Forward7, in partnership with African Organization for Standardization (ARSO), is accelerating collaborative efforts to support the harmonization of African standards for clean cooking products and process across Africa. This critical step contributes to promoting principles of fair trade and product safety.
Providing clean cooking solutions isn’t just about supplying equipment. It also means regulating how they are sold and used, and raising awareness so people can adopt them safely and effectively.
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Develop And adopt standards and specifications for clean cooking products.
Up to 700,000 respiratory deaths could be prevented in Africa by 2030 if clean cooking adoption is accelerated.
Preventing approximately 120 metric tons of CO₂-equivalent emissions annually by reduced biomass burning and methane capture.
Local manufacturing of stoves, cylinders and solar collectors could create up to 200,000 jobs.
A sustainable future begins with the "Empowering Africa" initiative, which is a collaboration with the Saudi Ministries of Communications, Information Technology, and Health, represented by Seha Virtual Hospital. This initiative involves joint field visits to various African countries, works to provide clean cooking solutions, connectivity, E-Health, and E-Learning solutions.
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Forward7 strives to fulfill communities’ requirements for clean cooking equipment by offering a diverse range of solutions, ensuring products are more accessible, affordable, and tailored to the unique needs of different communities.
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Forward7 emphasizes the importance of clean cooking through educational and awareness programs. These programs help communities to adopt clean cooking solutions that improve their quality of life and support the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Through its Research and Publications Program, Forward7 works to address knowledge gaps in the clean cooking sector by transforming comprehensive field data into research and studies that help accelerate the transition to clean cooking in target communities.
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Forward7 encourages Saudi university students to take part in fieldwork by offering opportunities to join our field trips to communities in African countries.
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The Funding Opportunities program connects funders with innovative clean cooking projects, aiming to accelerate access to sustainable and safe solutions for underserved communities.
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