HELP LOCAL WOMEN USE CLEAN ENERGY COOKING STOVES

Summary

The program promotes the use of traditional cooking systems that prevent severe negative effects on health, especially among local women, children, and environment. This is a quarterly report of the program for April to July 2026 The program reduce health hazards among local women and children through the promotion of the use of clean energy cooking stoves among 800 households in Kibuku District, Eastern Uganda. The project secured 36 clean energy cooking stoves and distributed to 18 local women and trained 12 local hotel owners and 42 community members on the benefit of energy cook stoves in Kibuku District in the quarter.

 Achievements:

1. Mobilized and sensitized 42 community members on the benefit of energy saving cook stoves.
2. 18 households received 2 cook stoves each
3. Trained 12 local hotel owners on the benefit of energy saving cook stoves.

Challenges

1. Limited funding to facilitate mass production of cook stoves
2. Limited involvement of the local leaders in sensitizing the community on the benefit of energy saving cook stoves
3. Most of the local women lack adequate capacity to provide local materials
4. There is high expectations from the community i.e. need for free services still exists

 Recommendation:

The project reduces infections caused by use of poor cooking methods limits excessive cut down of tree for firewood and charcoal. This is therefore, a request for partners to support the program.

Links:

• http//www.kado.or.ug