Emission Reduction & Avoidance
Emission Reduction & Avoidance
Installation of high efficiency cookstoves in Malawi
Malawi
Malawi
84,168
Cookstoves distributed
437,912
tCO₂e reduced
80,000
Supported households
280
People employed
20
Scholarships
Low
Low
Low
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
High
High
High
Very High
Very High
Very High
Carbon Impact
Carbon Impact
Carbon Impact
Measures the project's effectiveness in removing or avoiding CO₂
Measures the project's effectiveness in removing or avoiding CO₂
Co-benefits
Co-benefits
Co-benefits
Assesses the positive impact on biodiversity, local communities, and ecosystem resilience.
Assesses the positive impact on biodiversity, local communities, and ecosystem resilience.
Data Transparency & Governance
Data Transparency & Governance
Data Transparency & Governance
Evaluates project accountability, monitoring accuracy, and the reliability of reported outcomes.
Evaluates project accountability, monitoring accuracy, and the reliability of reported outcomes.
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Overview
Update 2023
Why this project?
More than 2 billion people cook their meals on three-stone fires, which typically burn solid biomass fuels such as wood and charcoal. They're inefficient, dangerous, and pose health risks to both the people who use them and the planet.
This project, developed by Hestian Innovation, involves the installation of high-efficiency cookstoves in Malawi. Its primary objective is to distribute over 80,000 improved cookstoves to households in the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of the country. These advanced cookstoves incorporate cutting-edge technology, resulting in significantly higher efficiency and reduced wood consumption compared to traditional stoves. The cookstoves are manufactured in Malawi using locally available clay.
Carbon impact
The introduction of the cookstove will result in fuel savings through the reduction of firewood, which will promote the conservation of existing forest resources and the protection of natural ecosystems. More than 3 tons of forest biomass are expected to be protected through the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation as a result of project implementation.
The project will also increase biomass supply and promote sustainable production of renewable wood resources through the distribution of over 250,000 bamboo seedlings to the local community. The bamboo seedlings also serve as an incentive for households to maintain and use the improved cookstoves. The project activities will reduce over 437,912 tCO₂e emissions during its 7-year crediting period.
Providing jobs to local Malawians
Household adoption of improved cookstoves resulted in improved indoor air quality due to reduced indoor smoke pollution and time savings in collecting firewood, which is often done by women and children. 280 local Malawians were provided with full-time employment opportunities through the project. The project provided both full-time and seasonal employment opportunities, with a focus on employing local women and improving their livelihoods. In addition, 2,800 drip irrigation kits were distributed to local households that adopted the improved cookstoves, enabling vegetable production during the dry season, increasing climate resilience, and promoting food security.
The project provided 20 educational scholarships for female students, increasing access to higher education in the local community. The project also introduced community awareness and education campaigns on climate change, sustainable development, health, and nutrition and established a local health clinic, improving the maternal health, well-being, and nutritional status of over 4,000 local community members. Finally, the project implemented the Village and Savings Loans (VSL) program, which involves a self-governing group of villagers with access and capacity to manage basic financial services within the community. The project promoter contributes $0.05 for each improved cookstove used to a common pool of funds available to stove beneficiaries in the form of loans.
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This project is verified by Gold Standard. The Gold Standard was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGO’s. It is a voluntary carbon offset program focused on progressing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensuring that project’s benefit their neighboring communities. The certification mark is awarded and managed by the Gold Standard Foundation, a non-profit foundation.
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
The project employs local Malawians, either on a full-time or seasonal basis, and provides salaries above the international poverty line.
The project partnered with USAID to distribute 2,000 drip irrigation systems to households that adopted the improved cookstoves. The systems will enable vegetation production during the dry season, increasing the availability of nutritionally rich food within the community.
The design of the improved cookstoves incorporates a stable base and a closed combustion chamber, reducing indoor air pollution and improving air circulation. The project also implemented a local health clinic, improving the maternal health, well-being, and nutritional status of over 4,000 local community members.
The project contributed 20 education scholarships for female students, increasing access to higher education in the local community. Awareness and education campaigns on climate change, sustainable development, and health and nutrition well-being have also been introduced by the project for the local community.
Replacing inefficient cooking technologies with the improved cookstoves will reduce drudgery, often for women and children, through time saved from collecting fuelwood and from cooking.
More than 80k Malawian households experienced an increase in access to clean cooking technology, promoting energy security.
The project offered full-time employment opportunities for an average of 280 local Malawians, with a focus on hiring local women. The Stove Champion Program was also established to recognise successful local staff to take on additional responsibilities of ensuring communication and engagement between stakeholders and to promote the use of the TLC Rocket Stove.
The project implemented the Village and Savings Loans (VSL) program, which comprises a self-managed group of villagers with access and ability to manage basic financial services within the community. The project proponent will contribute $0.05 for every improved cookstove that is used to a common pool of funds available to stove beneficiaries in the form of loans.
The project activities reduced over 437,912 tCO2e emissions through the distribution of over 80,000 improved cookstoves to date. Emission reductions are expected to occur over the project's lifetime of 7 years.
Over 3 tonnes of forest biomass are expected to be protected through the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation from the project implementation. The project will also increase biomass supply and promote the sustainable production of renewable wood sources through the distribution of over 250,000 bamboo seedlings within the local community. The bamboo seedlings also serve the purpose of incentivising households to maintain and use the improved cookstoves.
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Overview
Update 2023
Why this project?
More than 2 billion people cook their meals on three-stone fires, which typically burn solid biomass fuels such as wood and charcoal. They're inefficient, dangerous, and pose health risks to both the people who use them and the planet.
This project, developed by Hestian Innovation, involves the installation of high-efficiency cookstoves in Malawi. Its primary objective is to distribute over 80,000 improved cookstoves to households in the Northern, Central, and Southern Districts of the country. These advanced cookstoves incorporate cutting-edge technology, resulting in significantly higher efficiency and reduced wood consumption compared to traditional stoves. The cookstoves are manufactured in Malawi using locally available clay.
Carbon impact
The introduction of the cookstove will result in fuel savings through the reduction of firewood, which will promote the conservation of existing forest resources and the protection of natural ecosystems. More than 3 tons of forest biomass are expected to be protected through the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation as a result of project implementation.
The project will also increase biomass supply and promote sustainable production of renewable wood resources through the distribution of over 250,000 bamboo seedlings to the local community. The bamboo seedlings also serve as an incentive for households to maintain and use the improved cookstoves. The project activities will reduce over 437,912 tCO₂e emissions during its 7-year crediting period.
Providing jobs to local Malawians
Household adoption of improved cookstoves resulted in improved indoor air quality due to reduced indoor smoke pollution and time savings in collecting firewood, which is often done by women and children. 280 local Malawians were provided with full-time employment opportunities through the project. The project provided both full-time and seasonal employment opportunities, with a focus on employing local women and improving their livelihoods. In addition, 2,800 drip irrigation kits were distributed to local households that adopted the improved cookstoves, enabling vegetable production during the dry season, increasing climate resilience, and promoting food security.
The project provided 20 educational scholarships for female students, increasing access to higher education in the local community. The project also introduced community awareness and education campaigns on climate change, sustainable development, health, and nutrition and established a local health clinic, improving the maternal health, well-being, and nutritional status of over 4,000 local community members. Finally, the project implemented the Village and Savings Loans (VSL) program, which involves a self-governing group of villagers with access and capacity to manage basic financial services within the community. The project promoter contributes $0.05 for each improved cookstove used to a common pool of funds available to stove beneficiaries in the form of loans.
Project Gallery
Location
Project Partner
This project is verified by Gold Standard. The Gold Standard was established in 2003 by WWF and other international NGO’s. It is a voluntary carbon offset program focused on progressing the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and ensuring that project’s benefit their neighboring communities. The certification mark is awarded and managed by the Gold Standard Foundation, a non-profit foundation.
United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals
The project employs local Malawians, either on a full-time or seasonal basis, and provides salaries above the international poverty line.
The project partnered with USAID to distribute 2,000 drip irrigation systems to households that adopted the improved cookstoves. The systems will enable vegetation production during the dry season, increasing the availability of nutritionally rich food within the community.
The design of the improved cookstoves incorporates a stable base and a closed combustion chamber, reducing indoor air pollution and improving air circulation. The project also implemented a local health clinic, improving the maternal health, well-being, and nutritional status of over 4,000 local community members.
The project contributed 20 education scholarships for female students, increasing access to higher education in the local community. Awareness and education campaigns on climate change, sustainable development, and health and nutrition well-being have also been introduced by the project for the local community.
Replacing inefficient cooking technologies with the improved cookstoves will reduce drudgery, often for women and children, through time saved from collecting fuelwood and from cooking.
More than 80k Malawian households experienced an increase in access to clean cooking technology, promoting energy security.
The project offered full-time employment opportunities for an average of 280 local Malawians, with a focus on hiring local women. The Stove Champion Program was also established to recognise successful local staff to take on additional responsibilities of ensuring communication and engagement between stakeholders and to promote the use of the TLC Rocket Stove.
The project implemented the Village and Savings Loans (VSL) program, which comprises a self-managed group of villagers with access and ability to manage basic financial services within the community. The project proponent will contribute $0.05 for every improved cookstove that is used to a common pool of funds available to stove beneficiaries in the form of loans.
The project activities reduced over 437,912 tCO2e emissions through the distribution of over 80,000 improved cookstoves to date. Emission reductions are expected to occur over the project's lifetime of 7 years.
Over 3 tonnes of forest biomass are expected to be protected through the reduction of deforestation and forest degradation from the project implementation. The project will also increase biomass supply and promote the sustainable production of renewable wood sources through the distribution of over 250,000 bamboo seedlings within the local community. The bamboo seedlings also serve the purpose of incentivising households to maintain and use the improved cookstoves.
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