How the church will sustain the cause

We identified this need through discussions with local health clinic staff and household visits. Clinic records showed that respiratory illnesses were the number one reason women and children sought medical attention in our village. When we visited homes, we saw firsthand how thick the smoke was during cooking times, revealing a quiet health crisis that demanded action. Mothers consistently told us that gathering wood was becoming harder and more dangerous due to local deforestation, taking time away from caring for their children or earning income. Open-fire cooking was a multi-layered crisis affecting health, the environment, and time poverty all at once. We chose this cause because an eco-friendly cookstove is a simple, highly effective intervention that addresses these overlapping challenges at the root. By training local volunteers to build and install the stoves, we are creating knowledge and skills that remain in the community long after installation is complete. Families will use significantly less firewood, easing pressure on local forests and reducing the hours women spend collecting fuel. This directly and sustainably improves the quality of daily life inside the home for years to come