Gender and Technology Training Guidelines
area. Another viscous liquid that remains in the distillation tank which can be easily
drained out
of it, is an efficient and cheap substitute for cement. Now most women in Luwero
have reduced the dependence on cement and lime by replacing them with amuna a
bi-product of enguli, for brick making, plastering, joining bricks during construction
and floor making.
Another use of enguli is that it can be used as a preservative. Cassava can also be
used for medicinal purposes. It also acts as good glue when heated. The starch
residue after making the glue is sold by the women to textile industries or village
tailoring places.
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