Health and Sustainability Benefits using the Cookstove
The use of open fires and solid fuels for cooking is one of the world’s most pressing health and environmental problems, directly impacting close to half the world’s population and causing nearly 4 million premature deaths each year. Clean Cooking is a key driver of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) success.
Here are 8 of the Goals that our Cookstoves address:
The use of this type of cookstove contributes to significant savings of time and money (on average K1500 year per family) that can be utilized for other needs like education, healthcare, and income-generating activities.
More time for growing food. Time savings can be used for other income-generating activities or for growing foods (like maize, potatoes, beans, etc).
The Cookstove contributes to the reduction of indoor air pollution (smoke, particulate matter, and carbon monoxide), resulting in a decrease in respiratory diseases, headaches, and itchy eyes.
The Cookstove cooks faster than traditional stoves and uses less fuel, enabling children, particularly girls, to dedicate more time to education/school, instead of cooking.
Women are mostly responsible for cooking and procuring fuel. Using a more efficient cookstove allows them to spend their time on more productive tasks as well as education.
Forest One’s local manufacturing facility in Livingstone Zambia, creates employment. In addition, its operations have created jobs for sales, marketing, distribution, and monitoring staff.
Our Rocket Stoves allow for efficient, clean and smokeless cooking, contributing to improved kitchen and living conditions in cities and communities.
One stove saves about 0.56 kg charcoal/day, translating into 204 kg charcoal savings per year. Charcoal production is a major driver of deforestation. Hence, these stoves help to preserve forests and biodiversity.