Pierre, a dedicated man commited to reducing poverty in the Gambia has embarked on a new project with fellow colleagues to help people make a living. The belgium organisation recently launched a website to present their new efforts for The Gambia.

They Buy Jatropha curcas (Tabanani in Wolof, Baganaa in Mandinka, Kiidi in Fula)is a widespread plant in Gambia as in most tropical countries; it is often used as a live fence, and its leaves are used to treat certain skin ailments. The hedgerows protect agricultural soils against erosion, and it is inedible to animals. The oil from the seeds can be used to make soap, and also as fuel for diesel engines.

seeds	» insecticides and molluscicides » traditional medicin against constipation » lighting » production of oil
deshelled seeds	» traditional soap production from ponded almond
oil	» natural oil as diesel substitute (Project in Mali) » as fuel for cooking stoves » as fuel for lighting » natural oil as diesel substitute in high tech motors (Elsbett) » natural oil as diesel substitute in high tech motors (Vereinigte Werkstätten) » biodiesel production » oil-methyl-ester as diesel substitute (Project in Nicaragua) » soap production (this is an original document, the file has 440 kb, so it will take some time to be charged) » soap production version without photos » oil as lubrication oil » drilling oil » cosmetics » analysis of fatty acids » analysis of oil
press cake	» organic fertiliser
leaves	» tea against malaria » massage at luxation
liquid	» desinfection of childrens mouth infections » stop bleeding
seed hulls	» waste product, no reported use
trunk	» no use as firewood, too soft, high content of water » small boxes for cheese

The oil extraction can be done with hand- or engine driven expellers. These are simple machines, which can be operated on village level and built within the country .