The resulting briquettes are left to dry in the sun. A lot of people here said it wouldn't work. As local people take over, the centre's aid workers will be able to move on to other things. The method is extremely replicable and could be profitable almost anywhere you can get waste paper. Alabaster's advice to aid workers is to forget handouts, and not get too hung up on development theory.
Some basic technology is often what is needed in the world's shanty settlements.