How to Cook with Little Fuel (Wood, Charcoal)
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Contents
Short Description
- Problem: Lack of wood or inefficient charcoal stove
- Idea: Bricks and a sprocket build a stove
- Difficulty:
- Price Range: Less than US$1
- Material Needeed: Six bricks, one sprocket (alternatively: metal bars)
- Geographic Area:
- Competencies:
- How Many people?
- How Long does it take?
Introduction
How to build the stove
- Wire six half bricks together. You can also use five half bricks for the bottom leaving a hole for a door.
- Put the sprocket on top of these brick.
- Finally another layer of six half bricks are wired together and put on top of the sprocket.
Used in
Uganda
References and further reading
- Ken Goyer Aprovecho Research Center AidAfrica 285 Maple Street Eugene, Oregon, 97402 Telephone 541-689-7170 Email kgoyer@comcast.net Email aiduganda@comcast.net
