Efficient and Clean Cooking for households in Kenya

The project delivers significant climate action by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through decreased biomass consumption. By replacing traditional cookstoves with highly efficient Kuniokoas that achieve 42.4% thermal efficiency, households reduce their firewood consumption from an average of 2.57 tons per year to 1.01 tons per year. The project contributes meaningfully to Kenya's climate mitigation efforts while helping to slow deforestation and land degradation caused by excessive firewood harvesting.

This project provides substantial environmental benefits by reducing pressure on Kenya's natural ecosystems. The reduction in firewood consumption - from 2.57 to 1.01 tons per household annually - directly decreases deforestation and land degradation across the project area. This helps preserve soil fertility and the soil's water retention capacity, protecting watersheds and natural water patterns. By reducing the need for biomass harvesting, the project helps maintain intact ecosystems and biodiversity, protecting habitats for wildlife. The reduction in wood smoke and pollutant emissions also improves local environmental quality.

Besides reducing GHG emissions in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 13, ‘Climate Action’, this programme will also seek to increase other long-term sustainability benefits for local families, SMEs and institutions, as well as the local environment

BURN produces its cookstoves in a manufacturing facility located in Kenya, thus generating hundreds of jobs on the African continent. Other jobs will be created directly by BURN for sales, marketing, distribution, and monitoring staff. 

BURN ensures proper stove use through initial training, home visits, and post-purchase follow-ups, where sales agents are trained to reinforce correct and sustained usage practices.

Additionally, continuous training of field teams enhances their capacity to conduct usage monitoring, ensuring long-term knowledge retention and effective end-user engagement.