household savings on average annually, through the use of the more efficient cookstoves, freeing up more income for other essentials
and indoor air quality thanks to less indoor smoke from the efficient cookstoves
Decent work and economic growth
reduced on average each year
of tropical rainforests are protected from deforestation, and a biodiversity monitoring plan has been set up
The Bamako Cookstoves, distributing fuel-efficient charcoal cookstoves in major towns and market centres, expanding into the arid Sahel zone. The project distributes more efficient ‘Sewa’ cookstoves, they are locally made and hard-wearing and are designed to last on average 5 years of daily use. The stoves require 30-40% less fuel for cooking and greatly reduce the amount of indoor smoke pollution.
The project reduces wood and charcoal consumption, alleviating pressure on forests while offering families financial relief from rising fuel costs. Women and children benefit from faster and safer cooking, and public health is improved as people are less exposed to harmful smoke from traditional open-fire cooking. Cooking on traditional cookstoves is deeply entrenched in Mali as many people do not have the resources to upgrade to a safer option. With carbon finance, this project is breaking the trend and changing lives by making clean efficient cookstoves accessible to communities around the country.
