Soneva Foundation
The five minute stove
The Envirofit M5000 - known locally as the five minute stove - was selected by the SLOW LIFE Foundation for its efficiency, safety, and compatibility with traditional cooking methods.
Just three sticks of wood are enough to create enough heat for boiling, which cuts fuel requirements by 50%. The heat is retained in the central section of the stove, making it much more efficient than an open fire or the traditional three stone stove. Smoke is also contained, providing a much cleaner method of cooking. As the combustion chamber is enclosed, sparks do not escape, greatly reducing the risk of a household fire.
The cook stove reduces wood consumption by 50%, air pollution by 80% and CO2 emissions by 60%.
Household cooking, often done indoor without a chimney, on inefficient stoves is a silent killer. Air pollution from domestic cooking is responsible for the premature deaths of 4 million people a year, more than HIV Aids and malaria combined.
Myanmar Stoves Campaign is a project of the SLOW LIFE Foundation and provides fuel efficient cook stoves in the central Dry Zone of Myanmar. The SLOW LIFE Foundation supports the development of environmental projects that reduce carbon emissions at the same time as addressing deeper social and environmental challenges. Using innovative impact investing principles, projects produce their own financial returns which are used to further scale reach and impact.
The five minute stove
The Envirofit M5000 - known locally as the five minute stove - was selected by the SLOW LIFE Foundation for its efficiency, safety, and compatibility with traditional cooking methods.
Just three sticks of wood are enough to create enough heat for boiling, which cuts fuel requirements by 50%. The heat is retained in the central section of the stove, making it much more efficient than an open fire or the traditional three stone stove. Smoke is also contained, providing a much cleaner method of cooking. As the combustion chamber is enclosed, sparks do not escape, greatly reducing the risk of a household fire.
The cook stove reduces wood consumption by 50%, air pollution by 80% and CO2 emissions by 60%.
Household cooking, often done indoor without a chimney, on inefficient stoves is a silent killer. Air pollution from domestic cooking is responsible for the premature deaths of 4 million people a year, more than HIV Aids and malaria combined.
Myanmar Stoves Campaign is a project of the SLOW LIFE Foundation and provides fuel efficient cook stoves in the central Dry Zone of Myanmar. The SLOW LIFE Foundation supports the development of environmental projects that reduce carbon emissions at the same time as addressing deeper social and environmental challenges. Using innovative impact investing principles, projects produce their own financial returns which are used to further scale reach and impact.