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Biogas Demonstration Site to Educate the Belo Community in the Highlands of the North West Region of Cameroon. Contact Applying Organization

BERUDA

Enock Chiambah, Administrator

P.O. Box 22 - Njinikom, Boyo Division

North West Region – Bamenda - CAMEROON

Tel. (237) 77 35 82 51 or 77 60 14 07

Email: berudepservices@gmail.com - www.beruda.org

BERUDA Registration number: No.

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Contents

Background ................................................................................................................................................... 2

Introduction and Justification ....................................................................................................................... 3

Goal ............................................................................................................................................................... 3

Objectives ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

Expected Results ........................................................................................................................................... 4

Activities ........................................................................................................................................................ 4

Description of the Technology ...................................................................................................................... 4

Plan and Section of the Intended Biogas Plant ............................................................................................. 5

Project Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 7

Project Budget .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Project Management .................................................................................................................................... 9

Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

Background

BERUDA www.berudep.org is a non-profit making organisation created in 1997 as a response

to the poverty situation of the rural population of North West Cameroon. The organisation

recognizes the importance of preserving the environment for future generations and its

activities include livestock, agricultural training, beekeeping, natural medicinal plants, care of

orphans and disability rehabilitation.

Its key development objective is to increase the income of the rural families through

environmentally and economically sustainable income generating activity.

Its vision is to alleviate poverty and raise living standards of the rural poor, placing emphasis on

disabled women and young people.

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Introduction and Justification

It is proposed to construct a community style biogas system at BERUDA’s livestock – pigs and

chickens - and vegetable farm which will have numerous positive effects on the community in

Belo. The BERUDA farm will serve as a demonstration site to educate the community on biogas,

thereby allowing integration of more systems into the village. The biogas system will produce a

steady flow of methane, free of cost for cooking at the farm’s rest house. It will decrease the

dependence on firewood by at least 75 percent, lessening deforestation in the area.

Consequently, this will mitigate climate change and encourage environmental conservation.

The project will also produce the byproduct of “slurry”, an organic fertilizer, which can be used

throughout the community and sold for profit. It will minimize eye and chest problems in

women, which is customarily associated with traditional cooking methods. This technique of

cooking also frees up much time each day to be used productively, that otherwise been spent

collecting wood.

Goal

The goal of this project is to promote the integrated and sustainable use of natural resources.

Objectives

The objectives of the project are:

To construct 10m³ biogas plants for the centre.

To produce methane for cooking

To produce organic fertilizers “slurry” as a byproduct of the biogas system

To demonstrate the economic, health and environmemtal benefits of the installation of

Biogas systems

Previous Studies

According to CDM (Clean Development Methodologies), each biogas system saves the

equivalent of 2.14 tones/year of CO2 emissions by replacing the use of fossil fuels.

Households with biogas systems greatly appreciate the reduced smell and easier management of manure.

Women save an average of 1.75 hours/day from not having to collect fuel, tend cooking fires and buy cylinder gas.

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Health benefits include reduced eye and chest problems, reduced indoor air pollution from cooking fires and stoves and improved hygiene and sanitation.

An average saving of US$30/month on cooking fuel, so a biogas plant pays for itself in four or five years.

An average household uses about 30 tons of fuel wood per year representing ¼ hectare of forest cut down.

Expected Results

Cooking is done using methane from the system

Organic fertilizer “slurry” is used on the farm and sold to the community as a natural

alternative to chemical fertilizers

Consumption of wood is reduced by at least 75%

Health in women is improved

Activities

Negotiations and signing of commitment contract with the local authority, Belo Council

and the Ministry of Energy and Water, both of whom are supportive of this scheme.

Procurement of necessary construction material

Construction of the biogas system

First feeding of the system

Training of users on the operation and maintenance of the system

Official launching of the biogas system

Description of the Technology

We will be using the GGC 2047 Biogas Plant from BSP-Nepal. www.bspnepal.org.np , who have

installed more than 250,000 of these units.

A domestic biogas system is made up of five main components, namely:

The digester: This structure holds the organic feedstock of the plants. Here anaerobic

respiration takes place to produce methane (CH4) gas called biogas. The digester could

be built with stones or bricks depending on local availability and cost of the material.

The Dome or Gas holder: this structure stores the gas to be used when required.

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The inlet chamber: this structure is where the organic feedstock is mixed with water

before being introduced into the digester. It is often circular in shape and may be built

with bricks, stone or concrete. The sanitary blocks shall be included in the inlet system.

The outlet chamber: this structure holds the digested material from the digester. It is

often triangular in shape and can be built with stones, bricks or concrete.

The Composting pits: this structure stores the digested material from the outlet

chamber for composting before being finally used on farms and gardens.

The gas is conveyed from the gas holder to the burner (stove) via galvanized pipes and rubber

hose.

Plan and Section of the Intended Biogas Plant

The diagram below shows the plan and section of the general biogas plant.

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An Example of a Community Biogas System in Bamenda, Cameroon

Community Biogas Benificiaries, Biogas system consultants and BERUDA staff in Bamenda, Cameroon

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Project Plan

S/N Activity Period [Week]

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 Negotiations and signing of

commitment contract with the

company authorities.

2 Procurement of necessary

construction material.

3 Construction of the biogas plants

and sanitary house.

4 First feeding of the plant.

5 Training of users on the operation

and maintenance of the plant.

6 Official lunching of the biogas

plant.

Project Budget

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Budget Bill of Quantities and Cost for Biodigester Capacity for 10m³

S.N item 10 cu m

Unit Unit cost(cfa)

Quantity Total cost(cfa)

Building Materials

1 Block (5”*4*10”) 2 Sand (coarse) 3 ,, (fine) 4 Gravel 5/15 5 Cement 6 6m.m iron Rod 7 Acrylic emulsion paint 8 Binding wire

Piece M3 “ “ Bag 12 m Lit Kg

171 13500 12000 29600

5500 1500 4500 1200

750 1.5 1.6 2 35 3 4 0.5

128250 20250 19200 59200

192500 4500 4500

600

Sub Total 1

429,000

Building Labour 9 skilled labour 10 unskilled labour SUPERVISON

No No

5000 3000

17 40

85000

120000 70000

Sub Total 2 275,000

Pipe and Appliances

11 inlet pipe 4” P.V.C 12 Dome gas pipe 1.5”(G.I.) 13 G.I. pipe 1/2 “ 14 socket ½” 15elbow ½” 16 T. socket ½” 17 Union ½ 18 Gas valve ½” 19 Reducing elbow 1.5” to 0.5” 20 STOVE 21 Rubber hose pipe 22 Rubber hose clip 0.5” 23 Nipple 0.5” 24 Teflon tape 25 PLUMBING

Mt. Pcs Mt. Pcs Pcs Pcs Pcs Pcs Pcs Mt. Pcs Pcs Pcs Pcs NO

900 1500 7500

200 200 250 400

4800 1000

800 15000

250 300 600

4 1 02 3 6 3 1 4 1 2 2 4 7 3

3600 10000 15000 600 1200 750 400 19200 1000 1600 12000 1000 2100 1800 10000

Sub Total 3. 80250

Total 1+2+3 784,250

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Seven hundred and eight four thousand two hundred and fifty Central African

Francs. ( In dollars = $1,600, In pounds = £ 1,000)

Adding a contingency of 10% to these figures gives a budget of:

$1,760 or

£1,100

Project Management

1. The project will be managed by Beruda staff who have previous experience

of supervising building works in the region.

2. Beruda is an NGO and is run on a non-profit basis. It has a transparent

accounting process and financial management will be monitored by an

expat volunteer, who is already working at Beruda.

3. We will employ Virgin Botanicals (VIBO) Limited as our contractor for the

works. They will carry this work out on a non-profit basis and have

experience of the installation of many of these units in Cameroon

Conclusion

We are seeking partner companies and/or individuals who would like to be

involved in this initiative. In preference we would like to associate ourselves with

ourselves one company who might be aligned with our objectives. Whoever is

involved would be kept fully informed of progress and would be invited to see the

works first hand. In addition we see this as an excellent marketing opportunity for

anyone associated with the project.