TANGSEN participated in a Clean Cooking Energy Stakeholders’ Meeting held on 20 January 2026 at Destiny Hall, Kibaha District, Coast Region. The meeting, organized by TACCS in collaboration with partner organizations, brought together key stakeholders to discuss achievements, challenges, and strategies for advancing the clean cooking energy sector.
Discussions focused on the testing and certification of clean cooking stoves in line with standards set by the Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS), emphasizing consumer safety and quality assurance. Stakeholders also shared ongoing efforts to raise awareness among women and youth on the use and production of improved, efficient cookstoves.
TANGSEN commended stakeholders’ efforts and called for strengthened collaboration to support the Government of Tanzania’s goal of ensuring that 80 percent of Tanzanians adopt clean cooking solutions by 2034, contributing to improved health, environmental protection, and sector growth.
TANGSEN, in collaboration with the Kibaha District Council, has successfully conducted training sessions on the development of Climate Change Adaptation Plans (CCAPs) in two wards Dutumi and Magindu specifically in the villages of Madege and Magindu.
The training, led by TANGSEN staff alongside representatives from the Kibaha District Council, involved ward and village-level leaders, including ward executive officers, village executive officers, natural resources officers, livestock officers, community development officers, respected village elders, and religious leaders.
The villages in Dutumi and Magindu wards are primarily composed of farming and pastoralist communities that rely on agriculture and livestock for their livelihoods. Additionally, the majority of households in these areas use charcoal and firewood as their main sources of cooking energy both for home consumption and for school meal preparation.
These livelihood practices, combined with extensive tree cutting for charcoal production and firewood, have contributed to environmental degradation and increased vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. These impacts include heavy rainfall that damages crops and infrastructure such as roads, as well as prolonged droughts that have led to food shortages and hunger crises most notably in 2004 and 2016.
By empowering local leaders to spearhead Climate Change Adaptation Plans (CCAPs), TANGSEN and the Kibaha District Council are supporting a proactive, community-driven approach to climate challenges helping villages in Dutumi and Magindu safeguard their environment and ensure a more secure and sustainable future.
In a remarkable collaboration aimed at advancing sustainable energy solutions, TANGSEN partnered with local government officials and village leaders to reach six wards within Kibaha District. Their mission was to gather critical insights from users of clean cooking solutions especially gas stoves that had been distributed as part of an initiative to promote clean cooking energy.
Motivated by guidance from the Kibaha District Council, this initiative was done to evaluate the real-world usage of the stoves, encourage consistent adoption, and plan for future replacements. The goal was clear to reduce reliance on harmful fuels and foster a cleaner, healthier cooking environment for both entrepreneurs and families.
The purpose of the data collection was also to begin identifying local entrepreneurs in areas such as Mlandizi, along with the possible obstacles they may be facing in adopting clean cooking solutions. Special attention was given to understanding the situation of mama lishe (informal women food vendors) and energy product sellers, who are key stakeholders in the transition to clean energy.
By gathering these insights, TANGSEN and its partners aim to better understand the current dynamics on the ground. The information will help shape future strategies to support communities more effectively whether through training, improved supply chains, or increased access to affordable clean cooking technologies.
Yawakutanisha wadau wa nishati kujadili mikakati ya kuendeleza nishati safi na salama ya kupikia wilayani Kisarawe mkoani Pwani
Dar es Salaam. Wananchi mkoani Pwani wameshauriwa kuongeza kasi ya matumizi ya nishati safi na salama ya kupikia huku wadau wa nishati wakipendekeza mabadiliko ya sheria na uboreshaji wa mikakati ya kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi ikiwemo ukame ili kuokoa mazingira mkoani humo.
Afisa Maliasili Mkoa wa Pwani, Pierre Protas amesema Serikali ya Mkoa wa Pwani imekuwa ikishirikiana na taasisi binafsi kuelimisha wananchi na kupambana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi kwa kuhimiza matumizi ya nishati safi ili kuokoa mazingira.
“Binadamu tunazidi kuongezeka, ardhi na rasilimali ni zile zile, tunasisitiiza kubadilisha nishati za kuni na mkaa na kuanza kutumia teknolojia zinazopunguza nishati hizo lakini kutumia nishati nyingine mbadala ili tuokoe mazingira kutokana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi,” amesema Protas.
Protas alikuwa akizungumza katika warsha kuhusu kujumuisha mikakati ya kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi (CCAPs) katika mipango ya maendeleo ya wilaya (DDPs) kwa kuzingatia jinsia katika Halmashauri ya Wilaya ya Kisarawe iliyoandaliwa na Mtandao wa Jinsia na Nishati Endelevu Tanzania (Tangsen) Februari 14, 2025.
Protas amesema ikiwa wananchi wa Pwani wataongeza kasi ya kutumia nishati safi watakuwa wanatekeleza malengo ya Serikali ya kuhakikisha asilimia 80 ya Watanzania wanatumia nishati safi na salama ya kupikia ifikapo mwaka 2034.
Afisa Maliasili Mkoa wa Pwani, Pierre Protas (Aliyesimama) amesema matumizi ya nishati safi na salama ya kupikia ni njia mojawapo ya kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Picha | Tangsen.
Tangsen imekuwa ikitekeleza mradi wa kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi kwa kuzingatia jinsia katika wilaya tatu za Mkoa wa Pwani: Rufiji, Kibaha na Kisawarawe tangu mwaka 2019.
Makundi mbalimbali wakiwemo viongozi na wanawake wamekuwa wakielimishwa na kufundishwa namna ya kuanzisha miradi inayotumia nishati safi na teknolojia iliyoboreshwa ili kutengeneza ajira, kipato na kupunguza athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi ikiwemo ukame.
Mratibu wa Miradi kutoka Tangsen, Leonard Pesambili aliyekuwa akizungumza katika warsha hiyo amesema makundi yaliyopo kwenye jamii yafikiwe na kupewa elimu ya nishati safi ya kupikia kulingana na mahitaji yao.
“Tuwawezeshe vijana, wanawake na watu wenye ulemavu kupata teknolojia na mitaji ya kuwekeza katika biashara za nishati safi,” amesema Pesambili.
Pesambili amesema ushiriki wa viongozi wa Serikali wakiwemo wenyeviti wa vijiji, madiwani katika utekelezaji wa mipango ya matumizi ya nishati ni muhimu kwa sababu wana ushawishi kwenye jamii.
“Viongozi kama madiwani wawe mstari wa mbele kutumia nishati na iwe ajenda ya kisiasa na maendeleo na wawe mabalozi wa kutumia nishati hiyo katika maeneo yao,” amesema Pesambili.
Mratibu wa Miradi kutoka Tangsen, Leonard Pesambili (aliyesimama) amesema elimu na teknolojia ya kisasa inaweza kusaidia kuchagiza matumizi ya nishati safi na salama ya kupikia. Picha | Tangsen.
Mtaalam huyo wa nishati na mazingira anasema Tangasen itaendelea kushirikiana na makundi yote kwenye jamii wakiwemo viongozi kutekeleza CCAPS ili kuhakikisha unajumuishwa katika mipango ya halmashauri ili kurahisisha utekelezaji wake.
Hatua za kufuata ili kuunda CCAPS ni pamoja na kuainisha maeneo ambayo yanathiriwa na mabadiliko ya tabianchi, kufanya utafiti upembezi yakinifu na kuwasilisha matokeo kwa wadau wakiwemo viongozi na mwisho kuandaa mkakati wenye malengo, muda wa utekelezaji, bajeti na rasilimali ya kutekeleza shughuli zilizopangwa.
Naye Revocatus Samwel, muongozaji katika warsha hiyo amesema utashi wa kisiasa kuhusu nishati safi na salama ya kupikia ni muhimu ukaenda na sambamba na uboreshaji sheria zinazosimamia mazingira na nishati ili kupunguza mgongano ambao umekuwa ukipunguza kasi ya kuhamia katika matumizi ya nishati safi.
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