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Vision
To be a provider of affordable clean energy saving cooking solutions of choice.
About AEST
Founded in June 2012 in Soroti, in response to the growing scarcity of firewood and wood charcoal.
2012
Founded in Soroti
Our Story
Turning Agricultural Waste Into Clean Cooking Fuel
Appropriate Energy Saving Technologies (AEST) LTD is woman-led social enterprise that creates livelihood opportunities for women in the cook stove and fuel value chain in Eastern Uganda. It was founded in June 2012 in response to the increasing scarcity of firewood and wood charcoal in Uganda, and the need for clean sustainable alternative sources of cooking fuel. The enterprise aims to eradicate over dependence on wood fuel in Uganda by making organic charcoal for cooking from agricultural waste as an alternative to wood fuel among households and institutions in urban and peri urban areas in Eastern Uganda.
AEST is a woman-led social enterprise creating livelihood opportunities for women across the cook stove and fuel value chain in Eastern Uganda.
What Drives Us
Vision, Mission & Overall Goal
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Mission
To increase usage of affordable clean energy solutions for low income households and institutions that meet customer and environmental needs in Uganda.
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Overall Goal
To contribute to improvement in health for people in low income households and institutions that rely on firewood and wood charcoal for cooking and heating in Uganda.
How We Work
Our Core Values
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Environmental Protection
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Social Value
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Team Work
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Partnership
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Transparency / Integrity
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Accountability
13,000Deaths a year from cooking smoke in Uganda
120,000Hectares of trees cut down annually
95%Of Ugandans depend on wood fuel
15Staff members employed
45Contracted farmer suppliers
55Women micro-entrepreneurs distributing our products
