“Since I started receiving training on efficient stoves, I have benefited in many ways. Firstly, I enjoy the craft itself and I love being an efficient stove technician. Secondly, I have gained financial benefits because I am now building stoves even outside of this village or ward of Amani. Thirdly, I have benefited from environmental conservation because in the past, people used to struggle to find firewood and would have to travel far to get it. But now, as we promote fuel-efficient cookstoves and people accept having them installed, they use less firewood and don’t need to travel far. This means they will only go to collect firewood once a week and the forest in our Amani ward is now recovering and we are receiving rainfall again.
