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The Freetown City Council (FCC), with support from the City of Mannheim in Germany and in collaboration with the Community Development Organization for Health, Sanitation and Physical Activities (CODOHSAPA), has organised a two-day training session under its Clean Cooking Project aimed at promoting sustainable cooking practices in Kolleh Town and Congo Town.
The training, held from 2-3 March, targeted households in the two communities as part of efforts to reduce tree cutting and mitigate the effects of climate change. According to FCC and its partners, the initiative promotes the use of briquettes produced from municipal organic waste as an alternative to traditional cooking fuels.
The Council stated that sustainable cooking through briquette use will contribute to improved waste management and reduced methane emissions, while offering households a cleaner and more environmentally friendly fuel option.
The project will distribute clean cooking briquettes and improved cookstoves to 85 households during a three-month pilot phase running from March to May 2026.
FCC and its partners said the pilot programme is designed to introduce an innovative cooking method that delivers both household and environmental benefits. Community members were introduced to the project during the training and took part in discussions on the advantages of adopting cleaner cooking practices.
Briquettes, described by the organisers as a sustainable alternative to charcoal and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), form the core of the initiative. The Council noted that their use is expected to help reduce carbon emissions, limit the cutting of trees, and significantly improve indoor air quality in participating homes.
While acknowledging the absence of Her Worship Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, and councillors from the All People’s Congress (APC), the project team stated that the meetings were conducted in line with pre-agreed programme schedules.
FCC and its partners maintain that the Clean Cooking Project represents a practical step toward strengthening climate action at the community level while promoting healthier and more sustainable household energy solutions in Freetown.
