StoveTeam Blog

Thirty four volunteers are leaving soon for Copan Ruinas, Honduras. They are very excited to do Kitchen Performance Tests (KPTs) in each of 50 homes. These are all homes where the women are cooking over open fires and have never used a fuel-efficient stove. At the end of the testing each family will receive a stove in return for allowing us to do the tests.

A second group will return in March to see if and how the stoves have made a difference.  We are all very excited to do field testing of the Ecocina stoves!

We've just spent a week in Honduras, and had the opportunity to visit Anibal Murcia's busy Ecocina factory in Copan Ruinas. By coincidence, a Rotary group from Florida toured the factory on the same day. The group received a great welcome from Anibal, the factory workers, and Don Udo, who was hosting them in his hotel. The next day, Anibal transported a number of stoves to a community in the mountains outside the town of Gracias, which is about three hours drive from Copan Ruinas.

This area has a significant indigenous population and is in many places lacking the most basic services. Stoves are a pressing need for lots of families. John and I had the good fortune to spend a few days around Gracias. The town is beautiful and has some very old buildings and neighborhoods similar to those in Antigua, Guatemala. The area has an active Peace Corp presence as well as other volunteers who, I think, will be interested in the Ecocina.