Adobe Stoves

"From my experience, I gained an understanding of my responsibility to serve because I can, because I have been blessed to have the resources to turn away from my and my family's immediate needs and look outward. I never expected to gain such a pressing understanding of my need to serve. I never expected to meet people who were so much "better" than I am, who had so much to teach me of compassion, of self sacrifice and of hope. I feel that I was literally healed by the people of El Salvador as they changed my perspective and expectations."

-Natalie Brown, El Salvador 2007

"No matter how much I taught or how much I served, I could never give more than I received. The Ugandan people have given me more than I can express. They are beautiful in every way. Their strength astounds me and their spirit inspires me. When I came they called me their hero, when I left they were mine."

- Ashley Rogers, Uganda 2008

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Adobe Stoves

Indoor solid-burning fires that fill homes with smoke kill nearly one million children a year. Living in a home with an open solid-fuel burning stove is comparable to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. It is the fourth greatest risk factor for death and disease in the Third World.

In the countries we serve, a vast majority of the population use these stoves, because they lack electricity or alternative means of cooking. Typically, women spend most of the day cooking indoor over these open fires, while simultaneously tending small children. This exposure is extremely dangerous for both mother and child.

HELP International trains communities to build adobe stoves. These stoves replace indoor fires, reduce adverse health affects, and decrease fuel consumption and cook time by one-third. Stoves are made from locally-available materials. In Latin America we use mud, clay, straw, sand, and tin cans while in Africa we use anthill dirt, clay, sand, banana fiber, and banana stocks.

In 2008, HELP International volunteers worked with more than twenty communities to build 420 adobe stoves. The magic of this project is that we teach the method to large groups of community members and then mentor individuals, who become local experts to then train others. With hundreds of locals trained in stove construction, this project will continue to flourish and bless lives.

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HELP International

363 N. University Ave. #110

Provo, UT 84601

mike@help-international.org

(801) 374-0556

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