Project Detail

Fuel Efficient Stove Project

Reduction in green house gases emissions leading to global warming and conservation of scarce forest reserves. The Smokeless stove generates heat in a smaller area and is well insulated by mud and brick enclave resulting in a smaller amount of fuel wood needed to generate the same amount of heat in an open fire. The lesser amount of smoke resulting from a smokeless stove compared to open fire cooking reduces the amount of harmful gas emissions including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, contributing to the Green House Effect.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Shahbaz Development Foundation

Country:

Pakistan

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

Phase 2

Grant Amount:

US$ 12,220.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 2,231.00

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 4,518.00

Project Number:

PAK/01/31

Start Date:

11/2001

End Date:

1/2003

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

On average a household spends $1800 annually on purchase of wood which will be reduced by more than 50% with the use of the fuel-efficient stove.

Notable Community Participation

The target group of the project are women users of household stoves and the project has high levels of village based community participation for training, follow up and design of an improved domestic cooking stove.

Capacity - Building Component

The women trained, as 'Chulha Mechanics' in the Smokeless Stove project will be able to earn an additional income for them by constructing stoves in the houses of the villagers. One social activist in each village will be the focal point for spreading this technology in the village. Furthermore the Women CDCs or Community Development Committees formed in each village will be entirely involved in the project. They will motivate other women to install the stove and later evaluate it and discuss how to improve it in meetings. Thus the women forming the community organization along with the female SDF field staff involved will achieve a sense of empowerment through this project.

Gender Focus

With the introduction of the smokeless stove the women cooking on it no longer inhale the poisonous smoke and neither will the smoke get into their eyes. Women complain of problems such as watering eyes, blackened walls, utensils, clothes and hands and open fire hazards to children. The smokeless stove is time saving, energy saving and is much less exhaustive for the women cooking on it.

Project Results

The data gathered from some 292 households of the target villages. These household covered a population of around 2327 people and out of which 983 are adult population. They were consuming 33658 kilograms of fuel wood and when these households switched to the fuel efficient stoves; their fuel wood consumption was reduced to 17190 kilograms. Roughly 50% fuel wood can be saved.

Calculation of Saving in Wood and Amount Spent:

1. One household on average consumed 116 kilograms of fuel wood per month with the traditional stoves.

2. The consumption of fuel wood with fuel efficient stoves is 59 kilograms.

3. In the project area 470 stoves were installed.

4. If we multiply 470 with average consumption of tradition stoves, the fuel wood consumption = 470 x 116 kilograms = 54520 kilograms

5. The fuel wood consumption with efficient stoves = 470 x 59 kilograms = 27730 kilograms

6. The net saving in fuelwood = 26790 kilograms

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