Clean Cookstoves – Nepal
The tiny Himalayan nation of Nepal is famed for the world’s highest peak and abundant wildlife. It is also known for its grinding poverty where many families eke out a living. Sixty percent of people in Nepal rely on wood to cook their meals. They spend hours foraging for wood in nearby forests, risking attack from predators like wild tigers. At home, the wood fires produce more smoke than heat, causing serious respiratory illnesses.
In a rural village on the edge of a forest in Nepal is one of these families that live at risk. Buddhi Ram Mahato, his wife Chanar, son Dambar, and daughter Chanda have no electricity in their house, making chores extremely difficult and dangerous.
Because of these risks, Power The World is woking to provide families with safer and more environmentally friendly cooking solutions.
So far, 285 BioGas Cook Stoves have been installed in Nepal, giving over 1,000 people access to renewable energy. Although we have already exceeded our original fundraising goal of $100,000 there are still many families in Nepal who can benefit from clean cook stoves.
WWF BIO(GAS) Cook Stoves
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