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Fuel Efficient Stoves for Darfur

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Summary

The project will manufacture and distribute low-cost fuel-efficient metal stoves in Darfur. Our stove design is field tested, fuel-efficient in breezy conditions, and can be manufactured in-country. read updates from the field

This project is no longer accepting donations.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Women and the families of internally displaced persons in Darfur risk rape and mutilation as they make long trips to collect fuel. Women buying fuelwood face hunger and malnutrition from skipped meals because: they have insufficient funds to purchase wood or they have sold part of their food rations to get money for wood. A more fuel-efficient stove reduces the number of wood-collecting ventures made by IDP women and increases the number of cooked meals possible from purchased wood.

Activities

Designed through a collaboration between the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Engineers Without Borders, and CHF International, the new model is being produced in Darfur and being distributed to displaced families in the camps.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The stoves need 75% less fuel than current stoves. They pay for themselves in about two months. They reduce exposure to rape, hunger, physical hardship, and humiliation. Also, they help in the recovery of the nearby vegetation and local environment.

Project Message

The stoves, which are 75% more fuel-efficient than traditional models, are making a major impact, particularly for women from the camps who would otherwise spend several hours a day collecting wood.
- Naila Mohamed, Senior Program Officer for Sudan

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Erin Mote
Manager of Resource Development
CHF International
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3440
United States
(301) 587-4700
Email:

Project Sponsor

CHF International

Organization

CHF International
8601 Georgia Ave, Suite 800
Silver Spring, MD 20910
United States
301-587-4700
http://www.chfinternational.org

Learn more about CHF International and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Sudan and can also be found under Environment.

For more information about Sudan, read the Human Development Report on Sudan or the Wikipedia entry for Sudan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 14, 2006

Latest Update from the Field

Recent Events in Sudan

By Damian Winters - CHF HQ, May 04, 2009 01:14 PM

Update: April 22, 2009

Due to recent political events in Sudan, CHF International is one of 13 international aid organizations in Darfur that has been asked by the Sudanese government to leave the Darfur region.

CHF International regrets the decision of the Sudanese government and remains committed to working with the Sudanese government in order to continue to provide humanitarian assistance and development to the people of Darfur. CHF hopes that the situation will be resolved in such a way as we are able to continue our life-saving work as soon as possible. However, as it is unknown when we will be able to return to the region, if we are unable to re-enter, all current donations received for this project may need to be reprogrammed to other CHF aid and development activities around the world.

Please note that CHF is an independent, neutral organization whose focus is entirely on helping the most vulnerable people in North and South Sudan. CHF has no affiliation with the International Criminal Court in any way and has at no point provided the ICC with any information. Its mission in Sudan is entirely humanitarian in nature, focused on working directly with the most vulnerable people in the camps to help them to restart their lives and livelihoods.

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