Safe, Energy Efficient Cookstoves in Guatemala

According to the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, 64% of Guatemala's population uses solid fuels, such as wood, for cooking. Dangerous, inefficient solid fuel cookstoves inside homes are the primary cause of Household Air Pollution (HAP) - which claims the lives of approximately 5,000 Guatemalans every year and negatively impacts the health and well-being of millions more.

In the communities where we work, we know firsthand the heavy toll this is taking on families lives and we know how to fix it, but we need your help! 

We're identifying the highest need families who are invested and committed to taking care of a new stove. We would like at least 20 new families to be breathing cleaner air by the end of 2016 - so they won't carry the heavy burden of respiratory illness and its complications, so they will save time and money, and so they will save precious trees.

These families will contribute to the cost of labor for our local mason and they will provide us feedback on their stove every 3 months for the first year. We will teach them how to properly use their stove and support them as they have questions so we can ensure the longevity of their stove.

Can you help us? Every donation assists us in getting closer to reaching our goal. Every time you share with your family and friends it gives us a better chance of reaching our goal. As the year comes to an end, please consider making a real and tangible difference for a family in need.

Thank you for your continued support!

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