We filmed this short video during our first visit when installing the institutional improved cook stoves in a primary school in Kawanda. When children were asked whether we should keep the trees standing or not, they all replied we should chop them off.....
Teachers slowly introduced the benefit of keeping our trees standing, and the changes in the school kitchen helped to better understand how the firewood consumption and subsequent reduction on smoke directly benefited everyone at school.
This is a great opportunity for children to share their new experiences back home, as parents usually cook with traditional stoves too. The transfer of knowledge is a great tool that will also have a positive impact in the cooking practices at the household level.