Experiences with Green Charcoal: A Gender Consideration of Rural and Urban Households in Gulu District

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dc.contributor.authorOkello,Simon
dc.contributor.authorAlidri Agatha
dc.contributor.authorMbazalire,Ezekiel
dc.contributor.authorAoyo Christine
dc.contributor.authorAtube Francis
dc.contributor.authorOkello,COllins
dc.contributor.authorOkumu Charles Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-23T08:58:15Z
dc.date.available2026-04-23T08:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-03
dc.description.abstractThe study focused on the use of green charcoal, a sustainable cooking fuel made from agricultural residues, in Gulu District, to highlight the experiences households have encountered, from a gender perspective. The study followed a cross-sectional design using qualitative approach which included the use of one-on-one interviews, focus group discussions, key informant interviews, and ethnographic observations for data collection. The findings show that households in Gulu District use acombination of cooking fuels such as firewood, wood charcoal, green charcoal, or gas. Furthermore, the study established that there were cases where both men and women had shared experiences in cooking, for example, knowledge of the faster cooking rate, cleanliness, and much ash content involved while using green charcoal. However, to a larger extent, there were gendered differences in cooking activities: while women predominantly handle cooking, men often influence decisions about what and how to cook, revealing underlying gender and power dynamics within households. Key findings indicate that green charcoal is favored for its affordability relative to traditional black charcoal, prolonged burn time, and higher heat output, though it is also harder to light and produces more ash. It is particularly popular in rural Owoo Sub-County, where residents are more involved in its production compared to their urban counterparts in Gulu City. The study concluded that positive experiences with green charcoal have facilitated its adoption and recommendsfurther actions to promote its use. These include increasing awareness of its environmental, health, and financial benefits, improving product quality, and involving women and girls as advocates to expand its utilization.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was sponsored by UPCHAIN (Unlocking the Potential of Green Charcoal Innovations to Mitigate Climate Change in Northern Uganda), a DANIDA-funded project. It was implemented under the UPCHAIN – Work Package Two.
dc.identifier.citationOkello, S., Alidri, A., Mbazalire, E., Aoyo, C., Atube, F., Collins, O. & Okumu, C. N. (2024). Experiences with Green Charcoal: A Gender Consideration of Rural and Urban Households in Gulu District. East African Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 7(1), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.37284/eajis.7.1.2360.
dc.identifier.issn2707-529X
dc.identifier.issn2707-5303
dc.identifier.uri10.37284/eajis.7.1.2360
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/799
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION
dc.relation.ispartofseriesVolume 7, Issue 1, 2024
dc.subjectGender
dc.subjectGreen Charcoal
dc.subjectCooking
dc.subjectHousehold
dc.subjectAgricultural Residues
dc.titleExperiences with Green Charcoal: A Gender Consideration of Rural and Urban Households in Gulu District
dc.typeArticle

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