When a school adopts the institutional improved cook stoves (IICS) in their kitchens, children witness the new cooking method every day as they take their lunch (or supper if they are boarders). This is a great opportunity to educate them on all the benefits attached when moving away from traditional 3-stone fires.
It is also a fantastic invaluable opportunity to transfer the knowledge back home, as they now witness a school free of smoke. And there are high chances that when they become adults, they will always look for energy efficient and clean cooking options for their future households.
The video below is a good example of the above, as children tell us their views on the school’s new kitchen.
Children learn at school from the new institutional improved cook stoves