Locally produced efficient stoves reduce wood consumption in Kenya and help to preserve the unique vegetation and biodiversity of Kakamega rainforest. The stoves have a cleaner burning process and thus decrease indoor air pollution and associated acute respiratory infections in women and children. Moreover, savings in burning unsustainably harvested fuel wood cut down CO₂ emissions. The project plans to distribute 62,000 efficient cook stoves to rural households in communities adjacent to Kakamega Forest in Western Kenya and thus save up to 240,000 tonnes of CO₂-equivalents in the next seven years.
