StoveTeam is a nonprofit organization started by Rotarian Resener.
From Oregon, StoveTeam facilitates the placement of safe, affordable, fuel-efficient cookstoves in collaboration with local communities to support families and protect the environment. StoveTeam's innovative model for assisting entrepreneurs in Latin America has won numerous awards for creating local employment while improving health and reducing air pollution. To date, local projects started by StoveTeam in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras and Mexico have produced more than 78,000 stoves, improving the lives of more than half a million people and preventing nearly one million tons of CO2 from entering the atmosphere.
The video presenter, Rotarian Forest Resener, is a musician, environmentalist, and wilderness enthusiast. As the Operations Director for StoveTeam International, Forest raises awareness for the issue of open-fire cooking, while continuing to create innovative solutions that maximize the efficiency, reach, and scalability of StoveTeam’s programs.
Our video had a few glitches. To hear more about this project, click on the following StoveTeam link.