per family on average each month on wood collection, freeing up time that can be spent pursuing economic and other opportunities
in households with ultra-clean burning HomeStoves, decreasing the incidence of respiratory diseases
distributed to date, providing Indian households with a reliable, affordable source of electricity and means of cooking
created in project operations, boosting local economies and regional development
avoided on average annually
needed for cooking, decreasing deforestation pressures on forest ecosystems
The BioLite HomeStove project distributes improved cooking stoves to households lacking reliable electricity access in the Indian States of Odisha, Assam and Rajasthan. The HomeStoves cut toxic indoor emissions by 90% and run on local biomass sources such as crop residue or cow manure. This halves the amount of fuel needed for cooking, saving time for women and girls who are otherwise tasked with collecting woodfuel from nearby forests. While cooking, the ultra-clean burning HomeStoves also generate reliable, on-demand electricity for households.
The BioLite cookstoves greatly reduce indoor pollution, improving household health, and women have time to pursue economic and other opportunities as they spend less time collecting fuelwood. The HomeStoves also provide reliable, affordable electricity to households, and local staff in India are employed to manage project operations, such as stove importation and distribution relationships further boosting economies and ameliorating regional poverty.
