Efficient Cookstoves in Uganda
Empowering Ugandan households with cleaner, healthier, and cost-effective cooking solutions while protecting the environment.
The Efficient Cookstoves Project in Uganda addresses critical health, environmental, and social challenges by promoting access to cleaner and more efficient cooking technologies. This initiative reduces harmful indoor air pollution, combats deforestation, and empowers local communities, particularly women and children, by alleviating the burden of fuel collection.
Project Impacts
Climate & Environment
- Efficient stoves cut greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to global climate goals.
- Decreased firewood consumption reduces deforestation and mitigates climate change.
Social & Economic
- Lower cooking fuel costs and time savings foster economic and educational opportunities.
Health
- Significant reduction in indoor air pollution, leading to fewer respiratory health issues.
Location:
Uganda
Project Type:
Cookstoves
Project Facts
Project Details
Across Uganda, many households rely on open fires for cooking, which produce large amounts of harmful smoke. This indoor air pollution poses significant health risks, causing millions of premature deaths annually—more than the combined toll of tuberculosis, malaria, and AIDS. Women and children, who are typically responsible for meal preparation and fuel collection, face the brunt of these health risks and spend countless hours gathering firewood.
This project provides access to locally manufactured, cleaner, and more efficient cookstoves, which use 50% less firewood than traditional stoves. These innovative stoves not only reduce harmful smoke emissions but also alleviate the pressure on Uganda’s forests, combating deforestation and contributing to climate change mitigation.
Project Impacts
- Improved Health: Lower exposure to indoor air pollution reduces respiratory illnesses.
- Environmental Conservation: Efficient stoves help combat deforestation by cutting firewood consumption.
- Empowering Communities: Time saved on fuel collection allows women and children to focus on education and income-generating activities.
- Reduced Emissions: Cleaner cooking methods lower greenhouse gas emissions, aiding global climate efforts.
Collaborations
Anthesis collaborates with local organisations to support the manufacturing, distribution, and sales of efficient cookstoves. By purchasing carbon credits, Anthesis helps ensure that these improved stoves are widely accessible to Ugandan households, delivering measurable health, environmental, and social benefits.
This initiative is certified under the Gold Standard, guaranteeing rigorous monitoring, reporting, and verification of its impacts. As a member of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), Anthesis ensures its projects meet the highest standards for reliability and climate compensation.
Quality Criteria
The project adheres to Gold Standard certification, ensuring effective reductions in emissions and improved social outcomes.
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