HPC Training Video - The Improved Stove | Alternative Energy | Forums

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This training video presents the benefits of an improved stove design, by comparing it to the 'traditional stove': a metal tripod or mud structure with an open fire underneath, which many people in the world use to warm their homes and cook their meals.

It also demonstrates exactly how to build it and which materials and tools are needed. The improved stove can be made entirely out of natural materials, such as earth, straw and stones, which are freely available in most rural areas.

The video was made by four farmers and four staff members from the Himalayan Permaculture Centre (HPC) during a participatory video workshop in Baraguan, Surkhet, Nepal.