The 27-year-old had traveled to Tanzania for work when she saw how forest cover at the foot of the mountain had been depleted as the appetite for charcoal grew.
“The forest there was well on its way to becoming extinct due to charcoal burning activities conducted there. That sight horrified me. It also stirred something in me that I did not think existed,” Chebet, a 2016 Mandela Washington Fellow says.
Upon returning, Chebet took over eight months toying with an idea; how to use alternative methods of making charcoal without the use of timber.
After conceptualizing the idea with the help of her friends, Chebet formed BrightGreen Renewable Energy, a social enterprise that uses various forms of waste such as agricultural and paper waste to make charcoal. Read full story
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