[Stoves] Maendeleo/Upesi stove: dimensions?

[Ingelore Kahrens]

Hi Xavier,

we use and promote upesi liners for making upesi stoves in Kenya. They 
are very popular. Here is a link that has all the information about how 
to make them, size of the mold etc.

http://answers.practicalaction.org/our-resources/item/how-to-make-an-upesi-stove

Cheers,

Ingelore Kahrens


Am 21.06.2016 um 21:32 schrieb Xavier Brandao:
> Hi everyone,
>
> Does someone knows the most common dimensions of the Maendeleo/Upesi 
> stove? Stove size, fuel opening size?
>
> I read something interesting in one of the articles of the last 
> edition of HEDON Boiling Point, number 68, that sheds further light to 
> this subject of adoption.
>
> "In 2010 the World Food Programme undertook a feasibility study in 
> Kenya to understand how displaced populations were coping with fuel 
> scarcity and the related consequences. At the time, a total of 33 568 
> improved cookstoves (ICSs) had been distributed to both refugees and 
> host communities in Kakuma by the previous UNCHR-GTZ partnership 
> programme, implemented by GTZ (now GIZ). The Maendeleo stove was 
> promoted by GTZ. Other agencies distributed stove including Jiko Poa, 
> Envirofit G3300 and Save 80.
> The study revealed that the Maendeleo metal cladded pottery liner 
> stove was widely accepted by refugees because it was not necessary to 
> constantly attend the fire, resulting in time savings for other 
> chores. The stove achieved around 30% firewood saving compared to the 
> three stone fire and was safe and portable. Other stoves did not enjoy 
> the same acceptability, primarily because of the design (could only 
> cook for few people), the time taken to heat up and the taste of the 
> food cooked."
>
> Great to see concrete examples of users preferences. We should have a 
> world map of stove adoption.
>
> I couldn't find any information online about the Maendeleo dimensions. 
> I guess they vary, like traditional ceramic stoves do. I suspect the 
> dimensions have a big role to play: people probably like them because 
> they have a wider opening for fuel entry, and large combustion 
> chamber: they provide high power -> from the user experience: cook for 
> many people and require little tending.
>
> The Maendeleo is another good place to start: how can we develop 
> stoves with the same qualities, but much cleaner and economic?
>
> Best,
>
> Xavier
>