Donate to Kukula Solar & Provide Cleaner Cooking for 300 Families in Eastern Zambia

The Challenges

Kukula Solar is currently working to distribute clean, efficient cookstoves to 300 vulnerable households in rural Zambia. However, the organization is facing significant challenges in meeting this goal. The high upfront cost of clean cookstoves remains out of reach for most of the households it serves. Reaching remote communities also presents major logistical hurdles, including transport and storage limitations. Additionally, many of these communities lack sufficient awareness about the health and environmental benefits of clean cookstoves, which makes adoption and consistent use difficult. These challenges hinder Kukula Solar’s mission to improve public health, reduce deforestation, and create economic opportunities at the household level.

Why It Matters

Traditional cooking methods often involving firewood and charcoal pose serious risks to the health of women and children due to prolonged exposure to indoor air pollution. Clean cookstoves are a practical solution that can significantly improve respiratory health, reduce carbon emissions, and ease the financial burden of fuel costs for families. Supporting this project directly contributes to reducing deforestation and greenhouse gas emissions while improving quality of life. For women and girls, access to clean cookstoves also means less time spent collecting firewood and more time for education, entrepreneurship, or care work. The initiative not only promotes healthier cooking but also supports gender equity, environmental sustainability, and long-term economic resilience.

Solution

Kukula Solar’s solution is to provide 300 families with high-quality, clean cookstoves that reduce fuel use and emissions while improving cooking efficiency. The funds raised will cover the procurement, delivery, and community education needed to support this intervention. Specifically, 60% of the funds will go toward the purchase of the clean cookstoves, 20% will cover logistics such as transportation and storage, 10% will support household training and education on proper stove use and maintenance, and the remaining 10% will be used for project monitoring and evaluation. The organization will work directly with community members to ensure long-term adoption, proper usage, and impact measurement.