Yesterday we visited a government school located n Kawempe, supported by WWF and Plan International, who had the best intentions when placing a sign post that reads “Use an efficient cooking stove” right in front of the school kitchen.

The irony is we found destroyed stoves, that a long time ago, could have well represented what that sign post still proudly reads on the school grounds.

It is a pity that for several reasons - either financial constraints, lack of knowledge, shortage of technical availability - schools end up consuming a lot of firewood when preparing their daily meals, because improved cook stoves are not maintained.

This is why we are always proud to tell our readers how carbon financing is allowing all our schools included under our Project Activity to have their institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) repaired for free, once a year, for ten years! That allows the schools to continue achieving their 50% firewood savings in the same way as when the IICS were first installed, providing the cooks and children with reduced indoor air pollution, while having a positive impact on the country’s deforestation rate.