Clean Cooking
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ENERGY
Rwanda and Bboxx Launch Major 50,000-Kit Clean Cooking Program
The Government of Rwanda has partnered with the data-driven super platform Bboxx to distribute 50,000 affordable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cooking kits to low-income households, in a major push to reduce reliance on biomass fuels. The 18-month program is being implemented in collaboration with Forward7, an initiative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and aims to accelerate Rwanda’s transition away…
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NEWS
AERC Study Calls for Urgent Policy Action to Expand Clean Energy Access for Women in Rural Kenya
A new study by the Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) has urged policymakers to fast-track access to clean cooking energy solutions, particularly for women in rural areas who remain disproportionately affected by rising fuel costs. The research, titled “Gendered Differences in Household Cooking Coping Strategies for the Russia-Ukraine War in Kenya”, found that the war disrupted global supply chains, driving…
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ENERGY
Clean Cooking Solutions: Averting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning and Respiratory Illnesses in Kenyan Homes this Cold Season
The chilling silence in a Kileleshwa home on April 10, 2025, masked a deadly secret. A 44-year-old househelp was lying on her bed lifeless. Six months earlier, a 19-year-old student died in her sleep at her one-roomed rented house in Sigalagala, Kakamega. Separate investigations revealed carbon monoxide poisoning from charcoal jikos was the cause of death in both cases. As…
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