A Mayan Demonstrates Her Wood-Burning Stove

Mayan families have requested training and a small, interest-free loan to buy the materials to install a woodsaving stove in their homes. Each stove drastically reduces the wood needed to heat the home and cook, protecting the forest and saving the women hours of daily labor. The stoves channel smoke through a chimney, improving health of adults and children. As the families repay the loan, more families can join the project, improve their living conditions and decrease the need for wood.

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