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This cook stove project is run by RIPPLE Africa (a UK charity) and benefits approximately 200,000 people in Malawi. RIPPLE has so far replaced about 40,000 traditional three-stone cooking fires with fuel efficient cook stoves. This project is reducing greenhouse gases emissions as well as preventing deforestation and respi…

This cook stove project is run by RIPPLE Africa a UK charity working in Malawi since 2003. It involves the dissemination of the Changu Changu Moto high efficiency biomass cook stoves to approximately 22,000 households in Nkhata Bay District, Malawi. It benefits approximately 200,000 people by improving livelihood, preventi…

A recent study in Malawi showed that switching from a three-stone fire to a Chitetezo Mbaula stove reduces the amount of particles emitted by 46% and carbon monoxide by 44%. A well-tuned stove can reduce firewood consumption by up to 80%, knowing that Malawi suffered 57% deforestation between 1972 and 1992. The Chite…