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After the first payment I received from DelAgua, I managed to buy a pig. With the second payment, I bought a goat, and after that, I managed to buy a cow. And when I am at work, like working for DelAgua, I can afford to employ another person to look after my animals.
There are immediate tangible economic benefits for DelAgua stove recipients.
Over the life of the stove, families across DelAgua’s programme countries experience meaningful reductions in cooking fuel costs.
In Rwanda, data from The National Survey* suggests households spend on average 18,575RWF on firewood. Over the estimated 10-year lifespan of the stove, this amounts to total cumulative savings of approximately $1,079.30 USD per .
* The National Survey on Cooking Fuel Energy and Technologies in Households, Commercial and Public Institutions in Rwanda (MININFRA, 2021)
Stove recipients who purchase their wood and have an immediate increase in their disposable income choose to use this in many ways.
These include buying stock to run their own small from home community store, investing in livestock and improved crop cultivation, funding their children’s education and buying a wider variety of foods which in turn improves household nutrition.
DelAgua has provided jobs for over 10,000 people.
Over 10,000 locally recruited community workers, Community Health Workers in Rwanda, Village Development Committee members in The Gambia and Youth Volunteers in Sierra Leone, deliver hands-on training, personally visiting every household. This also boosts the local economy and builds skills, improving future earning power and contributing to long term economic growth.
A 2024 study of 821 Community Health Workers in Rwanda found that 95% reported improved employability, 88% reported greater life stability, and many described increased social recognition and leadership opportunities in their communities.
I now spend less money on cooking fuel, and even my children are at peace because I no longer must ask them to buy fuel for me
The Tubeho Neza stove helps me save on firewood costs. This allows me to purchase pesticides to avoid pests and to also prevent damage of the house due to heavy rainfall
The project is funded by the sale of carbon credits. Help lift a family out of poverty, provide more life-changing stoves, offset your carbon footprint and buy carbon credits directly from DelAgua.
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