The challenge
Cooking over firewood harms the forest and harms health. Smoke damages women’s and children’s lungs and eyes: the World Health Organization estimates more than 21,000 deaths a year in Kenya from household smoke. Collecting wood also takes hours, and it can keep children out of school.
What GIFT did
In May 2025 GIFT funded gas cookers, with safety training, for 45 households in the Enkereri community. A second phase followed in September 2025, bringing the total to 90 households.
A refill costs about $10 and lasts roughly a month. The men of the community agreed to pay for refills, so the change can last.
What changed
The community described the difference in their own words:
The forest will recover. Children will get to school on time AND have breakfast.
Families also report breathing in less smoke at home.
