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Ugandan Prime Minister Approves Aid Africa Work in Refugee Camp
The Office of the Prime Minister for Refugees in Uganda has given approval to Aid Africa to implement its programs in the Palabek refugee camp, including our Rocket Stoves, trees for food and firewood and a new improved goat program. Palabek is located in Lamwo district in the northern part of the country and hosts […]
More Stoves for Village Homemakers in Uganda
Distributing Rocket Stoves in Gulu District, Uganda. Six Brick Rocket Stoves are cheap and sustainable and greatly improve cooking efficiency vs. cooking over open fires. Aid Africa continues rebuilding sustainable communities in Sub-Saharan Africa!
Akello and Her New Stove
Akello Filder lives in the village of Wigweng near Bobi, Uganda. Aid Africa taught her how to assemble and install a Six-Brick Rocket Stove in her home. The insulating bricks are made in Aid Africa’s own kiln near Gulu and brought out to the villages. Filder had been cooking over a traditional open fire that […]
We’ve Got Bricks!
Bricks! We have 80,000 – enough for 10,000 stoves. We hire extra brick makers during the dry season (Nov. through March) to get ahead. This inventory supports our village distribution events that we do year round. Headed home These efficient stoves will: burn less fuel cook better reduce smoke-induced eye infections reduce the risk of […]
Rocket Stoves: Small Solution with a Big Impact
The Amazing Six Brick Rocket Stove I’ve returned from Uganda just three days ago. It’s seven years since I first went to assemble our first Six Brick Rocket Stoves there. Even after three years I am still learning about the stoves and their uses. But the basics – that they use just half the fuel […]