Using cookstoves to improve quality of life and fight climate change
Close to 2.5 million families still use traditional stoves or open fires for cooking in Guatemala. Both methods are known for needing huge quantities of biomass, with an average of 24 kilograms of wood needed per household each day. In addition to causing negative health implications from the production of harmful pollutants, the use of these stoves puts pressure on Guatemala’s unique forests, with the need to continually source timber to meet energy demands.
distributed, improving health conditions by reducing indoor smoke in homes
in stove distribution and for organising trainings, boosting local economies
reduced on average each year
is used, resulting in money savings and reduced deforestation
The project involves the distribution and installation of efficient cookstoves to households across Guatemala, a country in which close to half of the population live in poverty. Stoves distributed by the initiative reduce the amount of firewood required by households by up to 58%, compared to when using open fire.
Replacing conventional cooking methods with more efficient stoves in Guatemala cuts the amount of fuel needed to cook, transforms the health & wellbeing of communities and eases pressure on nearby forests. In addition through the reduction of deforestation the stoves reduce emissions that contribute towards global warming, tackling climate change from multiple angles.
