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🌍 Biochar in Africa: A Simple Solution, A Growing Movement​

Across East and Central Africa, smallholder farmers face harsh realities: poor soil, unpredictable weather, and relentless crop loss. Fires rage to clear land, filling the air with deadly smoke, while expensive fertilizers remain out of reach.
But one woman is sparking a quiet revolution—armed with nothing but knowledge, a shovel, and a commitment to share.

✨ Meet Sr. Paulette: Lighting the Way with Biochar

In Zomba, Malawi, Carmelite nun Sr. Miriam Paulette leads Warm Heart’s biochar movement. 

What she teaches isn’t faith or theory—it’s a hands-on, low-cost method of turning crop waste into biochar, a soil enhancer that:
  • Restores damaged land
  • Improves yields and water retention
  • Reduces CO₂, black carbon, and PM2.5
  • Improves animal health when used in feed or bedding
Her motto is simple:
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another.”
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Her only request of every farmer she trains?
“Teach one more.”
Sister Miriam Paulette

🔥 From Fires to Fertile Fields

Biochar is a proven, ancient solution made by burning biomass in a low-oxygen pit or drum. Even the poorest farmers can do it—with a shovel and a bit of knowledge.
Sr. Paulette teaches:
  • Drum biochar systems for those with access to barrels
  • Trench and pit biochar for those with only soil and a shovel
No chemicals. No big investments. Just results.

​🌱 Growing Farmer to Farmer

What began as a small experiment has grown into a movement:
  • Farmers across Malawi, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, DR Congo, and Tanzania are now making and using biochar.
  • They’re growing corn, millet, vegetables—and raising pigs, chickens, cows, even quail—with healthier soil and stronger animals.
  • And yes, they’re teaching their neighbors.
The results? Bigger harvests. Cleaner air. Healthier communities.

💚 Help Us Keep the Fire Going

Your support helps Warm Heart:
  • Train more farmers in practical, life-changing biochar techniques
  • Provide basic tools to those in need
  • Build resilient communities that fight climate change from the ground up
This is climate action from the bottom up. Join us.

👉 Support Biochar in Africa

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
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    • Strategic Partners
    • Legal Documents
  • Programs
    • Childrens Programs >
      • Childrens Homes
      • Education >
        • Higher Education
      • Young Smart Farmers
      • Where Are They Now?
      • Sponsor a Child
    • Access to Care >
      • Fall Prevention Program
      • Dit's Home >
        • A Helping Hand
    • Biochar and Climate Action >
      • What is Biochar? >
        • Biochar Uses
      • Biochar Life
      • What is Climate Change ? >
        • Food Security
        • 5 Climate Change Myths Debunked
        • 10 Ways to Fight Climate Change >
          • Africa
          • Asia
          • Canada
          • Europe
          • South America
    • Sustainable Work >
      • WasteX Project
      • Microenterprise - Womens Artisan Co-ops >
        • Fashion Accessories by Warm Heart
      • Styrofoam Recycling >
        • Foam Cement
    • Hang Dong Learning Center >
      • Hang Dong Past Events
  • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Application
  • Resources
    • Biochar Training Videos (English)
    • Biochar Videos (Thai)
    • Biochar Training Multi- Language >
      • Basic Biochar Training English
      • Basic Biochar French
      • Basic Biochar Spanish
      • Basic Biochar Swahili
      • Basic Biochar Urdu
  • Donate
    • 17th Anniversary
    • Donor Advised Funds
    • Support Small Farmers
    • Monthly Giving Club
    • Project Reports
    • Legacy Giving
    • Contact Us