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MCS’s
COMMITMENTS
.1
Positively impacting
the health of informal dwellings
and rural communities by
significantly reducing toxic
household air pollution (HAP).
.2
Providing improved,
reliable, and affordable cooking
stoves to the poorest households,
saving on fuel consumption costs.
.3
Supporting women
and youth empowerment efforts
through skills training, employing
them as artisans and agents to
market and sell the clean stoves in
their communities.
.4
Creating awareness
on the impact of pollution and
the benefits of clean energy to
communities.
Photo credit: Mukuru
“I’m the founder and CEO of Mukuru Clean Stoves. Orphaned at
the age of 10, I grew up in Mukuru, one of the biggest slums in
Nairobi, and became a mother at age 16. When my two-year-old
daughter suffered a severe burn injury caused by a traditional
stove, I was moved to provide safer cooking technologies for my
community.
I have been recognized and awarded for my fight against
household air pollution and global poverty and my work to
empower marginalized women in western Kenya. I won the
Waislitz Global Citizen Award in 2019, The World Bank’s inaugural
SDGs and Her Award in 2018, the AWIEF Empowerment Award
in 2019, Jack Ma’s top 10 Africa Business Heroes 2021 and the
African Youth Honoree Badge in 2021.
I believe in a toxin- and smoke-free world and have dedicated her
time, skills, and experience to fighting household air pollution. I’m
a 2020 Echoing Green Fellow, a 2022 Global Good Fund Fellow.”
Charlot Magayi,
Mukuru Clean Stoves founder & CEO
Photo credit: Mukuru
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