Ri - Africa Programme Summaries

Programs in Africa

GHANA

Promoting Energy Efficient Stoves

Since 2003, Relief International (RI)/EnterpriseWorks VITA (EWV) has been

promoting the use of the Gyapa brand energy efficient stove—which uses

less biomass, reduces indoor air pollution, and is more durable and safer

than traditional stoves, lessening the harmful emissions that contribute

to illness and the deaths of millions annually—among charcoal-consuming

households, school kitchens and commercial food vendors in Ghana since

2003.

 The program recently received the highest carbon credit rating from the Gold Standard

Registry.

 Introduction of this stove has helped over 1.9 million Ghanaians reduce their household

expenditure on cooking fuel, saving Gyapa Fuel Efficient Stove users more than $22

million.

Creating cost-effective solutions to household

needs for clean water

Relief International is creating a market for inexpensive household water

filters in Ghana and Nigeria by demonstrating that the filters are a costeffective solution to the water quality problem faced by many low-income

consumers. With support from the Diageo Foundation and the Arthur

Guinness Fund, Relief International has been able to provide over 105,000

people with clean drinking water.

 The CrystalPlur water filter—which eliminates 99.99% of all bacteria, parasites and water

borne diseases—is assisting the local private sector in establishing an independent and

growing supply chain for water filters, which is making a significant contribution to the

reduction of waterborne diseases in both Ghana and Nigeria.

Maximizing the Health Impact

Through this innovative $13M program, Relief International, with partners

USAID and Coca Cola, is improving access to safe and adequate water

supplies in the Greater Accra, Central, Eastern, Western, and Volta

regions.

 Utilizing an integrated approach, Relief International is providing basic sanitation

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infrastructure to schools, clinics and...