EcoStoves in Central America / Mini-Documentary Video

The World Health Organization estimates that 1.6 million people around the world die from respiratory diseases caused by the toxic smoke produced by their indoor cooking stoves. In Central America, 90% of rural families and 50% in urban areas still use traditional stoves for cooking all their meals. Trees Water People is working to improve stove technology in Central America. This movie is part of the collection: Community Video. Production Company: Link Media, Inc.. Sponsor: Link TV. Contact Information: Link Media, Inc.. P.0. Box 2008. San Francisco, CA 94126-2008. http://linktv.org/contact@linktv.org.

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[rosaryfilms]

@KyrieEleison46 - thank you!

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Planting trees, improving air quality, & fuel efficiency all good things but to really help these people you have to allow these people to improve their quality of life. Best way is to bring them electricity on a large scale. Also good forestry practices should encouraged & enforced.