Abibiman, core objective to fight climate change is promoting the use of cookstoves

HOW ACTIVITIES OF FISH MONGERS IN TEMA NEW TOWN IMPACT ON CLIMATE CHANGE.

Abibiman Foundation a member of Ghana Alliance for clean cookstoves-(GHACCO)

 as part of its core objective to fight climate change is promoting the use of cookstoves which has proven to be an effective technology in reducing the use of firewood for cooking to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and protect the environment by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions.

Abibimman Foundation currently work with organized women groups in Tema Newtown on issues of environmental sustainability because majority of this women rely on fishing as their only source of livelihood and the methodology that is used to smoke the fish involves the use of firewood which is produced through cutting down of trees. These women smoke fish in open fires and traditional cookstoves, they play a crucial role in the adoption and use of clean cooking solutions because of their responsibilities as cooks and managers of their households.

A visit to Tema Newtown where these women smoke fish reveals that about 99% of their source of fire for smoking fish comes from the firewood which has a severe consequencies on the environment if this problem is not curb. Most of the women fish mongers we met at the site did not have their own traditional cookstoves but comes there to pay an amount of GH 1 Cedis for hiring of the facility and additional GH 1 cedis if you want to smoke fish. From our observation at the site reveals the extent to which the use of firewood pollutes the environment and can cause cataracts, cancer, heart disease and mostly is the women and children who are affected because cooking is seen as the woman responsibility.

Abibiman Foundation propose activities intends to support the women of tema newtown and enhance projects on the ground by introducing them to clean cookstoves which is environmental friendly and also ensure that women of tema newtown are economically empowered to use clean cookstove technologies, fuels, equipment, and practices that address the health and environmental impacts associated with traditional cookstoves.

Abibimman Foundation intends to meet the needs of the users (women of tema newtown) and be culturally appropriate otherwise it will fail to be utilized over the long term. This includes making sure that the technology is affordable, socially acceptable, easy to use, widely available, durable, and most of all, that the technology is desired. Making sure that a clean cookstove or a fuel is desirable entails making sure that it does not alter the taste of food, offers benefits such the ability to regulate the stove top temperature easily, cooks food quickly, or reduces the cost of, or time spent collecting, fuel.

The overall objective of this project is to get all the women fish mongers in tema newtown to adopt the clean cookstove to enhance clean environment,preserve our trees and also promote healthy life style among these women for their benefit and the community at large.

Abibiman Foundation a Non-Profit Oriented, Non-Partisan, Non-Governmental Organisation (RGD G5,895, DSW 2525), Dedicated to the promotion of sustainable Livelihoods, Climate Change, environmental ,Land Degradation, Agriculture, Biodiversity and development based on knowledge of cultural, civic, human right and health issues. 

We work to influencing government policies, and changing national attitudes towards climate change, environment and livelihood issue and also influencing policies of institutions (local, national and international, governments and intergovernmental bodies, donors and the general public).

The Foundation upholds the principles of the United Nations and African Union. Accredited member of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), International Society of Environmental and Rural Development Council (ISERD), United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Adaptation fund (AF NGO network), Global Environment Facility (GEF NGO), Green Climate Fund(GCF), Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH of the WHO), Global Soil Partnership (GSP of the FAO), Habitat International Coalition ,Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC of the UNEP),UNCAC Coalition and ECOSOC of the United Nations

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Kenneth Nana Amoateng
Abibiman Foundation-http://www.abibimmanfoundation.org

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