Improving the lives of impoverished families in the Himalayas by providing better cookstoves

Improving the lives of impoverished families in the Himalayas by providing better cookstoves

The Himalayan Stove Project is a philanthropic project dedicated to preserving the Himalayan environment and improving the health of the people living in the trans-Himalayan region. We provide free, clean-burning, highly fuel-efficient cook stoves to individuals and families living in the Himalayas who now cook with traditional, rudimentary stoves or over open fire pits inside their homes, consuming excessive amounts of precious fuel and polluting the indoor air to dangerously unhealthy levels. Our goal is to deliver 10,000 free stoves within five years.Replacing open cooking fires and inefficient stoves in remote villages furthers our goals to improve health and quality of life and to reduce environmental damage in this fragile and sensitive ecosystem.

Improving the lives of impoverished families in the Himalayas

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