elephant dung paper project

On average an elephant will eat 200-250 kg of food a day….. from that we get 50 kg of dung. An elephant's dung is just fibre. Elephants are poor digesters of their food and over 50% of what they eat comes straight out the other end. The elephants are kindly doing the first stage of any paper making process – collecting the fibres. Elephant dung does not smell that bad. It is 100% bacteria free.

How does this idea came to make Papper out of the dung ?

Sher Bahadur Pariyar has a Hotel in Chitwan National Park, Sauraha (Hotel Parkside). He has 2 Elephants which are used by tourists to go to the jungle to watch wild animals. Because of the large amount of dung created by the elephants there are huge piles of it around the village. Sher Bahadur Pariyar always wanted to find a use for it but didn’t know how. In 2006 he travelled to Bangkok in Thailand where he saw a factory which makes paper out of Dung. He was inspired by this and when he came back to Nepal he told his friends about it. With the help of Birendra Chaudari , Basu Dhungana, Basu Bidari, Promod Khakurel, and Rnajana Pajiyar he decided to make paper in Chitwan. With the guidance of Promod Khakurel and Solidarit France Nepal, the local team developed a business plan and also provided financial support.

Our 1st job was to form an organization, so we registered ”Green Society Nepal” (Save the Environment for future“) in the District Head office Bharatpur, Chitwan. The main aim of this organization is to work to educate people and protect Environment.

Our market strategy

• We will build the factory near the Bus park so that all tourists travelling on tourist buses can see it and visit it.
• Whatever products we produce will be displayed in the main market in Sauraha, which is the centre of tourism in the area.
• Contact all the paper dealers in Katmandu, Pokhara who can promote it.
• We will contact international buyers, organizations, who will promote natural products from the developing countries.
• We will ask support from all the local organizations who works in environment.
• We will sell through E-net.

Management Mechanism

1. Birendra  Chaudhary : Manager
   His responsibility is to look after construction, make suitable conditions for workers, check all the production expenses.
2. Mr  Basu  Dhungana
   will work as local coordinator and quality controller as well as local distributor.
3. Mr Sher Bahadur Pariyar
   will work as a maketing policies maker, sales and promotion in National and International markets.
4. Mr Basu Bidari and Shri lal Pariyar
   will help Birendra Chaudhari with the construction, production and distribution in local markets and help with the making of reports.
5. Promod Khakurel
   work as marketing polices maker, sales and promotion in National and International Market.
6. Ms Ranjana Pajiyar
   will make report regarding production, sales, marketing and give information to all our members.

Reporting Mechanism

Mr. Birendra Chaudahri  and Mr. Basu dhungana will collect all the information regarding production, Its Quality, problem and send it  to Ranjana Pajiyar.

Mr. Basu Bidari and Shri lal Pariyar will help Birendra Chaudhari for the construction, production and distribution in local market. And help making report.

Mr. Ranjana Pajiyar will correct it and give her idea  and report to Mr Sher Bahadur Pariyar and Mr Promod Khakurel.
 
Mr. Sher Bahadur Pariyar and Mr. Promod Khakurel will discuss regarding problem and find the solution and inform all the members and international partners.

Expenditure

Manpower:
Salaries for 2 workers =6000 Rs per month.
 
Construction:
We are making Showroom and production hall = 94000 Rs.

So please help us to issue 100000 Rs. as soon as possible.

What are  the process to make papers ?

1. Collecting the elephant dung.
2. Wash dung and boil for 5 hours.
3. To bleach.
4. Spin dung to cut fibres for up to 3 hours and add colour.
5. Weigh out into equal weight balls.
6. Sift evenly into frames.
7. Dry in the sun.
8. Sanding to a smooth surface.
9. Assembly of products.

Objective of this project:

1. To create work places.
2. To re-use the waste produced by Elephants.
3. It helps to generate income to the very marginal locals.
4. To give information regarding waste management.
5. Protect flora and fauna

Future plan:

Elephant dung products should be one of the local products from Chitwan and it should be exported all over the world.

Our Target:

2008 its our 1st year, this is our trial period, we don’t have a big plan to sell paper products in large amounts. But in 2009 we will be targeting around 10,000 to 15,000 Euro sales in National and International markets.

Who is responsible for production, sales, and marketing?

We are 11 members (8 Male + 3 Females) in this Green Society Nepal , we will distribute the function according to places, time and qualification

Who will befit from this project?

Green Society Nepal is non-profit organization, but an organization which works towards making a better society. Its income will be invested for better Education, Health, and Environment. Its benefit goes to the people on marginal incomes who live in society. We plan to make Hospitals and Schools for the poor people. But the main aim is to invest in protecting the Environment by recycling the wastage.