Green Stoves for Rwanda
SummaryCHF in partnership with Disney and Spencer Brodsky will be utilizing fuel efficient stoves to prevent deforestation, improve health, and create income for Rwanda's orphans and vulnerable children. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Women and children will benefit most as they are tasked with gathering firewood and cooking. Children are most susceptible to health issues due to prolonged exposure to indoor air pollution – which doubles their risk of developing respiratory disease – and pregnant women run the risk of complications during labor. The environmental impacts of traditional cooking methods exacerbate the issue of deforestation which is estimated to have claimed 78% of natural forest between 1990 and 2000 by WRI.
Activities
CHF International has partnered with E+Co to develop a contextually appropriate form of a fuel-efficient stove through market research of existing production capacity, identification of local partners and collaboration on a design for production.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $540
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $99,460
Total Funding Goal: $100,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (https://www.chfinternational.org)
- Webpage of Spencer Brodsky (http://www.stovesforrwanda.com/)
- CHF International Green Stoves (http://www.chfinternational.org/friendsforchange)
- Disney's Friends for Change (http://disney.go.com/disneygroups/friendsforchange/#/disneygroups/friendsforchange/)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The stoves require as much as 75% less fuel than current stoves. They reduce exposure to indoor air pollution and improve the health of the children of Rwanda. Also, they will assist in reducing the rate of deforestation and improve forest habitat.
Project Message
The CHF/Disney Green Stoves Project improves the health of both the population and the environment of Rwanda, educates families and small business owners on the benefits of fuel efficiency in cooking.
- Annaliese Herring, Global Green Initiative Program Officer
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Erin Mote
Manager of Resource Development
8601 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
3015874700
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Project Sponsor
Organization
CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring,
MD
20910
United States
301-587-4700
http://www.chfinternational.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Rwanda
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Rwanda, read the Human Development Report on Rwanda or the Wikipedia entry for Rwanda.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 16, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 10, 2009
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