A total of fifty women in Ogbaru Federal Constituency, Anambra State, have received training on renewable energy from the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC).
It was gathered that the training was facilitated by Hon. Afam Ogene, member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency at the National Assembly Abuja.
The training, which was executed by Frontline Infosys Limited, focused on clean cooking, following an earlier training programme on solar energy for over 100 youths in Ogbaru, which was also facilitated by the lawmaker, who is the Chairman of the Committee on Renewable Energy in the House of Representatives.
Clean cooking refers to the use of cooking fuels, technologies, and practices that minimize harmful emissions, reduce environmental impact, and promote health and well-being. Clean cooking aims to replace traditional cooking methods that rely on solid fuels, such as charcoal, wood, and dung, which are major contributors to indoor air pollution, deforestation, and climate change.
Some examples of clean cooking solutions, according to the trainer, Barrister Ndubuisi Benjamin, include: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Biogas, Electricity, Solar Cooking, Induction Cooking, Ethanol, Improved Biomass Cookstoves, among others.
Barrister Benjamin said that, “The adoption of clean cooking solutions is critical to achieving sustainable development, mitigating climate change, and improving the lives of millions of people worldwide.”
Clean cooking, as stated in the training manual, offers numerous benefits, including:
Improved health: Reduced exposure to indoor air pollution
Environmental protection: Lower greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation
Increased efficiency: Faster cooking times and reduced fuel consumption
Economic benefits: Cost savings and job creation in the clean cooking sector
Empowerment: Increased productivity and reduced burden on women and children
Addressing the women at the venue of the training at Ruchem Beach Hotels, Iyiowa-Odekpe, Hon. Ogene said he would continue to use his position to add value to the lives of the people through human capital and infrastructure development. He advised the beneficiaries to take the training seriously to enable them to adopt the use of modern cooking techniques.
The Labour Party (LP) legislator said he deliberately made sure the beneficiaries were not selected based on political party, as they cut across all the 16 communities in Ogbaru that make up the federal constituency because he wanted to prove that it is better to elect a leader who would use his position to attract democratic dividends after being elected rather than voting for one because he has the money to buy votes from the people.
It was also gathered that each of the beneficiaries was empowered with gas cooking stoves and the sum of N50,000 after the programme.
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