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The Wisdom Stove is a safe and fuel-efficient alternative to traditional cooking techniques. By converting smoke into flammable gas, the stove uses less wood and reduces the risk of exposure to respiratory illnesses.
78% of Kenya?s population lives in rural areas where wood is the dominant source of fuel. There are over 4.5 million households
that could benefit from the adoption of clean cookstoves and the market value for clean cookstoves in Kenya is approximately $150,000,000.
Wisdom Stoves manufactures and distributes energy efficient stoves for rural and peri-urban families in Kenya. The wisdom stove differs from other stoves in the market because it does not require power to operate and is able to burn any biomass material, rather than just the pellets needed for other stoves. By turning biomass waste into charcoal the stove helps customers save 50% of the money usually spent on fuel, making it affordable as well as beneficial to customers? health. Additionally, by reducing the need for firewood the stoves help to alleviate the effects of climate change.
