StoveTeam International
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| Founded | 2008 |
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| Founder | Nancy Sanford Hughes |
| Type | Non-governmental organization |
| Location |
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Area served | Latin America |
Staff | 4 |
| Website | stoveteam |
StoveTeam International is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 that provides improved cook stoves to people in developing nations in Latin America.[1] According to the organization, it has been responsible for the distribution of over 76,300 stoves to date.[2]
History
[edit]Founder Nancy Sanford Hughes witnessed the health effects of open-fire cooking firsthand while volunteering with medical missions in Guatemala.[3] In response, Hughes gathered support from her local Rotary club[4] and contacted experts in the field of improved cook stoves to design the Ecocina, a stove specifically designed to be produced and used in Latin America.[1] For her work with StoveTeam, Hughes has been honored as a United States White House Champion of Change,[5] and a CNN Hero.[6]
Operations
[edit]StoveTeam assists local entrepreneurs in Latin America to start their own projects to build and distribute Ecocina and Justa[7] cook stoves. StoveTeam has started projects in Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Torgan, Allie. "How cooking can be a deadly chore". CNN.
- ^ "Our Impact". StoveTeam International.
- ^ "Nancy Hughes, Winner of 2011 Purpose Prize for Community Service". AARP.
- ^ "The Woman Who Is Trying To Prevent 4 Million Deaths Each Year". Forbes. April 22, 2014.
- ^ "Nancy Sanford Hughes". The White House.
- ^ "CNN Heroes - Nancy Hughes". CNN.
- ^ "Our Approach". StoveTeam International. November 4, 2020.
- ^ "Three Billion People Cook Over Open Fires ― With Deadly Consequences". National Geographic. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on August 17, 2017.