Oromia Improved Cook Stove Dissemination Project

“Empowering communities through clean energy and climate action“

🛠 Project Developer: Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centre & Network (HoAREC&N)
🤝 Project Participant: Oromia Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union
📍 Location: West Wollega, Ethiopia

Project Overview

The Oromia Improved Cook Stove Dissemination Project is a small-scale clean energy initiative implemented within the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The project introduced Improved Cook Stoves (ICSs) to reduce the use of non-renewable biomass for household cooking. By replacing traditional cooking methods with:

Certification & Standards

• Gold Standard for the Global Goals (standalone carbon project)
• Fairtrade Carbon Standard (Fairtrade Certified)

Key Achievements & Impacts

• 16,000 improved stoves distributed to 8,000 households
• 100,000 tCO₂ emission reductions in the first 5 years
• Employment for 45 women-led stove production groups
• €100,000 generated from Fairtrade premium
• Over €1 million earned from carbon credit sales

Sustainable Development Benefits

• 🌱 Environmental: Reduces deforestation and carbon emissions
• 💼 Economic: Creates sustainable livelihoods for local women
• 💙 Health: Lowers indoor air pollution, reducing respiratory illness
• 🤝 Social: Empowers rural communities through fair-trade participation

Related Documents:

• Yirgachefe Multipurpose Cook Stove Distribution Project
• Rung’eto Improved Cook Stove Distribution Project
• Sidama Improved Cook Stove Distribution Project

Gold Standard Program of Activities (GS 12544):

• VPA 01 – Sidama Multipurpose Cook Stove Distribution Project
• VPA 02 – Yirgachefe Multipurpose Cook Stove Distribution Project
• VPA 03 – Rung’eto Improved Cook Stove Distribution Project

For comments or inquiries, please contact:
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