The Context

People still cook with dangerous and inefficient stoves (ref. Clean Cooking Alliance).

People fall ill each year due to exposure to combustion particles during cooking (Ref. OMS).

Collected wood is not harvested sustainably (ref. Clean Cooking Alliance).

Girls are under-educated in sub-Saharan Africa. Usually it is the women who collect firewood for their families. More efficient stoves lighten the tasks of the girls and allow them to dedicate more time to their studies.