Haiti is turning brown. The once verdant island nation is losing it's vegetation at an alarming rate. Nearly 98% of Haitian forest land has been leveled. The major cause of deforestation is charcoal production. Haiti has extremely limited access to modern energy services. Electricity is scarce and unreliable. As a result, over 85% of the energy used in Haiti is derived from wood and other biomass. In the largest city, Port-au Prince, 30% of family income is spent on charcoal. 

BonZeb is bringing an affordable and sustainable solution to Haiti. We have developed a low-tech method for processing native grasses, grown by local farmers into charcoal briquettes in Haiti.  BonZeb's process is almost totally human-powered and could lower the price of charcoal by up to 50%. And it will not exasperate deforestation. BonZeb is working with farmers, landowners, small business entrepreneurs and local communities to grow, manufacture, and sell cheaper, sustainable charcoal.

BonZeb has a solid plan to revolutionize the way Haitian people live by lowering the cost of fuel, creating skilled jobs, and eventually replanting Haiti's native forests.