[Stoves] cook stoves for Cameroon

[Christina Espinosa]

Hi Huck,

Ron has asked some great questions for you as you get started. I recommend
that you focus on spending some time talking to your target group. Is your
approach market based? Subsidized? or Free? (If it does have subsidized and
free approaches you want to think about longevity of your work and if it is
actually scalable, will it reach the desired number of people?). If your
approach is market-based you should be talking to your consumer first. What
can they afford? What do they aspire to use? Fuel preferences? What kind of
distribution infrastructure exists? Should you want to conduct a market
study send me an email and I can share what we used in other areas.

Good luck! The listserv is a good place to start.

Best,
Christina

On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Ronal W. Larson <rongretlarson at comcast.net>
wrote:

> Huck cc list
>
> Perhaps we can best start by your giving the specific Cameroon town name,
> a little more on the environment (forests, pastures, population, etc), the
> types of education and skills available, income levels, whether there are
> any other NGOs in the area, any connection to a University that might help,
> etc.   How difficult to obtain wood?  Electricity in the town or how far
> away?  Cost of wood and charcoal? Any measure of present wood consumption
> for families of different sizes (per day)?  Types of food that are favored?
>   Quality of the soil?  Types of crops?
>
> Are you thinking of local manufacture or hoping to find a low cost
> alternative to sell?  What handicraft skills might there be now that fit
> stoves ?  (ceramics?, bending metal? etc)
>
> Do you or could you have your staff there to oversee?
>
> Most of us on this list are working on either Rocket stoves or TLUD
> stoves.  Any preference now?
>
> Have you wandered around the archives for this site, GACC, Ethos, any
> companies (Stovetec,  Envirofit, etc)?
>
> Many more questions needed probably before we can give valid guidance..
>
> Ron
>
> On Sep 6, 2014, at 12:36 PM, Huck Rorick <huckrorick at groundwork.org>
> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I’ve been discussing improved wood stoves with Paul Anderson and he
> suggested I join this discussion and introduce our group.  Our institute
> (Groundwork Institute) is working on an ultra-low-cost housing program in
> Cameroon.  One focus of our work where we expect to have a major impact is
> in public health around clean water, sanitation and improved cook stoves.
>
> Where we are working wood is by far the predominant fuel for cooking.  The
> average family cooks on a 3 stone fire in a tin shack kitchen with dirt
> floor and no ventilation.  The kitchen is black and filled with smoke.  As
> I am sure everyone in this discussion group is aware this smoke has a
> serious health impact leading we are told to more deaths than malaria.
>
> We want to find stoves that will help us improve indoor air quality,
> outdoor air quality, increase fuel efficiency and improve environmental
> impacts.  We need help in finding the right stoves for our project.  It
> also looks like we won’t be able to find something “off the shelf” that
> perfectly fits our conditions so it seems we will have to do some design
> and modify the stove type that is closest to what we need.
>
> Paul suggested I introduce our group before asking a lot of questions, so
> I will stop here.  I look forward to participating in your discussions.
> Any initial comments or questions from you are welcome.
>
> Best regards,
> Huck Rorick
> Executive Director
> Groundwork Institute
> 2640 Silvercrest Street
> Pinole, CA 94564
> Phone: 510-222-4111
> email: huckrorick at groundwork.org
> Website: *www.groundwork.org <http://www.groundwork.org/>*
>
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Christina Espinosa
University of the Pacific '10
School of International Studies
c_espinosa1 at u.pacific.edu
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