Pots In this photo, you see traditional Senegalese stoves for sale at a market place in Dakkar. We have learned that the word “stove” brings different images to mind in different places.

Kids holding the stove When is a stove not just a stove? One of the advantages of not just selling stoves but setting up local businesses is that we become intimately involved with the local communities that become our partners.

Pellets When WorldStove first started, our stoves functioned well with branches and charcoal. We felt, that because we were more efficient than traditional stoves, that this was sufficient to help reduce deforestation.

Dona Paula Perhaps my fondest and warmest memory of doing fieldwork for WorldStove came from a trip to Mexico in the late fall of 2011. We were working in a remote mountain village near a small town called Metzontla los Reyes.

Stove Decorations We are often asked how we measure our success. I would have to say, for WorldStove, success is when our local partners start to see how their work is bringing positive change to their own communities and when they take ownership of that we can call it success.

Mrs Kali Bah This is Mrs Kali Bah she is a Peul (AKA Fulani, a nomadic group in Northern Senegal), she is an amazing woman who walks five hours a day for fuel wood and 2 hours a day for water, the gift of a glass of water she offered me was clearly a regal gift.

LuciaStove Biochar Spectrographs Feed stocks, as seen in the these spectrographs, are the single most important variable for determining biochar quality. Feed stocks determine structure and base nutrient level (pre inoculation).