Construction of a Kitchen and Installation of Fuel-Efficient Stoves at Ayalagaya Secondary School

Smoke-induced diseases are a major cause of mortality in rural Tanzania.

Karimu built a kitchen with three large fuel-efficient stoves to counter one of the world’s most lethal environmental health risks. According to the World Health Organization, smoke-induced diseases are responsible for the deaths of 4.3 million people per year—more deaths than are caused by malaria or tuberculosis. These respiratory diseases are a major cause of mortality in rural Tanzania.

Benefits:

• Cooks are no longer in danger of contracting lung disease from cooking over open fires in an enclosed space

• Students are no longer in danger of contracting lung disease from exposure to open fires

• Students now have breakfast every morning

• Improving nutrition and school performance

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