The title is annoying, but this is how over 20,000 schools in Uganda are still cooking like. We don’t need to travel far from the capital Kampala. Actually, the pictures below were captured in a school located in the town centre.
Moving up the energy ladder means moving away from traditional 3-stone fires to energy efficient cook stoves (IICS). Schools are still consuming firewood for their cooking needs, but using it efficiently, saving at least half.
This is a great improvement, not only generating an amazing financial impact on the school finances - an average school of 800 children can save USD 900 on firewood purchases per year - but also having a positive impact on the cooks health. Because firewood consumption is reduced by half, smoke is also greatly reduced, from less combustion taking place, together with the IICS design that pushes residual smoke outside through the chimney pipes.
