[Stoves] Household Burns from cookstoves.

[Cookswell Jikos]

Dear all,

I was contacted by my friend Ferny who does amazing work at local Kenyan
hospitals, she is very concerned about the number of children coming in
with serious burns from the cookstoves.

Here is part of the email in which we were discussing this:
"I have a question or rather suggestion. Can you or maybe you know of
someone, think about the following.I initiated a project 7 years ago to
entertain kids in hospitals with clowning, puppetry, storytelling music
etc. We work in 10 locations. We see a lot of children with severe burns,
like really bad almost 50% of their body, from falling in hot sufuria's.
Can someone think of some sort of safety device, a frame to put around or
anything to protect the kids from falling in. Maybe you could even get
funding for this so that people don't need to spend a lot of money buying
it. I don't know if there is a market, I am only thinking out loud to
prevent the kids from getting burned. And maybe you have nothing with this
then that is also fine. I am just concerned and thought maybe someone can
have a very good idea....juts a thought. And maybe you can get some
business out of it, or if someone wants to sponsor it. Would love to hear
your thoughts. have a great day salaams,Ferny
www.sarakasihospitalproject.org""

Please let us know if anyone has any ideas about saftey systems for stoves.

I feel that perhaps it could also be alot of social issues surrounding
this, i.e. working mom's whose eldest children cook for the rest, lack of
kitchen saftey training etc.


Many thanks in advance.

Teddy

*Cookswell Jikos*
www.cookswell.co.ke
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Mobile: +254 700 380 009
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P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya
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