The Okelo Kuc Stove

This was a team project for an Instructional Design course that resulted in a Solution Design Document detailing the instruction proposed below.

Project Overview

The International Lifeline Fund started a program in 2006 distributing efficient cookstoves to refugee camps in northern Uganda. These stoves proved to be successful, and the Fund has expanded the program to rural villages throughout Uganda. At first the cookstoves were simply sold to villagers, but the Fund felt that the technology deserved wider diffusion.

The Okelo Kuc Stove is simply a highly-efficient wood-burning cookstove. It can be made by any ceramicist using local traditional techniques and materials. The high efficiency means that it burns more cleanly. This greatly reduces the risk of harmful smoke exposure in the home. The stoves also use far less fuel and are able to stay hotter for longer periods of time. This reduces the amount of wood needed to fire the stove, saving families money and time. The daily search for wood, a chore given to young children and girls, takes less time and exposes the children to fewer hazards.

We were consulted to develop a training program for key villagers who wished to learn about the stoves, learn how to make them in the village from local materials, and then show their fellow villagers how to cook with them. This training program is being promoted to rural villages by the Town Councils which oversee administration of the villages.

Web Pages:

http://lifelinefund.org/
https://lifelinefund.org/work/uganda/clean-cooking/

Learning Need:

Chosen community leaders require training to promote and implement the construction and use of efficient wood cookstoves in their village. These learners will be trained not only about the new technology, but how to successfully help their village adopt the technology.

Solution Design Document ►