Region
Kisumu
This is an administrative district of Nyanza Province, Kenya. It is one of the poorest areas in Kenya characterized by high incidences of maternal and infant mortality, with most of its people suffering from unemployment, poor health and poverty.
The lifestyles of the locals within this c...
Project Type
Improved Cook Stoves (Wood)
Our energy efficient stoves are made entirely in East Africa and utilise the ‘Rocket stove’ technology which offers a good balance between cost, life expectancy and efficiency. These stoves reduce firewood consumption by half and save in the region of 3.00 tonnes of greenhou...
Kisumu Improved Cook Stoves
Project Details
The project builds energy efficient stoves for families (at no cost to the family) in the region of Kisumu in Kenya, significantly reducing their wood fuel as therefore carbon emissions.
Region
Project Type
The project is located in and around Kisumu, which is Kenya’s third largest city in Kenya and the principal city of western Kenya.
Energy Efficient Stoves are built for families in villages throughout the area. The stoves require 50% less firewood to cook with, and therefore reduce carbon emissions by 50% compared to traditional “open fires”. As a result each energy efficient stove saves over 3 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year.
This project has clear social, health and economic benefits to the local families as it creates cheaper, easier and more hygienic method of cooking.
co2balance work closely with “Kisumu Initiative for Positive Empowerment”, a local NGO, to assist in the development of the project. KIPE is a youth-focussed organization supporting young people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
