Action Guide

Why: The problem/opportunity

Three Billion people cook over open fires. This causes excessive pollution (black carbon) that significantly contributes to Global Warming. Additional adverse effects of open fire cooking include mortality (over 4 million deaths annually) and morbidity (respiratory illness, cancers, severe burns), gender (women and children) inequality, a decreased quality of life and deforestation.

What: The Solutions

It is providing cleaner cooking alternatives, especially in developing countries, and providing solutions to the issues described above. Solutions depend on the country, culture, economy and resources.

A Justa Stove typically results in a CO2 equivalent reduction of to 15 Tonnes over its lifetime for a USD 100 outlay.

Who: Beneficiaries + Stakeholders

• Nicaraguan Communities
• Rotary Club of Stratford
• Rotary Club of London Hyde Park
• Stove Team International

How: Implementation Ideas

Using the expertise of Stove Team International, we will be training and paying local villagers in Nicaragua to build the Justa Stove at a quality level. Suitable cooking utensils, along with education on their use and cooking methods will also be provided. Villagers will pay a small percentage of the cost and agree to plant trees each year for sustainability.

Where:

In Nicaragua, the Rotary Club of Stratford, in collaboration with the Rotary Club of London Hyde Park, is implementing an eco-friendly Justa Stove Project.  We are working closely with Stove Team International. This model would work well in most Latin American Countries.

How: Using the expertise of Stove Team International, we will be training and paying local villagers in Nicaragua to build the Justa Stove at a quality level. Suitable cooking utensils, along with education on their use and cooking methods will also be provided. Villagers will pay a small percentage of the cost and agree to plant trees each year for sustainability.

Costs/Budgets
$100 USD per stove: The cost will vary with resources and supplies but will be in the range of $100 USD per stove (incl supplies). Trees for planting will be grown at our local nursery as part of our Garden Project.

Tips/Other ideas

• Calculate your club or your family’s annual carbon footprint and offset it by sponsoring Justa cookstoves in Nicaragua. 15T CO2 per cookstove
• Pilot projects have already been undertaken with input and buy-in by the local villagers. We are close to receiving the final word regarding the acceptance of our Global Grant Application, which will almost triple our existing funds.

Resources
ESRAG Clean Cooking webpage