Why are you selling The Berkeley-Darfur Stove® instead of giving it away?
The Darfur Stoves Project and its parent nonprofit, TISS, believe in making recipients of aid a part of the solution. We believe that people who are asked to pay at least a nominal amount for the stove will hold The Darfur Stoves Project (and its local partner) accountable if their stove does not perform as expected. We want our stove owners to have a stake and be involved in the solution. To that end, we have set up production facilities in Darfur and hire local Darfuris to produce the stoves. The nominal amount our partners charge for the stove is set slightly above the local scrap-metal value of the stove. The majority of the cost of each stove is underwritten by donations. For families that simply cannot afford the cost of the stove, we have established a special fund to ensure that every family that needs a stove gets one.
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