Cookstove - Hestian Innovation
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Project Story
Solution
The New Hestian Project’s improved cookstoves and fuel efficiency projects in Southern Africa directly reduce indoor cooking smoke – one of the leading causes of acute respiratory infections and the top killer of young children worldwide.
Our interventions are funded via a Greenhouse Gas Reduction system. The better local entrepreneurs perform, the more they are rewarded. We think it’s a clever and innovative system.
The stoves replace traditional 3 Stone Fires that are highly demanding in terms of biomass and releases considerable quantities of smoke.
The stoves replace traditional 3 Stone Fires that are highly demanding in terms of biomass and releases considerable quantities of smoke.
Our Impact
More than 50% of premature deaths among children under 5 are due to pneumonia caused by particulate matter (soot) inhaled from household air pollution.
The New Hestian Project’s stoves significantly reduce exposure to household air pollution.
A recent survey in Malawi showed that switching from a 3 Stone Fire to a Chitetezo Mbaula stove led to reductions of 46% in particulate matter and 44% in carbon monoxide.
Cookstoves promoted by The Hestian Project are hand made using local materials, fostering local ingenuity and self-reliance.
The New Hestian Project’s stoves significantly reduce exposure to household air pollution.
A recent survey in Malawi showed that switching from a 3 Stone Fire to a Chitetezo Mbaula stove led to reductions of 46% in particulate matter and 44% in carbon monoxide.
Cookstoves promoted by The Hestian Project are hand made using local materials, fostering local ingenuity and self-reliance.
