The Ecocina

The Ecocina is economical to build and operate, saving up to 60% of the wood used by a traditional fire, while also reducing particulate matter and carbon emissions by over 70%. Once the stove is ignited it produces almost no smoke. With the exception of the cooking surface, the Ecocina remains cool to the touch.

After an exhaustive investigation of the cultural and technological factors surrounding open fires, the Ecocina stove was developed by rocket stove inventor Larry Winiarski in collaboration with StoveTeam International.

It's small and portable, enabling it to be easily transported. It's made from readily available local materials requiring only limited tools and training to manufacture.

Local Factories

StoveTeam works to alleviate poverty by supporting social and economic development within each target country.  By giving local entrepreneurs the necessary tools and training, these men and women are the perfect candidates to become leaders managing the production, marketing and sales of fuel-efficient stoves.

As the stoves are distributed with training from local women, fuel-efficient stoves will become more culturally acceptable and will become part of each country's developing economy.  By establishing factories employing both women and men, StoveTeam develops a new class of business leaders committed to addressing one of the root causes of poverty––unemployment.