TWP in Haiti

2007 – 2010
Stuart Conway, International
Director
PCIA Forum, 2011: Lima, Perú
Trees, Water & People
International Program, since 1998

A 501 (c)(3) since 1998 with

active projects in Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
and Haiti

 4.1 million seedlings planted

 46,000+ stoves built

 Hundreds of individuals and

organizations trained

Tens of thousands of families

helped in 5 countries
• Began work in 2007

• Worked with
AMURT
building local,
monolithic earthen
Rocket stoves in
Northwest Haiti.

• Built 5500 as a Pilot

with AGI funding

•NGOs trained:
• Konpay (S. Haiti)
• Floresta (S.
Haiti)
• Crose (S. Haiti)
Plan 2009 – 2010
Pre -Earthquake

• Assess durability, acceptance,

areas for improvement of the
earthen rocket stoves

• Design metal casing for

improved
portability / durability

• Establish production facility

for
scaled production of improved
model
But people still have to cook every day
..and charcoal markets still thrive.
Foto: Subuddhyananda
Foto: Subuddhyananda
Funding of Preliminary Assessments & Established
Camp Presence
Stove & Cooking Demonstrations
at SINEAS Camp
Pendergast 2010
 Ceramics Challenges in
Haiti:

• Breakage in production

• Breakage during transport

• Breakage during use

High Cost

High Weight per Unit

Roads Very Poor Quality

Unacceptable Loss Rate

 Typical Haitian Traditional Stoves: both with and w/o
windscreens
• Most stoves designed with large combustion bowls, exposed to wind

• Common Practice: Fill to brim with Charcoal, light, put pot directly on top of
coals

• Charcoal is a very poor conductor – need airspace (pot supports) between

hot coals and bottom of pot

• Stoves wear out within 1 year, removable bowls last 3 – 4 months

 Recho Mirak
20k produced?

15% - 20%
Reductions
Over Baseline
with door
closed

US$5 / UNIT
Bowl is
replaced for
US$1.00
3 times per
year
Design Logic…
• Lots of local tin-smith talent – Very
good at replicating things… but paid
very little for their work

• Moderately developed commercial

stove market for $3 - $5 stoves –
some willingness / ability to pay

• Replacement parts made in

minutes at $0.75 - $1.50 – simple
tools, little access to electricity

• Raw material is scrap metal –

ubiquitous. Sheet metal scarce, but
available

• Imports costly, difficult to get

through customs, don’t have local
replacement parts / serviceability,
and prevent job creation in
manufacturing / fabrication
A Joint effort of:

ZANMI
PYE
BWA
Friend of the
Trees