MARIAN STOVE

The Marian Stove team consists not just of stove builders, but training and monitoring experts focused on verifying the outcomes attributed to this important intervention... In 2005, Ed Keane, a retired engineer, developed a friendship with Father Pontiano, a parish priest and missionary in Sumbawanga, Tanzania. In one conversation, the topic of stoves came up. Fr. Pontiano communicated that the people of his community using wood as a primary fuel source to cook and they are experiencing shortages and problems with deforestation. These villagers also are encountering medical problems from smoke due to indoor cooking. Ed offered to help design a stove based on successful stove projects he had read about in Guatemala... Our team aspires to make a lasting impact on clean air in the Rukwa region of Tanzania. Through education and clean cooking technologies, the team strives to help reverse the negative impacts of indoor and outdoor air pollution on health, gender inequality, and the..

Also known as: Marian Stove USA

Primary location: Suffield United States