Mto Wa Mbu

Purchase of Jatropha oil from Engaruka, production of soap and sale via the dispensaries

These photos where made by R. K. Henning in Oct. 2003


Soap production with Jatropha oil from Engaruka 
by the women group of Mto Wa Mbu
Sale of the soap by the staff of the dispensary in town 
(90 gramms for 500 TZS)

Economy of Jatropha use in Tanzania

The case of Mto wa Mbu 
(near Ngorongoro crater)
Soap making in Mto Wa Mbu: (figures from KAKUTE, 2003)  
  16 hours work for 252 bars of soap      
  1 bar sold for 500 TZS        
  Purchase of 20 litres of oil à 2.000 TZS = 40.000    
  Purchase of 3 kg of Caustic Soda à 2.000 TZS = 6.000 TZS  
  Plastic for wrapping soap = 3.000 TZS      
  10 hours for miscelenous work (organising purchase of oil, wrapping the soap, etc)
             
  Input: 20 l oil   40.000 TZS 38,10 USD  
    Plastic   3.000 TZS 2,86 USD  
    Caustic Soda 15.000 TZS 14,29 USD  
    Total input for 26 hours work 58.000 TZS 55,24 USD  
  Output: 252 bars à 500 TZS 126.000 TZS 120,00 USD  
  Total of revenues   68.000 TZS 64,76 USD  
             
  Value added for 1 hour of work 2.615 TZS 2,49 USD per hour

 

 

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