Stop the killer in the kitchen

Jan 21, 2017 | Indoor Smoke

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practical-action Household smoke kills more people every year than TB, AIDS and malaria

Over four million people die each year after inhaling smoke from kitchen stoves and fires.

Most victims are women and young children.

But these are deaths that could be prevented – using simple solutions.

pollution2More than three billion people worldwide burn wood, dung and coal for cooking, boiling water and heating.

Burning these fuels on basic stoves or three-stone fires release lethal fumes. But women need to feed their families and keep warm – and they can’t get cleaner fuels like electricity or gas. It is their only choice

What can we do to stop the killer in the kitchen?

Practical Action has developed simple smoke hoods, which reduce indoor smoke levels by up to 80%.

Fuel-efficient stoves can also help. Affordable and easy to use, they burn smaller amounts of wood more fully – meaning significantly less smoke.

And in some areas, cheap liquid petroleum gas (LPG) or biogas produced from animal dung can provide families with clean, energy-efficient ways to cook without the risks of smoke.

Simple ideas to save lives

Read more about the practical technologies that can reduce smoke from cooking in the kitchen.
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  • Smoke hoods
  • Improved cook stoves
  • LPG stoves
  • Biogas
  • Fireless cooker

Where are we working?

Right now our projects on the ground are fighting smoke – the killer in the kitchen.

In Nepal we are helping families get sustainable smoke hoods and cookstoves that will reduce smoke and save lives.

In Sudan our low-smoke stoves project is using gas to make cooking cleaner. And in Peru we are funding the development of portable cook stoves.

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