This report reviews outcomes of a participatory workshop on fuel efficient stoves (FES) for 30 displaced women from three camps in the el Fasher-area of North Darfur. Participants discussed the use and impact of the FES as well as made comparisons between the traditional 3-stone fire and the FES. Part II, directed towards the service providers, discusses the key messages and recommendations on replication, design changes, improving livelihoods and promoting alternative fuels.

USAID/OFDA conducted this evaluation to extract best practices for future FES interventions, and to examine how FES interventions were meeting fuel-saving goals.  Cooking technologies, fuel efficiency basics, stove-design comparison, program management and delivery, end-user outreach and education and household survey results are included.

A field practitioner gives practical guidance on testing fuel efficiency.

Joint effort by the Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, GTZ, Aprovecha Research Centre, and Uganda Industrial Research Institute providing step-by-step directions to build the Rocket-Lorena and Shielded Fire stoves. Also includes some suggested considerations to be made prior to stove construction.

This study presents the results of an economic evaluation on FES (in this case, the Rocket Lorena stove): cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and a calculation of other micro/macro economic consequences surrounding the economic benefits of FES use at the household level.  It evaluates the benefits of FES including: reduced cooking time, better health, preservation of forest reserves, preventing declines in soil fertility, etc.

This study tested three different fuel-efficient stove (FES) designs in Darfur IDP camps as well as the FES that was being promoted in the camps. Surveys were conducted on household parameters such as family size, food, fuel, cooking habits and expenditures on fuel. Descriptions of traditional dishes and cooking tools and techniques are detailed for better understanding of actual cooking situations in Darfur, allowing for informed and suitable improved stove modifications. The study found that the metal Tara stove performed best of the stoves tested and recommended the implementation of the Tara with appropriate improvements.

The article describes the design and testing of the first version of the Berkeley Darfur Stove, an improved stove based off another fuel-efficient metal stove called the Tara. Alterations were made to the original design to improve performance in windy conditions and stability during vigorous stirring typical of food preparation in Darfur. Additionally, a cooking test protocol was designed to better simulate cooking situations in Darfur during stove testing. Step-by-step directions to implement the Darfur Cooking Test Protocol and detailed descriptions and diagrams of stove modifications are included, along with fuelwood efficiency data.