Thirteen women and eight men were instructed on how to produce fuel alternatives to charcoal, using agriculture and crop residues. These residues include rice and cashew husks, wood shavings, coconut husks and shells - all of which can be fashioned into briquettes, whose growing use addresses the shortage of charcoal and other wood-based fuels.

Three American researchers released a randomized, controlled study Monday that is even more damaging to the clean cookstove movement.

She specifically targets women living with HIV/AIDS and girls dropping out of school due to pregnancy because these two groups usually suffer greatly from stigma and discrimination in the community, which impedes their ability to provide a living for themselves.