Improved Cook Stoves in Nepal

Action program for strengthening improved cookstoves in Nepal

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{Supports to ICS Network Members for Collaborative Research and Study Works} 2006-01-03

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A Healthy Kitchen for a Healthy family

Baluwa VDC, Karve District

RUCODES

 

·         Organization of five-day workshop on kitchen management for community level people

·         Development of kitchen management package and introduction of solid waste management

·         Organization of one-day workshop for local governing agencies (DDC, VDC)

·         Preparation of Kitchen management manual

·         A poster was developed on Kitchen management

Stove Improvement for Agro-processing and Micro-Enterprise Development

For Lapsi – Sanga

 For Khuwa – Bhaktapur

For Allo - Sankhuwasabha

RECAST, ITDG Nepal

·         Stoves used for processing of “Lapsi”, Allo” and “Khuwa” had been improved

·         Monitoring of improved stoves were conducted to observe the acceptance of the stoves

·         Comparatively, improved stoves used for “Lapsi” processing has been accepted by the user

·         A training was conducted to further disseminate the “Lapsi” stove

·         Stove used for “Khuwa” processing needs further modification

Capacity Building: Promotion of Traditional Blacksmiths’ Work as a Stove Builder for Room and Space Heating

Rasuwa district

RECAST

·         RECAST developed a new model of metal stove

·         Features of the stove are: chimneyless, primary and secondary air circulation, better combustion, could be fabricated by local blacksmiths

·         Training was conducted for local blacksmith on fabrication of stove

Action Research Project for the Installation of Improved Cook Stove and Assessment of Health Effect from Women’s Perspective Specific to Tamang and Balami Community of Rural Kathmandu

Talku VDC

MSMT

·         MSMT conducted a survey of the program area to assess the awareness level of local people

·         Questionnaire survey of the status of women in the district

·         Awareness creation on impact of smoke on health

·         Installation of 50 ICS

·         Assessment after installation of ICS

Development of Gasifier Stove for Domestic Use

 

RECAST

·         Designed and developed a gasifier stove with close type combustion chamber with the facilities of primary air and secondary air circulation for better combustion

·         The efficiencies of the stove was tested with water boiling test in standard vessel

·         The stove was also compared in their efficiencies with the traditional smokeless cookstove developed by RECAST

Design and Testing of a Mechanical Press for the Production of Beehive Briquettes

 

CEE

·         CEE developed and designed a mechanical press for the production of beehive briquette from biomass residues

·         Compared the density of beehive briquette produced by mechanical press and manual mould

·         Compared the burning duration and the weight of beehive briquette produced by mechanical press and manual mould