Physical Health Nepal Project #29514

Minimize indoor smoke pollution for women health

by Multi-Dimensional Resource Center, Nepal (MRC Nepal)

Summary

Because of extreme poverty Nepalese rural poor are unable to purchase LP gas to cook their meal. They mostly use fuelwood collecting from forest and rural women have major responsibility to cook the food in kitchen. This project provides Portable cook-stove to 700 women who work in kitchen of rural areas.The project will improve the combustion efficiency of fuel wood to reduce smoke and harmful emissions that affect health.Now they request for income generation oppurtunities such as vegetable.

$56,000
total goal

$49,185
remaining

146
donors

0
monthly donors

26
fundraisers

7
years

Challenge

Many rural women still rely on conventional fuel wood fire stoves for cooking their daily meals which further deteriorates their life standard. Smoke is result of incomplete combustion of biomass fuels, which leads to emissions affecting to human health. Hundreds of dangerous chemicals are produced as a result of this incomplete combustion in households. The substances have great impact on immune system which makes people suffer from chronic respiratory disease.They request income opportunity.

Solution

This project solves problem of indoor smoke pollution by counseling and providing Portable cook-stove to 700 women. The project will promote the use of improved cooking stoves to raise the living standard of the rural women and to protect environment. Project will be supported on raising awareness among community towards adopting the environment friendly technology for cooking.Now project support longrun income generation opportunity of fresh vegetable production and capable of earning income.

Long-Term Impact

The long-term impact of this project will be improved health of the women and children. They will benefit acquiring better health. Indoor smoke pollution contributes to adverse impacts on human health and ecosystem. This initiative will be minimized negative impact of indoor smoke pollution and improve the better health.Now the community are engagaed on fresh vegetable production for generating longrun income. MRC Nepal provides skill enhancement training, technical knowledge and inputs support.