The project started in its first phase in 2010 and run until 2017 with support of ACF, UNDP/GEF SGP and the Local District Administration. Due to the long-term and sustainable success it provides, a second phase followed from 2018 in cooperation with the Airbus Corporate Foundation (until…). At present, 50 biogas units have been installed, 100 cowsheds and 100 cows were provided to the communities and trainings were conducted to maintain and handle the biogas units. The cows provide not only the dung needed for each Biogas unit, but also milk and calves which can be sold on local markets and an oversupply of dung can serve as fertilizer for the fields. Nearly 250 households are partnering in the program in 27 villages and in them nearly 65 women Self-help groups (SHGs) have been promoted with nearly 700 plus women members. All these efforts enhanced the incomes and living standards of tribal and marginalized communities whilst directly reducing the destroying impact these communities did have on the environment. Due to having biogas, no wood needs to be taken out of the forest and no smoke in the kitchen affects the health of the people in the villages anymore. Moreover, the biogas project has the biggest impact upon tribal women as the tasks of collecting firewood, cooking and cleaning are traditionally conducted by tribal women.