Director,
T.E.(Terry)
Manning,
Schoener 50,
1771 ED
Wieringerwerf,
The Netherlands.
Tel:
0031-227-604128
Homepage:
http://www.flowman.nl
E-mail:
(nameatendofline)@xs4all.nl : bakensverzet
and
"Money is not
the key that opens the gates of the market but the bolt that bars them"
Gesell, Silvio The
Natural Economic Order
Revised English
edition, Peter Owen,
“Poverty is created scarcity”
Wahu Kaara, point 8 of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty, 58th
annual NGO Conference, United Nations,
05.11 Initial environmental study
An initial
report on the environmental impact of this project under the applicable environment laws has been
prepared.
For an example (in
French) see: Study of the environmental
impact of the Yoto 10 project in Togo.
The
project is 100% ecological.
It
is based on the use of renewable energies, and in particular on the use of
solar photovoltaic cells to power the
distributed drinking water structures. The eco-sanitation structures planned
compost waste materials on site. Urine and faeces never come into contact
either with drinking water or with surface or underground waters.
Non-organic
wastes are collected and recycled where possible under the local money systems
set up for productive uses within the project area .
The
use of high efficiency stoves eliminate
smoke and fine particles hazards inside and around users’ homes. The
replacement of fire-wood and charcoal by locally made min-briquettes safeguards
forests and minimises CO2 emissions. The project should in principle qualify
for CER (carbon emission reduction) certificates under the
The
local production of items made from gypsum composites is also entirely
ecological. The working cycle is such that the very small quantity of water
needed during one phase of the cycle are recycled in a second phase of the
cycle without the loss of any used or dirty water into the environment. Gypsum
composite products are themselves 100% ecological. They are always repairable.
Should they no longer be needed, they can be returned to the production units
for 100% recycling to make new products. Material used is never lost to the
environment, but even if it were, would not harm persons or things.
Presence
of gypsum deposits in the project area is not known. Gypsum may need to be
brought in from deposits situated elsewhere in
The
use of gypsum composite materials may well cause fine dust in areas immediately
surrounding the production units and the quarries. For this reason, the working
of gypsum composites in restricted areas should always be accompanied by means
of protection for eyes and lungs. The project involves manual mining and manual
working of materials on a very small scale, to the order of a few hundred tons
a year.
The quarrying
of gypsum ( if this takes place in the project area) can in principle cause the
need to re-locate a few families whose homes may be situated directly on the
gypsum deposits. The amounts of gypsum required, are however, so small that the
need to re-locate anyone is considered extremely remote.
Exploitation
rights relating to the gypsum deposits situated in the project area are held by
the Project New Horizons for Kiogoro and subsequently by the Cooperative New
Horizons for Kiogoro on behalf of the inhabitants of the community where the
gypsum deposits are situated. Used quarry areas will be turned into useful local
social structures according to the preferences expressed by the inhabitants,
who are also the owners of the land.
Next file :
05.12 Creation of the hygiene education
structures.
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05.09 Illustration of the formal steps
necessary to get the project started.
