Cooking Fuel Scouting
Cooking Fuel Scouting Jana Janella S. Llacuna BS Math 4b Image Source: https://infoguidenigeria.com/benefits-of-roasting-foods/ People who work in the domain of access to cooking energy will know the shocking statistics: 3 billion people around the world, approximately 40% of the world’s population, depend on open fires or inefficient stoves to cook food. Exposure to smoke from fires used for cooking causes an estimated 3.8 million premature deaths each year, with indoor air pollution leading to chronic respiratory and heart diseases as well as injuries such as burns. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the harmful impacts of cooking with inefficient stoves and open fires in poorly ventilated spaces, as they typically bear the brunt of the immense effort required to procure firewood and prepare meals. The group, consisting of eleven members, including Abegail Endrina, Aljun Cansa, Carla Capuyan, Denzil Binghay, Jamaica Nasonaso, Jana Llacuna, Jessie Boyles, J...