94 ICS in the village of Ghachowk

Open fire has caused many health issues, especially for women who mostly spend time in the Kitchen in Nepal. In addition, excessive uses of firewood would invite environmental degradation and many natural calamities. So, Unica has been working together with the NRCS Kaski to implement Improved Cooking Stove (ICS) project in the hilly villages of Kaski district. Lesser use of firewood and no smoke inside the house are the main characteristics of the ICS we have been introducing. As the firewood is getting expensive, this project is effective financially as well. The villagers get awareness training on how to use the oven and how to clean the smoke net periodically. There is a user’s committee formed locally to coordinate with all household in this matter. As this community is situated below 1500m altitude, we have adopted mud-brick based ICS which is more feasible as per the government of Nepal.