The primary goal of this project was to investigate better stoves for cooking in the informal settlement of Monwabisi Park that would best satisfy the following criteria: safe, healthful, accessible, inexpensive, socially acceptable, and sustainable. We researched stoves that safely used paraffin and presented two options that best met the criteria to the community. We hope that the use of these stoves will improve the health of residents while also decreasing fire hazards throughout the settlement.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Clark, Amanda Blanche
• Bass, Nina R.
• Arnold, David Lee

Subject

• Security
• Infrastructure
• Health
• Well-Being
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121709-075219

Keyword

• Fire prevention
• Community development

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Petruccelli, Joseph D.

Year

• 2009

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• City of Cape Town Environmental Resource Management Department

Date created

• 2009-12-17

Location

• Cape Town

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-02-04