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Moringa Water

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Food and oil

• M. oleifera is cultivated for its leaves, fruits, and roots for a variety of food and medicinal purposes

• An excellent oil is derived from the seeds, which is used for cooking and lubrication of delicate mechanisms

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Moringa oleifera

• The leaves are considered to offer great potential for those who are nutritionally at risk and may be regarded as a protein and calcium supplement

• Moringa seeds yield about 40% of a non-drying oil, known as Ben Oil, used in the arts and for lubricating watches and other delicate machinery. The oil is clear, sweet and odorless, It also is edible and useful in the manufacture of perfumes and hairdressings.

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Kakute stove

One of Pamoja’s Tanzanian partner organizations, Kakute Ltd, a private sector manufacturing and marketing firm, recently developed a wick-type liquid fuel stove that works very well with Moringa oil. It can be fabricated in local blacksmith shops and will sell in Africa for about US$5. This is competitive with the stoves used to burn charcoal and will allow it to penetrate the market in a way that a more expensive stove would not.

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Kakute lamp

Kakute has also developed an oil-burning lamp that is a huge improvement over a wood fire for lighting. Since it is mostly made from salvaged materials, it can be sold for about US$1. This will make one of the most basic necessities affordable for the first time to millions of people.

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Water treatment

Two steps:• Moringa seeds• Solar Desinfection

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Heleen Meuzelaar

• Heleen Meuzelaar studied the effects of using Moringa seeds on the concentration of pesticides in surface water in Tanzania

• We will ask her to tell about her results

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What are we looking for?

• A low-tech system to catch, store and clear rainwater and surface water in Tanzania

• Needed materials should be available at low cost and preferable even in situ

• All maintenance and repairs should be done by local people without technical skills

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Ideas?

• Melting waste plastics into sheets• Storing run-off from rocky surfaces• Simple hand-pumps• Hand operated stirring mechanism• Etc, etc.

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Results

• Drinking water• Health• Low or almost no costs• Minimum transport• More from Moringa

SINTAN/Trees for Tummy

Jan J. de Boer