GFP Small and Medium Entreprise_Mozambique

Duration: 3 minutes and 59 seconds

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

License: CC - Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives

Genre: Documentary

Producer: IIED

Director: Isabelle Lemaire

Views: 96 (8 embedded)

Posted by: gfpcanopy on Sep 28, 2009

GFP Small and Medium Entreprise_Mozambique

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To make charcoal you first cut the tree using the chainsaw
We cut only some trees so we have some for the future
I make charcoal because I don’t have employment
When we cut them we leave a piece of trunk
so it can grow again
I sell this charcoal. My husband and I make this by ourselves
I sell this charcoal bag for 130 MT (5 USD)
Our neighbors in Kwa Zulu Natal
There are (medicinal) plants here that they need
So there will always be this type of market
We (women) came together and chose an area for agriculture
So we can sell the produce and the profit would be for all of us
The scheme and strategy to support SMEs
be it in forestry or of other nature
is fundamental
We must use man's ambition
because if we don't use man's ambition people are not motivated
We should create businesses that make money in protecting the environment
Both the private sector and communities can
have access to productive resources
However, these plants were running a risk of disappearing
Now the situation is improved slightly
because this group acts as a guardian
I’m a carpenter here, we are five workers
the difficulties we face here with our career
with the finances, we are working on our own
The problems are difficulties with the transport of wood
since the cost of transport is as much as the wood
since the wood is far away
I don’t have a permit, so I find a place to cut a tree to make charcoal
I can, because it’s our own land
We face a lot of problems because when
I hire a truck to bring the charcoal I pay a lot of money
We bring it here because I don’t have a permit
The decentralization of the government at the local level means
that the local government has more power and the capacity to make decisions
that influence the community directly
What we do with the 20% is decided by the communities
All ten communities of the Mahel office
know what is more or less the problem of each community
to adjust the 20% for each community
At least the authorities should facilitate things when
we have problems to get documents from the municipal district
For me, what’s important is to have an identified place
which is the right place for the artisans
So if the government finds a way to identify artisans
to know who is a proper artisan
to create conditions and have a proper place to go to
Where we can work together to make our products
So that means that there is a need to
in parallel with large projects, we should pay attention to
small actions that cumulate and make a big difference
Let’s give back the control of resources to the community
Let’s help them find alternative for generating income

GFP Small and Medium Entreprise_Mozambique

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