregivers. On November 24, 2018, AMOR in partnership with AVSI in the scope of the Selective Collection and Environmental Education Project, held the closing event of its activities at Primary School Unit 13, students from environmental clubs, teachers and directors of the 11 schools Municipal District Nlhamanculo covered by the project. Several activities were presented such as: traditional dance, singing and theater performed by students from environmental clubs and exhibition of various objects of solid waste reuse. We expect environmental clubs to remain active both in school and in the community. We are grateful for the support of AVSI, the City Council of Maputo City, the school boards, the environmental clubs and all those who contributed to the success of this initiative.
Summary of Activities – October – Vilankulos
On October 1, the project “Commercialization of Bio-char in the Markets of Vilankulos” was launched, complementing the two previous phases implemented in 2016 and 2017, which focused on empowering the community (farmers) in the production of bio-char, where firstly it was promoted as a substitute for charcoal, the main source of fuel in Mozambique, and in the second phase as a substitute for chemical fertilizers in the fields, and in the latter the Bio-char showed to have great impact not only on the reduction of organic waste which are daily deposited in the dumps as well as in the improvement of the agricultural productivity of the soils. During the implementation of the project, the potential of bio-char and the need to introduce this product into the market for agricultural inputs as an alternative source to improve soil capacity in relation to chemical fertilizers were confirmed. It is in this context that the launch of this 3rd phase was carried out, with the support of AGIR (Action Programs for Inclusive and Responsible Governance) through WE EFFECT. The event was held at JAM (Joint Aid Mozambique), located at the administrative post of Pambara, Vilankulo district in Inhambane province. It was attended by the partners involved in this phase namely: JAM ESUDER (Higher School of Rural Development) and SDAE (District Services for Economic Activities). Under the partnership between AMOR and the SDAE (District Services for Economic Activities of Vilankulos). On October 3rd, AMOR trained 12 SDAE technicians and extensionists on the production of bio-char, since they will be responsible for the dissemination of the message of environmental preservation and the importance of the use of Bio-char in the soil and supported the peasants in this area, in the district. The training took place in two phases, theoretical and practical, and the same is the complement of the current project that is taking place in the District in question “Marketing of Bio-char in Vilankulos Markets” .
Summary of Activities – October – Maputo
On October 16th, 2018, in the conference room of the Association of Deficient People of Mozambique (ADEMO) in Maputo, it was debuted the project “Strengthening dialogue between Civil Society and the City Council of Maputo City in Solid Waste Management” , funded by Innovative Projects of Civil Society and of the Coalitions of Actors (PISCCA). The event was attended by the 3 associations involved in the project, namely: Kutenga, Asscodecha and Maktel Bacissa representing respectively the neighborhoods of Maxaquene, Chamanculo and Hulene, as well as the AMOR team and 2 representatives of the Innovative Projects of Civil Society and the Coalitions of Actors (PISCCA). There were moments of entertainment and the presentation of the project in question by the Project Manager, where at the end of the presentation gave the opportunity for the members present to give their contribution and clarify their doubts. Subsequently, there were work in groups on the analysis of the Solid Waste Management of each neighborhood represented, culminating in the survey of the actual situation of waste management in each neighborhood involved in this project.
Summary of Activities – August – Maputo & Vilankulos
During the month of August, the follow activities were carried out: Selective collection and Environmental education project – on the month of august, we developed in 11 primary schools of Maputo City, paper reuse activities, turning them in paper begs. BIO-COAL – took place on august, the meeting with te partners and 11 groups of peasants, giving the segment to the 3rd phase of the project that pretends to develop the capability of the farmers to announce and comercialize the bio-coal on Vilankulos market.
Summary of Activities – July – Maputo
On July 28, it took place on “bairro Chamanculo C”, the second cleaning journey that gathered the neighborhood structures, residents, teachers and students from the citizen and environment clubs from 10 primary schools on Nhlamankulo district. The event falls within the scope of the “Recolha Selectiva e Educação Ambiental” project, implemented by Associação Moçambicana de Reciclagem (AMOR), with the support of AVSI Foundation.
Activities Summary-April-Maputo
During the month of April the following activities were carried out: Environment and Citizenship – students from the clubs of the 5 Secondary schools covered by the “Environment and Citizenship” project, namely: Josina Machel, Polana, Estrela Vermelha, Eduardo Mondlane and Francisco Manyanga received lectures on the electoral process in Mozambique (general and municipal elections) , taught by AMOR technicians. Project of Selective Collection and Environmental Education – students from the environmental clubs of the 10 primary schools of Nhlamankulo District, namely: Unidade 7, Mincadjuine, 21 Outubro, 25 Junho, Unidade 16, Amilcar Cabral, Unidade 13, Unidade 18, Unidade 19 and Communitária de Chamanculo D, on Saturday, April 28, participated in the first community awareness event (cleaning day), in the neighborhood of Chamanculo C that brought together neighborhood structures, residents and teachers. The same activity was marked by recreational moments. Another activity was the Solid Waste resuscitation session at Unidade 13, where students learn to make pen-holders with (roll of toilet paper and cardboard). Biocarvão – the AMOR-Tânia Nhantumbo Operational Director in the company of the Project Manager of the South-Fatima Isequiel area visited the beneficiary groups of the Vilankulo biocarbon project to become involved in the project activities where they witnessed several experiments in the groups and in the campus of experiments of the JAM that prove the potential of the bio-coal to increase the productivity of the sandy soils of Vilankulo. In the Airport group one of the members was congratulated and offered a watering can by the Director of AMOR in recognition of their effort and success in using biochar. In addition to the activities described above on April 6, the Hotel Cardoso conference room in Maputo was organized by AMOR through the existing partnership between GIZ and CDM, the Launching of the Feasibility Study of Partnership between GIZ and CDM on the Management of the Post-Consumption Glass in Maputo and Matola where participants from the Local Government, NGOs, Waste Operators and Private Sector were present.
Summary of Activities – February – Maputo
During the month of February, we resumed our activities in the projects: Revitalization of the Environment and Citizenship Clubs in the 5 schools of the City of Maputo, within the ambit of the project “Environment and Citizenship”, which aims to promote the awareness of citizenship in students so that they become proactive in society using the environmental side. Allusive to the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the Polana Secondary School City of Maputo, on February 16, 2018, the students of the Environment and Citizenship – CACs club took advantage of the opportunity to exhibit various objects produced from solid waste. We contacted 10 primary schools in the Chamanculo District to create environmental clubs under the “Selective Collection and Environmental Education Project in the Chamanculo District”, which aims to develop awareness and activities related to environmental education. Under the partnership between PRODEM and AMOR under the responsibility of the Ministry of State Administration and Public Administration with the support of the Embassy of Denmark, Ireland, Sweden and Switzerland, the didactic material was donated to the Medium Institute of Physical and Environmental Planning and received by the Director -Cornélio Laisse in order to contribute to the continuity of this activity as well as to strengthen the training of the future IMPFA technicians trained in the first course on Solid Waste Management in the Country. This material includes: buckets, large and small scales, kit first aid kits, character masking apparatuses, tape rolls glues, waste bag rollers, markers, notebooks, metric tapes, character rakes, pairs of rubber gloves, reflective covers, tarpaulins, tables, Technical Campaign Manual of Characterization and 5 reports of Campaign for Characterization of Solid Waste of Pemba and 5 of Lichinga and was used in the Characterization Campaigns carried out in 5 municipalities: Nampula, Pemba, Nacala, Lichinga and Quelimane.
Summary of Activities – March – Maputo
During March the following activities were carried out in the projects: Environment and Citizenship – the clubs met in plenary to continue the development of proposals for improvement of solid waste management in Maputo city that has been made since 2017. The CACs of 5 secondary schools covered by the project Environment and Citizenship including : Josina Machel, Polana, Estrela Vermelha, Eduardo Mondlane and Francisco Manyanga discussed once again the possible solutions to improve GRS problems, this time presented by the Municipality of Maputo. Project Selective and Environmental Education Collection – perform painting and assembly of buckets for disposal of solid waste in 10 Complete Primary Schools Nhlamankulo District namely: Unidade 7, Mista Chamanculo, Mincadjuine, 21 de Outubro, EPC 25 de Junho, EPC Unidade 16, Amilcar Cabral, EPC Unidade 18, EPC Unidade 19 and Comunitária de Chamanculo D. This activity was marked recreational moments, environmental awareness, focusing on the 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle), and painting where students used their creativity to the effect. Biocarvão – the project takes place in Vilankulo, where the production, application and monitoring of improved and unimproved biochar of 10 groups of farmers continues. In addition to these activities, the month of March was marked by participation in the Ressano Garcia Village Cleaning Awareness Campaign under the motto ” Juntos por Ressano Limpo ” organized by CTRG-Ressano Garcia Thermal Power Station and GiGAWATT Mozambique with the participation of about 200 people since (residents, market vendors, students and staff of the Administrative Post), where he sensitized the participants on practical measures of trash reduction (3Rs), the origin of the trash, consequences for the public health and benefits of it is treatment . This action resulted in the elimination of 4 old and bulky waste disposal sites on the ground, with about 3 tonnes of waste being collected from: paper, plastic, cans, PET bottles, glass bottles and ordinary waste.