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A two storey stone building with blue window frames and a long green roofed block on a ridge above forested hills, with snow peaks on the horizon.

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Chyangba, 2015

Smokeless stoves

Stoves carried up by truck and on foot and installed in the village kitchens, and the dedication of the two storey school buildings.

What the team did

The 2015 project was a smokeless stove installation in the village. The stoves were carried up by truck and then on foot, and installed in the village kitchens.

The same visit

The two storey standard construction school buildings were dedicated on the same trip.

The stoves going in

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A group of trekkers standing among rows of cast metal stove parts inside a workshop with a corrugated roof and brick walls.

The team at the stove workshop

A cooking fire in a closed kitchen fills the room with smoke. The 2015 team replaced the open fires with stoves that vent it outside.

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