Smokeless Chulha: A Small Stove That Protects Women’s Health and the Forest

The Hidden Cost of Cooking on an Open Fire

For millions of rural women, preparing a meal means hours beside a smoky traditional chulha. The smoke causes coughing, eye irritation and long-term breathing problems, and the wood it burns adds pressure on nearby forests.

What Is a Smokeless Chulha?

A smokeless chulha is an improved cookstove designed to burn fuel more completely and direct smoke away from the cook. It uses less wood and produces far less indoor smoke than an open fire.

Key Benefits

• Better health: less smoke means fewer respiratory and eye problems for women and children.

• Less fuel: families collect and spend less on firewood.

• Time saved: faster cooking and less wood-gathering give women hours back.

• Forest protection: lower wood use means fewer trees cut.

• Cleaner kitchens: less soot on walls, utensils and food.

Our Work: 130+ Smokeless Chulhas Distributed

Through our Earth Care wing we have distributed more than 130 smokeless chulhas to families. Each stove links our two missions: it improves a woman’s daily life while helping the environment.

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A single contribution can give a family a cleaner, healthier kitchen. Donate to Earth Care.