By Eranivey Temani

Lilongwe, July 16, Mana: Burn Manufacturing Company from Kenya is geared to distribute 350,000 charcoal stoves to households across the country.

Speaking during a Local Stakeholder Consultation for Gold Standard Carbon Project Activity in Lilongwe on Tuesday, Programme Manager Stanley Kahira said households from urban and peri-urban areas will benefit from the project.

"This is a huge deal for the people in the country because we intend to distribute these stoves door to door, more especially in rural areas" Kahira said.

Kahira said the modern stoves are charcoal efficient, which will in the long run, reduce deforestation, being caused by wanton cutting down of trees for charcoal burning.

He further said the project will create job opportunities for the youths as they will be employed to teach the masses on the proper use of the stoves and its care.

Girls Empowerment Network (GENET) Project Coordinator, Fatima Kenias thanked the company for the initiative, saying it will assist women to carry out their kitchen chores smoothly.

"This is a very welcome initiative because there is need for a collaborative effort towards fighting climate change effects,” she said.

Kenias asked government and other stakeholders who are also implementing similar projects to ensure that they coordinate properly and avoid implementing the same projects in the same areas.

Councillor for Njewa ward, Gift Mtolongo, asked the company to start distributing the stoves to the people as soon as possible because some projects just end on paper without meeting its goals.

“This is a good project as our women will no longer be exposed to too much carbon monoxide due to the use of firewood,” he said.

The carbon project started in July 2022 with the distribution of the first carbon stoves.  It is estimated that 250,000 carbon stoves will be distributed by the end of July 2026.

Burn Manufacturing Company designs, Manufactures, and sells a wide range of products, including efficient firewood, charcoal stoves, electric stoves, and stoves using renewable biomass, targeting households.