Groups of women in Zambia started providing energy services like battery charging, irrigation, milling and welding, to the community by using a replacing diesel with jatropha oil that they produce themselves.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/bio-initiatives-women-zambia
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/margo-schouten
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/repsovision
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/alternative-fuels
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/renewable-energy
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuel
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ngo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sustainable-development