[Stoves] News (India): Changing mindsets for cooking and stoves

[Traveller]

The miracle of electrical induction stove by Gujarati cooks (I am one).
Kirk Smith has an independent validation now.

"In 2015, during a user acceptance study with GIZ in two villages each of
UP and Bihar, Dharma Life realised that the fact a clean cook stove reduced
indoor pollution and was important for the health of women and children
were not enough. A bit of lateral thinking was needed. So, taking
inspiration from the popular MasterChef TV series, the enterprise devised
its own competition, Dharma Chef for village participants.

The contest, backed by Tata Trusts, saw fruition in Gujarat in mid-2016. It
involved women (and some men) who competed against each other in cooking
dishes. The only criteria was that participants had to use improved cook
stoves or induction stoves. The enterprise set up the cooking stations at a
public venue and the judges were key opinion leaders, generally the
sarpanch (village head) and an anganwadi or Asha worker."
Dharma Life is a GACC Partner. It took them four years to go from one
province of India to another - different in cooking practices, agroeconomic
environment, cultural norms - to find a potential solution that they now
will try back where the problem was?

They could've sought help from this List or Cecil. I don't know if GACC
helped.

Nikhil
Stirring the clean pot
<http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/clean-tech/stirring-the-clean-pot/article9457388.ece>,
*The Hindu Business Line 3 January *
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