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PROJECT GAIA KENYA
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profile · synthesized from sources

Project Gaia promotes clean cookstoves powered by alcohol fuels to eradicate energy poverty, primarily in less developed regions. The organization focuses on improving health, empowering women, reducing deforestation, and mitigating environmental emissions by establishing locally-owned microdistilleries and implementing community-based alcohol stove and fuel projects. They also offer consulting, pilot studies, and carbon finance services.

named programs · 9 · from sources

what they call their work

Carbon Finance
Provides carbon financing options for projects through their unique ethanol Program of Activities (PoA).
Consulting and Business Development
Provides expertise in project management, supply-chain, quality control and safety for stoves and fuel, research, public health, monitoring and evaluation, and business development for alcohol fuels and stoves.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Develops CSR plans for corporations and offers opportunities to purchase carbon from their projects.
Ethanol Stove Study
A pilot project in Kisumu, Western Kenya, to test and implement ethanol stoves.
Health Study
Conducts studies related to the health impacts of using clean cookstoves.
Pilot Studies
Conducts studies focused on household health, user-acceptance, and commercialization of alcohol stoves and fuels.
Policy and Advocacy
Works to inform national energy policy agendas and raise awareness of the benefits of alcohol fuels.
Stove and Fuel Testing
Offers stove testing in Ethiopia and arranges fuel testing to assess the quality and cleanliness of ethanol fuel.
Supply Chain Mapping
Maps supply chains for alcohol fuels and stoves.
activities · 2 groups

what they do

  • Alcohol-Based Clean Cooking Solutions 9 activities
    • Advocacy for alcohol-based cooking fuels
      Conducts awareness campaigns to promote the health, environmental, and economic benefits of using alcohol fuels for cooking, targeting communities and stakeholders.
    • Capacity building for local manufacturing and commercialization
      Supports local economic development by promoting the local manufacturing, distribution, and commercialization of alcohol fuels and stoves, including through partnerships with ethanol producers and microdistilleries.
    • Carbon financing for clean cooking projects
      Provides carbon financing options for clean cooking initiatives through its ethanol Program of Activities (PoA), supporting the scalability and sustainability of alcohol-based cooking solutions.
    • Corporate partnership for clean cooking CSR initiatives
      Collaborates with corporations, particularly ethanol producers, to design and implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs that deliver clean cooking solutions with health, economic, and social co-benefits for communities.
    • Implementation of clean cookstove programs
      Implements community-based clean cookstove programs in Kenya using alcohol-fueled stoves such as the Cleancook Stove and Blue Flame Stove, replacing polluting cooking fuels and improving household health and time efficiency. Piloted ethanol stoves in Kisumu, demonstrating benefits such as enabling mothers to cook breakfast before children go to school.
    • Knowledge sharing and replication support
      Shares technical knowledge, resources, and implementation models with governments, nonprofits, and private sector actors to enable replication of alcohol-based cooking solutions in new contexts.
    • Promotion of alcohol-fueled stoves and local microdistilleries
      Promotes the use of alcohol-fueled clean cookstoves and supports the establishment of locally-owned microdistilleries to produce ethanol fuel, enhancing energy independence and local economic development.
    • Research on alcohol stove and fuel adoption
      Conducted over 20 pilot studies assessing household health impacts, user acceptance, and commercialization potential of alcohol stoves and fuels to inform program design and scalability.
    • Stove and fuel quality testing
      Conducts stove testing through a sister organization in Ethiopia and arranges fuel testing to ensure the quality and cleanliness of ethanol fuel used in clean cooking programs.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Development of educational resources on clean cooking
      Created classroom-ready educational materials, including lesson plans and activities, focused on environmental, health, and gender equity issues related to household cooking practices.
relationships · 49

who they work with

  • ADM Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • ARRA Government — Collaborating Ethiopian regulatory agency
  • Ashden Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Babington Technology Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Blue Flame Stove Partner — Collaborates on the implementation of clean cookstove projects using the Blue Flame Stove.
  • Blume Distillation Partner — Microdistillery provider collaborating with Project Gaia
  • CTx Green Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Carbon Africa Limited Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Clariant Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Clean Cooking Alliance Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • CleanCook Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Cleancook Stove Partner — Collaborates on the implementation of clean cookstove projects using the Cleancook Stove.
  • Dometic Group Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Energy Globe Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Ethio Resource Group Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Forte Oil Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Gaia Association Ethiopia Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Gender and Climate Change Alliance (GCAA) Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Gettysburg College GRAB Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Gigawatt Partner — Microdistillery provider collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Grand Challenges Canada Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Green Social Bioethanol Partner — Microdistillery provider collaborating with Project Gaia
  • HEDON Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • KPMG Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Lifeline Fund Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Ndzilo Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Nordic Climate Facility (NCF) Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • Novogaz Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • One Percent for the Planet Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
  • POET Partner — Partner organization collaborating with Project Gaia
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