Implementing Clean Stoves in India project aims to reduce indoor air pollution and improve health outcomes by distributing clean stoves to households in need.
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Millions of women and children are each inhaling the equivalent of 40 cigarettes per day from the heavy smoke of their traditional cookstoves, leading to onset of diseases such as pneumonia, stroke, heart and respiratory diseases, and cancer!
These people, mostly situated in rural India, continue to use traditional cookstoves (burning wood or charcoal) since wood and charcoal are the only viable fuel options for them. LPG, electric power, or solar energy are either too expensive or inaccessible.
We'll be deploying our latest product called Prakti Air that fits into existing stove bodies. It functions by blowing air at the optimum pressure and velocity into an oxygen-deprived part of the fire, resulting in a dramatic decrease in emissions and an increase in fuel efficiency. There are many benefits including:
Prakti Air allows families to keep their traditional cookstoves, which have been passed down through generations. Now, they can preserve their beautiful culture, their cuisine, and methods of cooking. User adoption is significantly higher, as a result.
To-date, Prakti technology has already:
Our immediate need is to raise at least $30,000 so that we can expand the pilot in Q4/Q1.
We will use the funds raised to:
Successful implementation of this pilot will not only improve the lives of villagers in the pilot but also will enable us to collect data and learnings so that we can expand to the rest of India.
This will put us on the path to implementing ~10,000 cookstoves per month across all of India, by the end of 2023 at an affordable retail cost of below $25!
In June '22 we conducted a pilot in Khakli village, near Baru Sahib campus in Himachal Pradesh, India. We implemeted 8 Prakti Air stoves and not only saw significant reduction in air quality and wood consumption, but also received rave reviews from the villagers. See this video for some of the testimonials
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In addition to donating money, we also appreciate help connecting us with the right people:
Drop us a line at info@prakti.in.
Both Prakti and Baru Sahib have a lot of experience in implementing such projects. We are confident that we have the right team in place (engineers, designers, social scientists) who not only understand the technology, but also have trust with locals.
Guidance on the specific impact that will be enabled by the donation amount you choose.
Updates from Implementing Clean Stoves in India’s efforts, posted on a regular basis.
