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Ganesha Cookstove Project

Crested Butte, Colorado, United States • 5 Employees
Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering

The Ganesha Cookstove Project set out to learn what low-income women in Nepal want in a cookstove. We found that they want great performance, ease of use, and inexpensive operation - the same things that most people want from their primary cooking device. Nepali villagers want their stove to burn anything, burn hot and then cool down to a simmer. And they want it to use wood (or dung, or crop waste) that is freely available. Most critically, the stove must be worth the price they pay for it. Highly Portable: It is a huge advantage to have a stove that packs flat for storage and pre-positioning. The packaged size of the Ganesha stove is 1/3 that of other improved stoves, and it weighs just 8 pounds (3.6 kg). That makes it easy to transport Ganesha stoves to anywhere they are needed.Efficiency & Power: In Nepali villages, the cooks are most focused on getting a meal cooked, quickly. Fast starting and hot burning are very important. Ability to control the firepower is also necessary for tasks like simmering rice. The cooks appreciate efficiency, especially if it saves them work. They want a stove to save them effort in a) fuel collecting, storage and processing; in b) cooking time; and in c) stove maintenance. Designed for Standard Fuels and Cooking Pots: Nepalis cook many things, often in many different places. They collect, store and split wood (and other biomass like corn cobs) in traditional ways that fit their use. Similarly, they have a range of cooking pots in many sizes that fit their needs. The Ganesha stove lets them use their existing pots and normal fuel to cook their usual foods.Testing: Certified by RETS Nepal at 32.3% efficiency.The Ganesha Cookstove Project is seeking both donations and impact investment. We are certified to accept tax-exempt donations by CAF America (cafamerica.org), and we are also a for-profit social enterprise with a triple bottom line. Please contact us for details.