Fuel-efficient cookstoves that reduce deforestation
Globally, nearly one out of every three people rely on polluting cooking methods, like open wood fires.
Black smoke from burning wood increases greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to household air pollution, which is one of the biggest causes of death in the developing world.
Wood collection in Africa also drives deforestation, increasing the risk of flash flooding, and is a dangerous and time-consuming task that disproportionately affects women and young children.
The developing world is most vulnerable to the global effects of climate change, and where we work in the rural Togo, nearly all rural families cook on open three-stone fires.
Our fuel-efficient cookstove project provides families with safe and clean cookstoves that use less than half the wood of open fires.
Our Adokpa Wazam cookstoves reduce carbon emissions and health problems, whilst increasing biodiversity by preserving natural resources.
Because less wood is needed by our cookstoves, women and children save an hour a day, allowing them more time to focus on income-generating activities and education.
In 2023, we built a cookstove workshop in rural Togo and created a clean and safe product that can be easily deployed to those communities in need.
We work closely with the local people to provide jobs, income and equip them with ways to reduce their wood consumption and resulting household pollution.
By employing, manufacturing and distributing locally, we are investing in true community development, and profits will be reinvested back into the communities to fuel future growth.
Deki’s cookstove project works to 5 SDGs
“I no longer have to walk for hours to gather wood. With my new clean cookstove, my children no longer get ill from the smoke”
Impact Story
Before, when we used the traditional 3-stone fireplace, we used more wood and the smoke from the fire bothered us a lot.
But with the Adokpo cookstove, we don't have this problem anymore. The smoke got in our eyes when we were cooking and in the evening and when we wanted to sleep our eyes were often sore. We don't even use the traditional fireplace anymore.
We used to collect wood twice a week on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but with the new fireplace we only collect wood once a week, usually on Tuesdays.
I will tell my friends to buy an Adokpo Wazam cookstove for their homes. Thanks to the project many other women have bought the Adokpo Wazam home after talking to their neighbours.
We used to go and collect wood 3 to 4 times a week, now we only go to collect wood once a week, with the time saved we take more care of our agricultural activities which increases the yield of agricultural production”
— Adjo Adovon
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