In Guatemala, breathing in the toxic fumes while preparing tortillas and frijoles puts Maya women and children at risk for respiratory illnesses, blindness and burns on a daily basis. Your gift of a healthy and efficient stove not only saves families including children from adverse health conditions from breathing in smoke, it also saves them money and protects the environment with reduced wood consumption.
The use of the Chapina stove provides:
- 99% of reduction of smoke inside the house
- 69% savings on firewood compared to consumption on open fire stoves
- Decreased incidence of respiratory diseases, skin cancer and direct exposure to fire.