| Project type | Stoves |
| Project partner | GIRA |
| Location | Mexico |
Efficient stoves for families and tortilla sellers
tastier tortillas in Mexico
Winner: Health and Welfare Award
Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, 2006
VIDEO: No Smoking
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Many women in the highlands of central mexico scrape a living by selling tortillas cooked over open fires in their homes. With over 95 per cent dependent on wood as the cooking fuel, they face the problems of smoky, unhealthy kitchens and the destruction of forests in the surrounding hills. |
"My daughters now like to help me with the cooking because the Patsari stove does not make smoke" |
GIRA has been distributing efficient stoves in Mexico for several years but has been greatly restricted by a lack of funds. Through the Ashden Awards, Climate Care is providing funding to enable GIRA to reach many more families and tortilla makers. The Stove Resource and Innovation Centre will also be strengthened to enable their work to continue into the future.
Social and environmental benefits
Alongside the reductions achieved in CO2, by reducing indoor pollution this programme can greatly decrease health problems associated with the old stoves. The effectiveness of GIRA's work is underlined by a rigorous programme that measures the impact the Patsari stoves are having on health, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
1 Patsari stove = 3 tonnes CO2 saved per year.
Progress and Monitoring
GIRA will be monitoring the installation, use and performance of the stoves. Detailed records will be held in a dedicated database.