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Ghana: Clean Cookstoves for KITA

30 October 2015

Current situation Research

The current situation of the Kenkey makers has several negative consequences: their health, local livelihood and the environment suffer from the impact of the current way of cooking. To understand the problem and meet the customer's needs, it is important to look at the current situation and the specific problems.

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Local Livelihood

The local livelihood is affected by the inefficiency of the cookstoves and the great amount of time that is used to collect fuel wood. A…
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Environment

The use of solid fuels and inefficient cookstoves or open fires cause damage to the environment.

Around the world nearly three billion people burn solid fuels in open fires or inefficient stoves for daily cooking and heating (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, 2015). Also in the Ejisu-Juaben District people are relying on inefficient cookstoves and fuels. That leads to a wide variety of environmental problems, including deforestation, air pollution and climate change. Wood…
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Health

The exposure to toxic smoke and burns due to inconvenient designs have a major impact on the health situation of mostly women and children.