Clean Cooking

Cooking might seem simple, but for many families it can be dangerous. Around the world, people still cook over open fires inside their homes. The smoke makes the air hard to breathe. Clean cooking means using better stoves and fuels that keep families safe.

The Problem With Smoke

Many people cook using wood, coal, or dried plants. When these burn, they make thick smoke. Breathing this smoke every day can hurt a person's lungs and eyes. Kids and moms are often the most affected. Smoky fires also warm up the planet and use up lots of trees.

Better Ways to Cook

Clean cookstoves use less fuel and make less smoke. Some run on gas, electricity, or solar power. Others burn wood but are built to be much cleaner. These stoves also heat food faster, so families save time. Groups around the world help share clean stoves with people who need them.

Fun Facts

• About 2 billion people still cook over open fires every day.
• A good clean stove can use half as much wood as an open fire.
• Some solar cookers can boil water just using sunlight.

Did You Know?

Indoor smoke from cooking fires is one of the biggest health problems in the world, but clean stoves can help save millions of lives.