Saving woodfuel and protecting the forests in Burkina Faso with efficient cookstoves
In Boulkiemdé province, Burkina Faso, almost 88% of households cook with firewood on traditional three-stone fires, which use wood inefficiently. This means more woodfuel, time and money spent for domestic cooking and smoke exposure for those who cook. Growing demand for wood fuel also adds to deforestation and forest degradation.
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The project introduces the F3PA, an efficient cookstove built from local materials around each household's three stones, that represent the marriage within the household. Women leaders teach other women to build them. By cutting firewood use, it is estimated to reduce >67,000 tCO2e in 2024*, and aims to save households time and fuel costs. *This information is verified by Carbon Check (India) Private Ltd. for 01/01/2024-31/12/2024. The carbon figure is an estimated annual average over the crediting period, not a guaranteed outcome.
