This is part II of a two part series on how the interns at El Bichito help a family in the community of Puylucanca.
In case you missed it, click here for the first post.
In the past, many NGOs have played a big part in doing adobe stove projects in developing countries. Adobe stoves are common to do as a project to eliminate this problem with smoke while cooking. The problem with adobe stoves is they can take a very long time to make and have a high cost. This time I wanted to try a simpler model that I had researched known as a rocket stove. The design is very simple. It takes about 40 minutes to put together, significantly reduces the amount of smoke produced and only costs about $11 to make. The rocket stove also has a way of concentrating the heat with little fuel/kindling which allows the person to cook faster with less fuel.
I saw the smoke problem at Alida´s house (and probably this issue was affecting on her vision problem too) as a perfect opportunity to make the stove. It came off as a huge success, I hope in the future this kind of stove can be expanded in Puylucana community helping other kids of El Bichito!
I saw the smoke problem at Alida´s house (and probably this issue was affecting on her vision problem too) as a perfect opportunity to make the stove. It came off as a huge success, I hope in the future this kind of stove can be expanded in Puylucana community helping other kids of El Bichito!
Several kids helped carry the bricks to Alida's house
Mixing the mortar
Placing the bricks
Success!
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Thanks again to Eliana and the other El Bichito interns for helping in this project and providing this post!
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