Dar es Salaam, March 9 -- DAR ES SALAAM: IN a bold move to celebrate International Womens Day in the country, women employees of the State Mining Corporation (STAMICO) took the opportunity to push the envelope on sustainable cooking energy, promoting Rafiki Briquettes as the eco-friendly alternative to firewood and charcoal. Who knew that celebrating womens rights could also mean saving the planet, one briquette at a time?

The bright spark behind this initiative was STAMICOs Senior Human Resources Officer Ms. Leah Jericho, who unveiled the campaign during the March 8 celebrations at Dar es Salaams Leaders Club Grounds, saying: “Our goal here today is simple but powerful. We are empowering women and girls not only to protect the env...