It always thrills me when a person of humble origins, like Charlot Magayi, sets their sights on fixing a problem and manages to create a solution that transforms the world.
She is one of those great minds who sees a widely accepted and mundane aspect of daily living (in this case, open fires inefficiently burning wood in everyone's home) and invents a simple fix.
And her fix is revolutionary on many levels. It is inexpensively made from recycled materials - a savings that is transferred to the customers. It burns cleanly and efficiently, reducing expenses and indoor pollution (which causes life ending diseases). It can be adapted to burn natural mosquito repellents which will further save lives.
Plus she is using local labor to both create and sell her stoves - and has a program where people can bring in their agricultural waste (transformed into fuel bricks) to trade for credit to purchase one of the stoves.
I hope she continues to rise and is given more power to benefit the women of Kenya. This world needs more Charlot Magayis.
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It always thrills me when a person of humble origins, like Charlot Magayi, sets their sights on fixing a problem and manages to create a solution that transforms the world.
She is one of those great minds who sees a widely accepted and mundane aspect of daily living (in this case, open fires inefficiently burning wood in everyone's home) and invents a simple fix.
And her fix is revolutionary on many levels. It is inexpensively made from recycled materials - a savings that is transferred to the customers. It burns cleanly and efficiently, reducing expenses and indoor pollution (which causes life ending diseases). It can be adapted to burn natural mosquito repellents which will further save lives.
Plus she is using local labor to both create and sell her stoves - and has a program where people can bring in their agricultural waste (transformed into fuel bricks) to trade for credit to purchase one of the stoves.
I hope she continues to rise and is given more power to benefit the women of Kenya. This world needs more Charlot Magayis.