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Problem Statement:
Tanzania’s government spends 35 - 40% of its foreign reserves
to import fossil diesel fuel for transportation and power genera-
Headquarters: Dar es Salaam, tion. Biofuels offer potential as a replacement for diesel, but
Tanzania have to be commercially viable in the Tanzanian environment.
Established: 2006 Research by Dr. Lenard Milich, one of our founders, has demon-
strated that the croton nut, when husked, crushed and filtered
Impact Areas: Tanzania, Kenya into pure plant oil and can be used in diesel generators.
Type: For Profit
Sectors: Clean Tech & Energy
Staff Size: 8 and 4 volunteers
Annual Budget: $250,000
Major Funders: Eupborbus, The
Wilma Group
Awards: World Bank Development
Marketplace grant for $200,000 in
2008
Theory of Change:
By producing biofuel locally, the
community earns extra income and
Tanzania retains its foreign reserve
which drives economic development.
Solution:
We are building a profitable African biofuel business based on
the indigenous Croton Nut tree by planting 12 million trees on
under-utilized land and turning the seeds into pure plant oil,
which will replace more than 10% of the current Tanzanian
diesel imports at a competitive price. In doing so, we will create
a green fuel for a power hungry mining industry with an envi-
ronmental public relations problem as well as creating more than
1,000 rural jobs and reducing CO2 emissions.
“Green fuel” for growth
“By 2020, Africa Biofuel will create employment opportunities for 1,000 permanent and
10,000 seasonal workers, as well as reducing CO2 emissions.” - Bright Naiman, Chief Engi-
neer
Projected Profits:
(Millions
This profile was developed during the 2010 Global Social Benefit Incubator™, the signature program of
Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology and Society.
Updated 8/26/2010. www.scu.edu/sts/gsbi