The Lorena Stove Saving the World One Person

The Lorena Stove Saving the World One Person at a Time The Lorena Stove

What Is a Lorena Stove? Replaces open fires in hut Removes smoke from hut through chimney Constructed of inexpensive raw materials • Adobe (mud, straw, water) • Large plastic bucket • Empty coffee or soup can • Pipe for chimney The Lorena Stove Cooking on an open fire in a hut 2

Effect of Lorena Stoves on Infant Mortality Note drop after 2003 when Lorena Stoves were installed * Cases of respiratory disease not available The Lorena Stove 3

Why Use Lorena Stoves? Decrease incidence of common diseases from smoke inhalation • Respiratory infections • Eye infections • Asthma Increase fuel efficiency • Save trees in and around village • Save work cutting and gathering wood The Lorena Stove Peruvian boy who has suffered from respiratory infections 4

How Do They Work? The Lorena Stove Chimney pipe Opening for pot or pan Fuel chamber Pipe exits roof Wood or grass placed in fuel chamber Fuel ignited Pot or pan placed on opening on top Cool air enters through fuel chamber Smoke exits through chimney smoke Adobe Stove 5

Selecting the Location Door Build Lorena stove in Chimney Opening for pan corner of hut farthest from front door Lorena Choose wall so that stove fuel chamber is on right or left, depending on Walls of hut handedness of cook The Lorena Stove 6

Constructing the Stove: Making Adobe 1. Select mud with a moderate amount of clay ► Excessive clay causes stove to crack when heated ► Insufficient clay causes stove to collapse Mixing mud and water 2. Mix with water 3. Add straw The Lorena Stove Mixing in straw 7

Constructing the Stove: Preparing the Frame Chimney pipe Fuel chamber 1. Place large plastic bucket near side of wooden form to be fuel chamber 2. Place empty coffee can near other side of form to be heat chamber 3. Place chimney pipe Heat chamber midway between other items Wooden form The Lorena Stove 8

Constructing the Stove: Filling Frame with Adobe 1. Join 3 chambers with pipes or small cans 2. Add adobe around buckets, cans, and pipes 3. Prop sides of form to prevent collapse 4. Allow 48 to 72 hours to dry Adding adobe to frame The Lorena Stove 9

Constructing the Stove: Adding a Finish 1. After adobe dries, remove wooden frame 2. Remove plastic bucket (other cans and pipes stay in stove) 3. Apply wet adobe to outer surface; rub until smooth The Lorena Stove Photo of completed stove in woman’s hut 10

Final Notes Work under direction of villagers Train villagers to build stoves Train villagers to cook on stove Villagers like stoves for their fuel economy Lorena stoves save lives The Lorena Stove 11