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Meet Francis, a social innovator in Arusha, Tanzania who is changing the future of energy in his community.
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The digester under this dirt supports a school and community center in Arusha.
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It is fed by cows, pigs, and goats who are part of a social enterprise to support their community work.
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The captured gas is used to power this clean-burning stove.
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Look at that flame!
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The new clean energy source replaces this wood-burning stove, which created a toxic air quality.
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The byproduct ends up here in this tank, and can be used and sold as a powerful fertilizer.
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And here is the next digester under construction, in Engikaret.
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Francis and his team dug straight through rock with nothing but hand tools.
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Bit by backbreaking bit, they persevered…
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And their hard work has paid off!
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“No firewood was used today in Engikaret,” Francis wrote. “The staff enjoyed this biogas for the first time!”
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Who knew that something so small could be the result of so much hard work? And this is only the beginning. As Francis says, “Tomorrow the marathon continues!”