Improve 1500 Lives with Clean Cooking in Darfur

Since our last report, our local partner Sustainable Action Group (SAG) has assembled 3000 additional stoves, and approximately 1170 have been distributed in Darfur through community-based organizations (CBOs). In addition to the 11 CBOs already working on the project, 5 new CBOs joined the program, thus increasing our distribution numbers. We have also seen a notable increase in the repayment rate of the stoves that are sold to users (as opposed to donated). In addition, new local partners in West and South Darfur, Nidaa and Malam Darfur Peace and Development, have expressed interest in scaling up their activities, as they have seen success with stove distribution in their respective regions.

We are excited to announce that we are conducting our first mobile-phone based impact survey in Darfur. The survey, which is administered to users via their mobile phones, is collecting information from 300 stoves users across North Darfur to investigate their economic spending and savings before and after receiving the Berkeley-Darfur Stove (BDS). Thus far, we have collected information from 100 women and will continue until we reach 300 total users who have responded. From preliminary analysis we have observed a decrease in fuel spending by BDS users, and with deeper analysis we anticipate gaining a better understanding of our users’ habits, preferences, and BDS added vale as perceived by our clients. This information is crucial in evaluating the success of our work in Darfur and will help us adapt our stove and distribution models to better suit our clients’ needs.

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