![]() Requests by institutions for larger scale cook stoves have prompted consideration for a next phase of Research and Development. Aid Africa staff with Gulu University volunteers, visit every stove in every village to maintain the stoves in “as new” condition.Īdditionally, the Rocket Stove’s impact is expanding beyond individual home cooking. But Aid Africa’s service work doesn’t end with the workshop, it is only one part of our infrastructure of building relationships.Īnnually. Community members are given materials and training to build and install their own stoves. There is currently a queue of communities seeking new stoves. An efficient fire has very little smoke.Īid Africa staff work with local villages to bring Rocket Stove build workshops to their community. Their purpose is to act as insulation and keep the fire very hot so the fuel will burn up completely. These bricks are very lightweight and will float on water. The Rocket Stove is made from six bricks crafted in Gulu from local materials. Women have more time for other activities – That’s reduced poverty!.Reduces the risk of fire, possibly igniting a grass thatch roof that can spread.Reduces the risk of burns – especially to young children who may fall into a fire.Decreases diseases caused by smoke and poison gasses.Need about half the time collecting firewood – it’s safer for the women and children.Emit about a quarter of the particulate matter ( less smoke).Use just a third of the wood of traditional fires.All of our donors can be proud of the work we’ve done in of all our communities. for their efficiency and are actively maintained for maximum efficiency. more than 4,500 stoves have been certified by the U.N. CREEC, the testing facility in Uganda, certifies our stove is the most efficient wood burning stove tested in Uganda. ![]() Deceptively simple and based on the best scientific principles, it is designed to be very inexpensive, easy to mass produce with local materials, and intended to help the most people.Īs of November 2019, the stove has been tested as installed in homes and qualifies for carbon credits. The current design uses just a third of the fuel for cooking than an open fire, and produces about 75% less emissions. In collaboration with local communities over the past ten years, Aid Africa’s engineers have designed, tested, and re-designed the Rocket Stove. ![]() The removal of trees without sufficient reforestation contributes to habitat damage, biodiversity loss, and aridity. Additionally, cutting trees for open fire leads to deforestation, so women and children to walk farther to get firewood for cooking. The danger of burns is real and thatched roof houses frequently catch fire. ![]() Particulates in smoke and other emissions irritate the lungs causing respiratory diseases. ![]() Smoke from open fires leads to constant eye irritation, scarring and blindness. The changes in these communities over the past ten years has provided, and continues to provide local people valuable knowledge to improve their cooking efficiencies and reduce environmental impacts beyond local villages. In the rural communities in Northern Uganda, Aid Africa is changing not only the way they cook, but also the broader food preparation infrastructure. And that smoke is a leading cause of blindness. Smoke from cooking fires kills more people worldwide than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined. One half of the world cooks on open fires. We support improving sustainable cooking practices ![]()
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