StoveTeam International
StoveTeam is a nonprofit organization started by a Rotarian in Eugene, Oregon that facilitates the placement of safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves in collaboration with local communities to support families and protect the environment. StoveTeam's innovative model for assisting entrepreneurs in Latin America has won numerous awards for creating local employment while improving health and reducing air pollution. To date, local projects started by StoveTeam in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico have produced more than 78,000 stoves, improving the lives of more than half a million people and preventing nearly one million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
Forest Resener
Forest is a musician, environmentalist, and wilderness enthusiast. As the Operations Director for StoveTeam International, Forest is excited to raise awareness for the issue of open-fire cooking, while continuing to create innovative solutions that maximize the efficiency, reach, and scalability of StoveTeam’s programs.
Video link: https://video.mindstamp.io/watch/DSrtypWyPFIa
A few of the best ways to get involved!
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Help spread the word on social media, via email, or just in conversation
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Help provide a stove
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Share our interactive video presentation with any Rotary clubs or Rotarians who you think might be interested: https://video.mindstamp.io/watch/DSrtypWyPFIa
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Your Rotary club can support this mission by working together to provide a grant. Learn more below:
StoveTeam is currently focusing on our Justa stove project in Guatemala. Our goal is to install 5,000 cookstoves into homes in the next 3 years. We are working on gathering club and district support to fund our efforts and would welcome any support from your club or advice on approaching your district. We are currently partnering with several clubs to structure a matching global grant - please let me know if your club may be interested in participating!
There is more information about the Justa project on our website at stoveteam.org/justa-stove and you can download a project description PDF here.
StoveTeam International, is a nonprofit started by a Rotarian, that is working in Latin America to save families from the dangers of open-fire cooking. The cookstoves they provide not only help families avoid respiratory illnesses, which account for 4 million deaths every year, but they also save CO2 from entering the atmosphere! Their innovative approach has won StoveTeam numerous awards, and resulted in the donation of over 78,000 cookstoves to date.
Four billion people still cook over open fires worldwide, but hardly anyone knows about this. To raise awareness for this devastating issue, StoveTeam has developed an engaging and informative interactive video, specifically for Rotarians. The video provides an inside look at StoveTeam’s programs, through an interactive experience that allows you to ask questions and visit links. You can watch the video at the link below:
More information is available at stoveteam.org
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