• A woman cooking over an open fire.

    A Deadly Problem

    Four million people die each year from inhaling smoke while cooking their meals over open fires.

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    The toxic smoke causes respiratory illnesses like pneumonia, and mostly affects woman and their children strapped to their backs or playing nearby.

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    It's equivalent to smoking two packs of cigarettes per day.

  • A woman cooking over a clean cookstove.

    A Life-Saving Solution

    A charcoal efficient stove drastically reduces carbon emissions and cooks food faster.

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    On average, they save half as much fuel as cooking over an open fire, saving people money on charcoal.

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    Each stove also prevents 6 trees from being cut down and used for firewood.

Carbon-neutral shipping on all orders

Perfect Present

All charcoal gifts include:

- A color brochure, explaining the impact of a new stove.

- A festive red box, tied with ribbon and gift tag.

- Include a personalized gift message when you checkout, and we will handwrite the card for you. 

How You Help

Cooking over open fires is one of the largest - but least well-known - killers of women and children around the globe. It is also a leading cause of climate change, producing toxic black carbon.

You're creating good jobs.

When you buy a charcoal gift, you are helping Mukuru Stoves, a female-founded organization in Kenya. Using recycled metals, they are hiring women to make and sell affordable cookstoves throughout Kenya. Your help is empowering women and supporting hundreds of good jobs.