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How can a large plastic bag, a covered pit and animal manure solve environmental problems in Central America? Poor, rural Central Americans have prepared meals over wood fires for centuries—unaware of how the smoke harmed their families’ health. Now, a growing demand for lumber in developing countries threatens the livelihood of many indigenous people. SUSTAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL (SHI) is one inventive NGO that combines compassion and strategic problem solving without high-tech equipment or computers. The families whose small plots of land are their sole asset welcome these solutions. SHI’s biodigester stove combines simple technology using animal manure and other waste to produce methane. When the methane gas is piped into the kitchen, it provides the fuel to cook any meal that previously required a wood fire. One biodigester creates a smoke-free kitchen and provides up to six hours of continuous burn time without the need to cut down one tree!
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$14 - One share of biotechnology for biodigesters
$137 - Materials for one family’s stove & biogester system (each family provides the labor)
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