StoveTeam International - Special Acievement Award

StoveTeam’s plaque reads: In appreciation and recognition of your dedication to creating sustainable commercialization strategies for increasing the use of clean and efficient cooking technologies.

StoveTeam International provides economical, environmentally friendly, fuel-efficient Ecocina stoves to Central America and the world. They have assisted local entrepreneurs to establish operating factories in Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador and are assisting a local entrepreneur to establish one in Mexico in 2011. They use Peace Corps volunteers provide training and feedback to the factory owner regarding stove acceptance.

Please see the Bulletin 27 Awards Supplement for an interview with StoveTeam’s Nancy Hughes.

Stove Team special achievement award developing local markets