Presenter : Gabriel Schwarz

1. Water, Energy and Food Nexus Workshop,
Saly 24.-25. August 2016

2. Social Business
A new Model to address social challenges
NGO‘s Enterprises
Purpose Driven Profit Driven
Social Business
Purpose Driven, Solving a Social Problem with
Entreprenurial Energy

3. Bonergie in Senegal
• Bonergie provides access to
light, energy and water to
clients in rural areas using
Solar Energy in combination
with microfinance
• 6 years experience
• 4 regional offices with +20
employees
• + 1000 customers

4. Bonergies Product offer
Light Solutions
Solar Home Systems Solar Refrigerators/Freezers
Solar Fruit Dryers
Solar Water Pumps Bio Digester

5. What are the synergies and trade-offs between water,
food and energy?
The Situation in Senegal
• Senegal has a population of 14,8
Million people, 75 % live in rural
areas
• Food security is a big problem.
The country depends heavily on
importation (some products > 70
%)
• Climate Change – Rainy season
not reliable anymore
• Almost no access to energy and
modern irrigation systems
• The Farmers are too vulnerable –
no Resilience – Result: Poverty

6. How can Renewable Energy be part of the Value
Chain? „Everythings starts with Water“
Production
Conservation
Transformation
Distribution
Sales
Solar Pomps
for Irrigation
Solar Cold Chamber
Solar Fridge/Freezer
Solar Fruit Dryers
Solar Mills, etc.
Investing Revenues in
Electrification of houses

7. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal
• Senegal wants to become a
major producer of Papayas
• 200 independent Small
Farmers selected in
Casamance, 60 have
received financing
• NGO Apran coordinator of
the project
• Over 50 Solar Water Pomps
have been installed

8. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/2 – One Women Group
receives their Solar Pompe

9. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/3 – The trees are growing

10. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/4 – Certification Process starts

11. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/5 – First harvest after 8 months

12. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/6– Testing the Solar Dryer

13. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/8 – Next steps
• Roll Out Phase 2 for next 140 Farmers
• Installing 16 Transformation Centers for
• Natural Latex (Partner from Belgium)
• Solar Fruit Dryers to sell dried Papayas
• Production of Papaya Puree and Papaya Juice
With our Association Yamalé, Bonergie is supporting the Sales
Process by finding Customers for Fresh Fruit, Dried Fruit, Papaya
Seeds etc.
Supporting our partners to participate at International Fruit Trade
Fairs
We bring in Experts for the Certification Process Global Gap, HACCP,
ISO, Bio etc.

14. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/9 – Impact 1 Farmer
Investment pour 1 Small Holder Farmer/ 1 Hectar
7.500.000 CFA = 11.415 Euro = 12.932 US$
1 Hectar produces 375 Tonne Papaya
Annual revenues
3.500.000 CFA = 5.327 Euro = 6.035 US $
Reimbursement Credit 3 ans
10.500.000 – 7.500.000 = 3.000.000 Profit
4.566 Euro/5.172 US $

15. „Best Practise“ Example Papaya Production in
Casamance/Senegal/9 – Impact
• Revenue Generation for
Small Holder Farmers
• Resilience – Solar Water
Pomps make independent
from rainy season
• Stopping Exodus of the
young Generation
• Revenues can be invested in
electrification of
households
• Standard of living raises

16. Thank you
Bonergie Dakar Bonergie Louga Bonergie Ziguinchor Bonergie Tambacounda
Tel.: +221 33 825 37 95
Email: senegal@bonergie.com, Web: http://www.bonergie.com