Clean cooking efforts in Mbeya hampered by lack of awareness
Chairman of the Mbeya Kijana Wajibika (Mbekiwa) group, Sylivester Chawe, displays different types of alternative charcoal produced at the factory as part of the efforts of promoting the use of clean cooking energy. The factory is at Utengule Usongwe ward in Mbeya Region. PHOTO | SADDAM SADICK
The National Strategy for Clean Cooking Energy (2024–2034) champions education and public engagement as critical tools, yet residents’ concerns suggest these efforts are falling short