In 2021, the Hearth Industry adopted StoveTeam International as a Charity of Choice and since that time, the Hearth Industry has supported the placement of over 2,000 fuel-efficient cookstoves in homes in Central America. In 2024, you can help us place 1,000 stoves in Central America by participating in our 1,000 Stove Challenge.
$100 covers the cost of parts and labor for one Justa cookstove. One cookstove impacts the lives of one household in Central America, saving a family from smoke inhalation, slows deforestation, and prevents 15 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. We use an innovative model of empowering local people to build the stoves in their own communities, and we have impacted over half a million people at this point. We are demonstrating the power of stoves as a force for positive change!
StoveTeam International is a non-profit 501-c-3 organization registered in the U.S.A. and in Guatemala.
Our mission is to facilitate the placement of low-smoke, fuel-efficient, and safe cookstoves in collaboration with local communities to support families and protect the environment.
With the distribution of more than 81,000 clean-burning cookstoves, 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!
Hearth Industry partners donate $100 per stove - funds to purchase everything that makes the stove work - the combustion chamber, griddle, and skilled labor.
StoveTeam and communities, (including participation from the stove recipient) match this contribution, providing the additional masonry materials and monitoring to ensure the stove is adopted and remains in use for at least five years.
StoveTeam can install and monitor one fuel-efficient cookstove for five years for under $200.
One cookstove saves an average family of five to eight people from the dangers of smoke inhalation, which kills four million people each year, mostly women and children.
Each stove is built by local people in Central America using local materials, creating local jobs in areas that need them most.
Each stove saves a minimum of 10 tonnes of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, representing one of the most powerful solutions to climate change.
To make a contribution, mail checks payable to StoveTeam International, PO Box 14707, Portland, OR 97293, USA, and please mark on the check that the contribution is for the 1,000 Stove Challenge, or call our office at +1 (541) 554-4638.
HPBA MEMBERS ACROSS NORTH AMERICA ARE COMBINING EFFORTS FOR THE ANNUAL 1000
STOVE CHALLENGE!
JOIN THE GROWING LIST OF 1,000 STOVE CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS!
Firekeepers $10,000 +
Associated Energy Systems (AES), WA, USA
The Foundry, ON, CA
ICC Chimney, QC, CA
Northwest Stoves Ltd., CA, USA
Bellows $2000 +
Nordic Energy, ON, CA
Empire Comfort, IL, USA
Firestarters $100 +
The Fire Folks LLC, WI, USA
Hearthstone House of Fire, ON, CA
Woodstove Junction, DE, USA
Pacific Energy Company, CA, USA
Heritage Fireplace Shop, WA, USA
Blazers $5000 +
My Hoosier Hearth, IN, USA
RH Peterson Company, CA, USA
Pacific Energy Fireplace Ltd, BC, CA
Kindlers $500 +
Jason’s Top Hat and Tales Inc., ON, CA
Heritage Fireplace Shop Inc., ON, CA
Forrest Technical Coatings, OR, USA
Duravent Group, MI, USA
Buck Stove Energy Center OK, USA
Supporters
HPBA, HPBAC, & FireTime
1,000 Stove Challenge Champion Retailer
We would like to thank My Hoosier Hearth for their generous support! My Hoosier Hearth is StoveTeam’s Champion Retailer for 2024 because of their exceptional participation and contribution to the 2023 1,000 Stove Challenge
We appreciate all our sponsors! Join at the level that works for your business. All 2023 sponsors will be recognized on the 1,000 Stove Challenge Website and in promotional materials at the 2024 HPBA Expo. All sponsors will also be invited to register StoveTeam’s, Guatemala excursion including a 4-day StoveTeam immersion, participation in a Maestros Comaleros Stovebuilder Training Academy, and a field visit to stove projects in Antigua, Guatemala. This trip will run from June 4th to 8th 2024, with an extended trip package to Lake Atitlán available for review soon.
Two thank-you social media posts
Recognition as a Firekeeper on all challenge-related website pages and materials
One thank-you social media post
Recognition as a Blazer on all challenge-related website pages and materials
Recognition as a Bellow on all challenge-related website pages and materials
Recognition as a Kindler on all challenge-related website pages and materials
Each year, we recognize the outstanding contributions of our retailer partners. This title will be given to the retailer that contributes the most to the 1,000 Stove Challenge that year. The champion retailer of 2024 will be named in January 2025
Recognition as the Champion Retailer of The Year on all challenge-related website pages and materials
One thank-you social media post from the field
Logo placement at StoveTeam’s HPBA Booth as Champion Retailer of The Year
StoveTeam's model for assisting local entrepreneurs in Central America to start their own stove projects has been awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Partnership for Clean Indoor Air Award for Developing Local Markets. To date, projects producing StoveTeam’s cookstoves have produced more than 80,000 stoves, improving the lives of more than half a million people.
Indoor smoke is eliminated, while overall smoke is reduced by 86%.
Kids are no longer in danger of burns, respiratory illness, eye and skin problems.
Wood use is reduced by 50%, saving time for families, and especially children.
Projects create jobs in the areas where they’re needed most, employing locals to help with stove distribution, bookkeeping and sales.
Built from all local materials such as concrete, pumice and tile. Projects stimulate economic growth by purchasing all stove materials from local sources.
Stove owners often boost their standard of living by starting local businesses using their cookstove.
Each stove saves up to 15 tons of CO2, helping to ensure sustainable communities for generations to come.
Wood use is reduced by 50%, saving forests from over-harvesting.
Saves an average family of five to eight people from the dangers of smoke inhalation, which kills four million people each year, mostly women and children.
Is built by local people in Central America using local materials, creating local jobs in areas that need them most.
Saves up to 15 tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere, representing one of the most powerful solutions to climate change.
Doña Maria Ilia López Pérez stands with her Justa cookstove, one of over 600,000 people in Central America who are currently benefiting from cookstoves made by StoveTeam International.
“On this increasingly connected planet, I believe the time has come for the hearth industry to take a small part on the world stage.”
“We decided to get involved because we want to be a company that gives back, not just to our local community, but to share that with as many people as we can. We’re small, but StoveTeam helps us to have a big impact.”
