Manna Energy Foundation, and their partner Manna Energy Limited, are installing 400 water treatment systems, biogas generators, and high efficiency cook stoves for secondary schools in Rwanda. Manna will fund the venture with carbon credits generated by saving fuel wood. The water treatment plants use gravity filtration systems with solar-powered ultraviolet disinfection to bacterially decontaminate water for safe drinking, cooking, and personal hygiene.

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Clean water by Manna Energy's UV filtration system

At peak roll-out of 400 units, Manna Energy will employ approximately 400 Rwandan staff, and supplying approximately 338,500 Rwandans (three percent of the total population) with clean water and energy.

The Manna Energy model is unique in the humanitarian development field in that economic sustainability and expansion are generated only by the continued use of the installed projects. Thus a direct incentive ensures the projects success, the units themselve serve to fund further development. This new model eliminates any disconnect between funding and public health goals.

By participating in the UN Millennium Development Goals Carbon Facility, the Manna Energy program is given the opportunity to earn carbon credits through the implementation of "green" technology. The sale of these carbon credits is the source of earned revenue for the program, which help fund the replication of this model to other communities and countries.

In addition, the program provides a chance for the students of Rwanda to focus on their studies, permitting them to thrive without frequent illness attributable to the presently available, frequently contaminated water. By providing a reliable source of clean water, improved sanitation and renewable energy, the Manna Energy program allows for a suppression of the demand for carbon emission while providing significant public health benefits to the communities.

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