Smokeless Ovens for Mothers' Day

Here in the UK we've already had our Mothering Sunday, as noted in an earlier post in March. But most countries in the world - including Uganda, and the United States -  are celebrating mothers on Sunday 12 May. So that's an even better time to think of mothers in Uganda as well as elsewhere in the world.

Would you like it if your mother had to cook in a smoke filled room?  Or as a mother your children were exposed to smoke as they were with you in the kitchen?  Exposure to toxic fumes can lead to all sorts of respiratory illness which is why we encourage as many families as we can to build a smokeless oven.  

It costs nothing for the materials – just the time to prepare the bio-mass used to construct it.  But we estimate that each about £30 for us to train people to make and use them properly.

Once constructed the advantages are huge – not only do they improve the health of the people using them, but they cut down on the amount of fuel that is used – and the amount of time spent collecting it.  Cooking is more efficient as two pots can be used at once cutting down on the time spent preparing the meal.

So make a Ugandan mother happy today.  Text SMOU13 £5 or more to 70070 to make a donation to this appeal.  Alternatively you can click here to donate online.