OUTCOMES
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The 26 charcoal producers that participated committed to transition to honey production because it is more sustainable than charcoal production.
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The final community presentation using art and music raised awareness of the problems caused by charcoal production and inspired useful dialogue amongst the community.
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3 village heads and 4 community leaders attended the final presentation and learned about the problems caused by charcoal production and are now supportive of change efforts.
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In subsequent visits to the community, leaders and students ask more questions and are more willing to consider alternatives to charcoal production.
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8 people from the village received beehive and honey production training and 30 more are enrolled for future trainings.