Sharpeville, located south of Johannesburg in the vaal, was chosen because of its historical place in the socio politics of SA.
Poor schools were identified to benefit from the project.
The Sharpeville schools project comprises the upgrading of all the lighting to high efficiency LED, installation of solar water heaters, cool sufface to reduce the indoor ambient temperature without electricity, installation of biogas digesters and the promotion of. The use of bio-fertiliser to support sustainable food gardens.
The biogas is used to offset the use of liquefied petroleum Gas(LPG) for cooking in the schools soup kitchens. The biogas production process also produced bio-fertilezer that is used in the school’s food gardens to sustain food security.
A quick and clean alternative to wood burning in open flames has been provided, to the school.
Also the Sharpeville Biogas project has provided special progmme that empowers communities to be self-sufficient.