Practical Protection for Women in Darfur, Sudan
Darfur most efficient wood stove
Summary
This program provides fuel-efficient stoves to Darfurian women, lowering the risk of sexual and gender-based violence by reducing dependence on high-risk excursions for firewood.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $27,170 was raised for this project. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In the current crisis in Darfur, women of all ages are particularly vulnerable to violent sexual attacks, especially when away from their households/IDP camps. Dwindling resources and inefficient fuel consumption practices have forced women to venture in unsafe areas for firewood to meet their families’ basic needs. Providing fuel-efficient stoves is a practical and proven way to reduce this problem.
Activities
RI will train 80 women as master trainers in the manufacture of simple fuel-efficient clay stoves from locally available and affordable materials. They will go on to train 6500 women in two towns in North Darfur in the manufacture of these stoves.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $27,170
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $27,170 . The original project funding goal was $27,170.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
RI hopes to reduce firewood demand by 40%, thus reducing the number of trips women make into unsafe areas seeking fuel for cooking. The fuel-efficient stoves will also have an accrued health benefit as they produce less smoke.
Project Message
“What is needed is a different approach to this emergency. Putting skills and tools into the hands of affected women will give them a chance to survive and thrive even as the conflict continues.”
- John Maris, Senior Program Officer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
John Maris
Senior Program Officer
1575 Westwood blvd
Suite 201
Los Angeles, CA 90024
United States
(310) 478-1200
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Relief International
5455 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1280
Los Angeles,
CA
90036
United States
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Sudan
and can also be found under 
Women and Girls.
For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 15, 2005
Latest Update from the Field
Report on Darfur Program
By Silja Paasilinna - , January 13, 2006 03:27 PM
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