The use of open fires and solid fuels for cooking is one of the world’s most pressing health and environmental problems, directly impacting close to half the world’s population and causing 132K premature deaths in Nigeria each year. The cooking sector accounts for 2% of annual global carbon emissions estimates. Today, 83% of Nigerians lack access to clean cooking, with 31% of the population living on less than $2.15 a day.
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Project impacts and benefits
- Climate action: 590K tonnes of CO2e avoided.
- Affordable and clean energy: 119K households with access to clean cooking.
- Good health and well-being: 94.3% of households experienced perceived improved air quality
- Life on land: 558K tonnes of non-renewable biomass wood saved
- Gender equality: 79 minutes of cooking time saved each day, per household
- Decent work and economic growth: 304 local jobs created as part of this project
- Quality Education: 93 people provided with specialised training as a result of this project