Fuel Efficient Stoves
In an effort to address both the environmental and humanitarian problems associated with open fire cooking, Lifeline has been promoting an insulated clay stove, which is made entirely from locally available organic materials.
As a cost of as little as $1 or $2 each, this stove – a version of the so-called “rocket stove” – can reduce the amount of wood needed for cooking by up to 60% and can reduce smoke emissions by even greater amounts.
Since mid-2006, Lifeline has provided about 50,000 of these rocket stoves to women who have been displaced by violence in Somalia, Darfur, Burundi and Northern Uganda, thereby profoundly improving their lives and slowing and slowing the pace of deforestation.
In addition, Lifeline has been producing an institutional version of this stove for use in schools, hospitals and other public establishments.
In Uganda, Lifeline has been helping to foster a vibrant commercial market for the production and sale of fuel efficient stoves. Click below to find out more about this effort.