The people of Bangladesh depend mainly on traditional stoves for cooking, but in traditional stoves, fuel wastage is a major problem. To prevent the wastage of energy, the Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) has been expanding Bondhu Chula nationwide, and that is setting up Bondhu Chula with chimneys. Besides Bondhu Chula activities, BONDHU has invented a portable “Energy-saving Stove” considering the needs of specific customers. The energy-saving stove is suitable for use only in briquette. Due to the Rohingya refugee influx in Bangladesh, deforestation and destruction of hills have been taking place to a great extent in Cox’s Bazar area, and the negative impact of these is affecting the environment and its surrounding areas. To cope with the energy crisis of Rohingya refugees, the Bangladesh government has been providing LPG gas. Despite this, there is an acute energy crisis among the locals and refugees. To this end, BONDHU has taken a project to distribute Energy-saving stoves to the beneficiaries of the project in this area. Besides this area, BONDHU distributed Energy-saving Stoves among the Bede Community at Savar and in the Haor areas of Sunamganj and Kishorganj District.
Target Beneficiary: The Rohingya refugees, the Bede Community, and inhabitants of haor areas in Kishorganj and Sunamganj.
Number of Stoves: 1 Lakh.
Period of distribution: June 2022- 2024.
BONDHU has been implementing the Energy Saving Stove Project in different unions of Bangladesh under Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ukhiya, and Teknaf Upazila of Cox’s Bazar District and Sunamganj District.
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Bangladesh Bondhu Foundation (BONDHU) is a non-political, non-profit, non-government voluntary and social organization established in 2015. BBF is based on seven pillars: Honesty & Sincerity, Transparency, Humanism, Efficiency, Love for nature, Egalitarianism for all people irrespective of gender, religion, race & ethnicity, and Love for nature.