Lets save some lives

(An initiative agaist Killer Stoves of India) High blood pressure (BP) has become the world's deadliest disease-causing risk factor. But for Indians, indoor air pollution (IAP) — emanating from chulhas burning wood, coal and animal dung as fuel — has been found to be a bigger health hazard for Indians.

 

The first-ever estimates of the contribution of different risk factors to the global burden of disease between 1990 and 2010 has found that household air pollution from solid fuels have risen from being the second highest risk factor for Indians. The World Health Organization (WHO) had said that IAP was claiming 500,000 lives in India every year, most of whom were women and children.

 

According to WHO, India accounted for 80% of the 600,000 premature deaths that occur in south-east Asia annually due to exposure to IAP. Nearly 70% of rural households in India don't even have ventilation.  WHO estimates that pollution levels in rural Indian kitchens are 30 times higher than recommended levels and six times higher than air pollution levels found in the national Capital.

 

According to the study, in 2010, globally the two most important risk factors were high BP — estimated to be responsible for 9.4 million deaths — and tobacco smoking (accounted for 6.3 million deaths). In 1990, the second ranked risk factor was household air pollution from solid fuel use — responsible for 4.4 million deaths in 1990 — and although this had dropped to fourth place in 2010, it was still responsible for 3.5 million mortalities. With the exception of house hold air pollution, which is a significant contributor to childhood lower respiratory tract infections, the five leading risk factors in 2010 (high blood pressure, tobacco smoking including secondhand smoke, alcohol use, household air pollution, and diets low in fruits) are mainly causes of adult chronic disease, especially cardio vascular ailments and cancers.

 

400,000 children and 34,000 women are killed each year from exposure to smoke from cook stoves, according to an estimate published in the journal PNAS in 2000.  

Smoke causes cateract and ligh INHALATION of cigarette and chulha smoke could be a major cause of Indians developing cataract sooner than people in the developed world.

Scientists V K Shalini, Mani Luthra and D Balasubramanium of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) at Hyderabad and Leela Srinivas from the Food Technology Research Institute in Mysore say smoke from cigarettes and chulhas hastens cataract formation.  

Exposure to household air pollutants released during cooking has been linked to numerous adverse health outcomes among residents of rural areas in low-income countries. Improved cookstoves are one of few available interventions, but achieving equity in cookstove access has been challenging. Therefore, innovative approaches are needed.

The Problem

We were shocked to see the dreadful facts about this killing Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) smoke that comes from the traditional stove. You also will be surprised to know the following fact sheet. High blood pressure (BP) has become the world's deadliest disease-causing risk factor.But for Indians, indoor air pollution (IAP) — emanating from (chulhas) burning wood, coal and animal dung as fuel — has been found to be a bigger health hazard for Indians.

The World Health Organization (WHO) had said that IAP was claiming 500,000 lives in India every year, most of whom were women and children.

According to WHO, India accounted for 80% of the 600,000 premature deaths that occur in south-east Asia annually due to exposure to IAP. Nearly 70% of rural households in India don't even have ventilation.

After knowing the facts we took an oath to aware and save these innocent children & women from this killer smoke and we also request you to lend a hand of life to these poor & deprived community people.

The Solution

There are many solutions to replace the old stoves with LPG stoves, kerosene based stoves, solar Stoves etc. but none of these are sustainable. The community that we are going to target is below poverty line and they can`t afford any of the above fuel. They collect fire-food, cow dung patties for cooking by their traditional stoves.  

This Smokeless Stove is a low-tech solution to enable healthy indoor cooking. This stove has been developed to fight the ill-effects of indoor air-pollution, a silent threat that is the cause of respiratory problems in many rural households of India.  

The Improved Cooking Stove has many advantages over traditional stoves. Apart from providing a better cooking environment, the stove is easy to use and maintain, and can be used with indigenous biomass as fuel. As the stove is locally produced and distributed, it is relatively cheap and easily available. The stove production uses local materials and processes, and also allows for easy installation. The foremost benefits of the Improved Stove is that it provides a safer home environment for families, reduces the risk of respiratory illness, and supports indigenous fuels and ways of cooking.

What We Need & What You Get    

To replace the old stoves by the new ICS in the village, we need $152000. With this fund we will be able to cover around 2000 families. This fund will save around 12000 innocent lives of children & women.

The expense on one family would be $76 that will cover the following;  

• A New Improved Cooking Stove
• Dismantling the old Stove
• Training to the Women ‘How to use’
• 3 years of maintenance

Project development & operational expenses would be following;

• Purchase/Building the Improved Cooking Stoves
• Human resource for survey, installment
• Training & development of women
• Stationery & equipments
• 3 Years of maintenance contract
• Supervision & administration
• Other Expences

To motivate the funders to support this unique & innovative project we have divided the total fund into the following perks. We hope to get the desired fund for creating a sustainable effort to save lives. We admire your attention & appreciate that you spared time to read the project and for your wishes. We believe with the help and support of people like you, we will achieve our dream India`s First 'Smokeless Village'.

The Perks

$1

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in   

$5

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in with Thanks 

$10

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in with Thank you note by E-mail   

$50

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail   

$100

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail

Get a Hand-printed T-shirt from India   

$500

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail

Get a Hand-printed T-shirt/Skirt from India

1 Week Elephant Project in India (Accommodation & Meals for one, Valid till 31 Dec. 2016) (The Elephant Program is sponsored by Aii India) (Airfare, Visa, Insurance not included) 

$1000

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail

Get a Hand-printed T-shirt/Skirt from India

2 Weeks Elephant Project in India (Accommodation & Meals for 01, Valid till 31 Dec. 2016) (The Elephant Program and trip is sponsored by Aii India) (Airfare, Visa, Insurance not included) 

$5000

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail

Get a Hand-printed T-shirt/Skirt from India

4 Weeks Elephant Project in India

Jaipur Sightseeing for 2 People (Five Monuments including World Heritage Sights) (Accommodation & Meals for 02, Valid till 31 Dec. 2016) (The Elephant Program and trip is sponsored by Aii India) (Airfare, Visa, Insurance not included) 

$10000

Your Selfie on Website www.asmokelesslife.in  Thank you greeting by E-mail

Get a Hand-printed T-shirt/Skirt from India

4 Weeks Elephant Project in India

Exotic trip to Goa (Blue Beaches) (Accommodation & Meals for 02, Valid till 31 Dec. 2016) (The Elephant Program and trip is sponsored by Aii India) (Airfare, Visa, Insurance not included) 

If we get less fund than desired?

The average price for installing one improved stove to one family including the 3 years of maintenance would cost around $ 76. So if we get less we will cover less, we will try to raise funds from other sources. 

If we get exact fund we desired?

An achievement not only for us but also for you, to support in building first 'A Smokeless Village' in India. If we are lucky and we get the exact fund, we can proudly save one entire village from the killer stove & smoke. We would be able to save around 12000 lives from deadly diseases and untimely deaths. From the fund we will install the ICS into 2000 BPL (Below Poverty Line) households. 

If we get extra fund than we desired?

Fingers crossed!! If we get some extra funds, we will try to install more Improved stoves in nearby areas of the village. More Funds, More Improved Stoves!! More' 'Smokeless Villages' (Eco Village) More Improved Stoves, More Lives!! 

The Impact 

By contributing every penny you will feel like a savior and yes!! Indeed you are a savior. We have the plan to implement but without funds the plans are not worthy. So by contributing into this project will not only help the poor families by pre-mature deaths but also it will cut some cost in fire-wood & cow dung cakes and will help in global warming too. The major impact in terms of statistical data are as follows:  

• Saves More than 12000 lives
• Creates 'A Smokeless Village'
• Contributing in Reduction of Smoke causing Global Warming
• Saves premature deaths
• Saves people from smoke generated diseases
• Provide temporary Employment to some people in installing new ICS 
• Happy & smiley faces Low maintenance of the new ICS    

Our Regards to Contributors  

The Elephant Care Project (Aii)   

The Jaipur Tour (A Heritage City known as Pink City) (Aii)   

The Exotic tour of Goa (The City of Blue Beaches) (Aii)  

A Big Thanks to Aii, India (www.work-travel-learn.com)

We would like to thank Aii for sponsoring all these wonderful trips & programs for the generous contributors of this project. We wish a good luck to Aii India for their future endeavors. We as a team thanks to all the viewers, believers & contributors of this project. May all your dreams come true!! We would like to invite everybody who wishes to see and work as a volunteer on the project site.

Please mail us on [email protected]  

The Project Site  

The Project is a Village named Pehal, situated in Mundavar Tehsil of District Alwar. The Village has around 2500 families in which around 2100 are below poverty line and most of them are infected with this killer smoke of traditional 'Chulha'. The Nearest airport to the village is situated in New Delhi- IGI (Indira Gandhi International Airport). Form Delhi you can take a Volvo or private taxi to visit the Village.

The Person who is appointed as a Village Coordinator is Mr. Ajay Gupta & Mr. Satyanarayan Gupta (Ex Village Head). With the help of current Village committee we are going to implement this dream into reality.

Thanks to Aii India (A Youth Exchange cum Youth Travel Organization)  My Team (Aplav Saxena, Peeyush Gupta) Mr. Satyanarayan Gupta (Ex- Village Head of Pehal) Mr. Ajay Gupta (Village Coordinator- ICS, Pehal Project) All the Viewers, Believers & Contributors

Last but not least www.gofetfunding.com for providing this wonderful opportunity to share the ideas and get support from wonderful, Kind hearted & generous people like you. Have a happy, prosperous & meaningful life ahead!!

Thanks & Regards

Rahul Kumar Gupta

Project Director Project- A Smokeless Life

Other Ways You Can Help The help

our viewers & believers can do is spread the word and make some noise about the change in his world. Get likes on the ICS Project page  on facebook, engage as many people as you can, try to aware people about the activity and the last & very important thing believe in the change. Small changes will bring big results!!  Don’t forget to use gogetfunding share tools to promote the cause!!