Minimize indoor smoke pollution for women health

Organization information

Multi-Dimensional Resource Center, Nepal (MRC Nepal)

Location: Hetauda, Makwanpur, Nepal

Summary

Because of extreme poverty Nepalese rural poor are unable to purchase LP gas or gasoline to cook their meal. They mostly use fuelwood collecting from forest and rural women have the major responsibility to cook the food in kitchen. This project provides Portable cook-stove to 700 women who work in kitchen of rural area of Makwanpur and chitwan district of Nepal. The project will improve the combustion efficiency of fuel wood to reduce smoke and harmful emissions that affect health.

Project locations

Nepal