Angovo Maharitra
The story of how we turned a health and environmental crisis into a story of energy, dignity, and opportunity.
Tulear, Madagascar
VCS – Verified Carbon Standard
SDVISta – Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard
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Because food prepping is a vehicle for freedom
In southern Madagascar, nearly 100% of households cook over open fires—consuming wood and charcoal,
polluting homes, and degrading forests.
The introduction of 13,000 improved cookstoves across 8 villages, reducing smoke, saving time, and protecting
forests from overexploitation.
Locally produced clean cookstoves, job creation for women, carbon finance, and complementary access to clean water.
Avoided emissions, healthier homes, women-led businesses, and restored time and safety for thousands of families.
Stopping deforestation
Limiting pollution and consumption of charcoal
Making cooking more efficient and safer for the people
In the drylands of southern Madagascar, the forest is disappearing and smoke fills the air inside homes.
Open-fire cooking remains the only option for most families. An invisible crisis affecting health, forests, and daily life.
Angovo Maharitra, meaning ‘sustainable energy’ in Malagasy, is changing this.
Cooking over open flames was never just about food. In Tulear, it meant hours lost collecting wood, toxic
smoke in the lungs of children, and forests cut faster than they could grow.
CCC partnered with Madaprojects, a local organization to flip the script—training women, delivering stoves, and backing it all with a carbon finance model that turns climate action into lasting community benefits.
households engaged
ton / year of CO2 emissions avoided
Locally produced stoves reduce daily wood consumption and protect surrounding forests.
Emissions are significantly lowered while improving air quality in homes.
Kitchens become safer and healthier without compromising on traditional cooking needs.
Women trained to build high-efficiency cookstoves locally.
Women lead microenterprises that generate income and foster financial independence.
Each stove sold becomes a step toward stronger, more self-reliant communities.
13,900 improved cookstoves have been distributed across 8 rural villages.
Thousands of families now cook with cleaner energy every day.
Reduced time spent collecting firewood gives back hours for education, work, and rest.
Abandoned water towers have been restored to provide safer and more reliable access to clean water.
These improvements enhance health outcomes and ease daily routines for entire communities.
Though not monetized through carbon credits, their impact is tangible and lasting.
The project will contribute to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals outlined in Agenda 2030.
14/05/2025
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