CHARLOT MAGAYI: MUKURU CLEAN STOVES
Growing up in Kenya’s Mukuru township in Nairobi, Charlot Magayi sold charcoal for fuel and had to breathe polluted air that made her whole community sick. In 2017 Charlot founded Mukuru Clean Stoves whose stoves burn a fuel made from charcoal, wood and sugarcane that creates 90 percent less pollution than an open fire, and 70 percent less than a traditional stove. The stoves save money and time, especially in rural areas, where girls often spend hours collecting firewood. “Mukuru Clean Stoves began as a solution to a problem I had felt in my own life. Today, we have an opportunity to transform the lives of millions, with cheaper, safer and more sustainable cookstoves and fuels,” says Charlot.