Fuel-efficient cookstoves that reduce deforestation
Cookstoves
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 clean, safe cooking solutions that use less than half the firewood of traditional open fires.
These stoves significantly reduce carbon emissions, improve health by cutting indoor air pollution, and help preserve forests—protecting local biodiversity and vital natural resources.
With less time spent collecting firewood, women and children gain up to an hour each day to focus on education, livelihoods, and community life.
In 2023, we built a dedicated cookstove workshop in rural Togo and launched the locally made ‘Adokpa Wazam’ stove - meaning “the fire that cares”- designed specifically for remote communities who need it most. By employing over 30 local people, reducing wood use, and reinvesting profits back into the community, we’re driving locally led development and building a more sustainable future from the ground up.
By the end of 2024, we had distributed over 20,000 cookstoves - saving women and children more than 5 million hours of collecting firewood and preventing deforestation equivalent to over 63 football fields.
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Each of our cookstoves saves nearly two tonnes of carbon annually, so for each 5 cookstoves we distribute saves the same amount of annaul carbon as an average person in the uk.
Our Cookstoves project works to 5 SDG’s
By supporting Deki, you are investing in lasting positive impact and empowering communities to become agents of change for the next generation.
We are grateful for every donation we receive and we promise that it will be used where it is needed the most.