Clean Cookstoves Initiative

The Rwanda Clean Cookstoves Initiative focuses on distributing 50,000 fuel-efficient cookstoves to

rural households across Rwanda, where traditional cooking over open fires is common practice.

Traditional cooking methods contribute to deforestation, as families collect firewood from local forests.

The improved cookstoves reduce wood consumption by 60-70%, significantly decreasing pressure on forest

resources. Additionally, they reduce indoor air pollution, which causes respiratory diseases that

disproportionately affect women and children.

The project creates manufacturing and distribution jobs within local communities, and includes education

programs on sustainable cooking practices. Each cookstove is estimated to reduce approximately 2 tonnes

of CO₂ emissions annually through reduced wood consumption.