This project has the objective to reduce the time needed to grind the daily supply of grain and millet and to use this time for other activities.

Traditionally the grinding of millet and grain for daily meal is done by women and girls. They spent many hours grinding grain and millet in a mortar until they have turned to flour. This is very strainious and extremely time consuming job. Therefore a mill would be a lasting measure that would drastically reduce the preparation time of the meals and there would be more time left for child care and other activities.

Pictures of the first mill NEEED consturcted in SAYE, you will find here.

The mill is run by a generator and is at disposal to everyone in the village and to the people of villages close by. For administrative purposes a committee of nine people was chosen. A low fee is charged to secure that there is enough money for replacement pieces as well as for the costs of running the mill.

The construction of the mill was paid by sponors from Pettenbach (Austria). The once in a life - time investment was 3,000 €. 

At the moment no mills are planned.