14 Years 5 Countries 81,375 Stoves 602,175 Lives
With the distribution of more than 81,000 stoves, StoveTeam International has not only improved the lives of more than half a million people, we have also saved nearly one million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere!
“StoveTeam International helped me start a factory in El Salvador. Our factory has now produced over 20,000 stoves that improve the lives of more than 150,000 people.”
Guatemala
Justa stove pilot project
StoveTeam’s Justa stove pilot project in Guatemala is making a multi-pot, fixed-griddle stove available to families in rural communities. By empowering local people to become stove technicians in their own areas, we’re ensuring the longevity of the project, and its scalability across Latin America!
StoveTeam’s first team of four local stove technicians are currently installing stoves in the town of Retalhuleu, Guatemala.
spotlight: The Pérez Family
This vibrant and kind family talked with us about how their Justa cookstove has changed each of their lives individually.
“Our household is safer with this stove. Now I don’t worry about these rambunctious kids falling into the open fire.” -Leonel Pérez
Fabrica Ecocomal
StoveTeam helped start the Ecocomal stove factory near Antigua, Guatemala in 2010. Ecocomal has now produced over 30,000 stoves.
EcoComal works to bring appropriate technology throughout the country in order to promote responsible resource consumption and human health.
Did you know?
Guatemala uses retired school buses from the United States as city buses!
Each bus is given a new paint job that signifies its route, allowing those who can’t read to find their bus.
Nicaragua
The Avanza stove factory began production in Fall of 2016. Originally started in Estelí, Nicaragua by Friends of Families United in partnership with StoveTeam, the factory was purchased in 2019 by Elida Olivas, one of the factory’s longtime staff people.
Despite difficult economic times in Nicaragua in recent years, the factory Avanza continues providing local employment. Plus, Elida has designed some of the most beautiful Ecocina stoves we’ve ever seen!
Photo by Gabriella Trejoss
Did you know?
Lake Nicaragua is home to freshwater dolphins and 11-foot long bull sharks! Originally a bay, the lake was separated from the ocean by volcanic eruptions. It is now the only freshwater lake in the world that is home to so many oceanic animals.
The lake is nearly three times the size of Rhode Island and contains over 400 islands.
El Salvador
StoveTeam assisted local partner Gustavo Peña to open the Inversiones Falcón stove factory in El Salvador in 2008. Prior to this, Gustavo assisted StoveTeam to develop the Ecocina cookstove. Today, Inversiones Falcón has produced and distributed over 27,000 cookstoves.
In 2019, Gustavo began partnering with StoveTeam to offer educational programs for socially and geographically isolated schools to educate children and their families about the dangers of smoke in the home.
StoveTeam Success Stories
Asuncíon
Asuncíon’s husband bought a cookstove after he saw his wife beginning to suffer from the same health problems his mother had experienced.
EDGAR
Edgar suffers from Guillain-Barre disease and has had a tracheotomy performed. With the help of Rotary, his family received a safe cookstove.
VICTOR
Gaining the opportunity to work at StoveTeam’s partner factory in El Salvador transformed Victor's life and his children's future.
