CLEAN COOKING IN KAKUMA
REFUGEE CAMP, KENYA

Empowering refugee families with solar ovens that save lives and protect forests.

“Charcoal is costly. I lack money to buy it sometimes. Firewood
makes a lot of smoke that’s not good for my health.”
– Zabibu, Program Participant

Photo Credit: Eco-Impact Hub CBO

CLEAN COOKING
IN KAKUMA
REFUGEE CAMP,
KENYA

Solar Cookers International is a global nonprofit
dedicated to bringing the life-changing power of
solar cooking to families worldwide.

The Challenge: Cooking Shouldn’t Cost Lives

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In Kakuma Refugee Camp and Kalobeyei Settlement in northwest Kenya, over 300,000 refugees struggle to meet daily needs, including cooking fuel.

Families here rely on wood and charcoal fires for cooking, which are:

Expensive:

Fuel costs drain already scarce resources.

Dangerous:

Collecting firewood often means walking long distances and risking assault, especially for women and girls.

Deadly:

Smoke from indoor fires causes severe respiratory illnesses and contributes to more deaths than malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV/AIDS combined EVERY YEAR.

Destructive:

Open fires accelerate deforestation and climate change.

The solution: locally built solar cookers

Because of you, 4,025 refugees lead healthier, safer lives with over 524 locally constructed solar ovens.

Each solar oven you help provide:

Lasts up to 15 years

Can prepare up to 100,000 meals

Saves 1 tonne of wood annually

Potentially avoids up to 11,711 metric tonnes of CO₂ emissions over its lifetime*

You support local jobs every time a solar cooker is built. Each oven is manufactured in Kenya using locally sourced, weather-resistant materials, designed to match the food, culture, and harsh climate of the refugee camps.

Give today to bring solar cookers to more refugees who need them most.

Meet Fatuma: A New Chapter with Solar Cooking

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Fatuma, a mother of nine, lives on less than $2.15 a day. When she can’t afford cooking fuel, she must risk her safety collecting firewood or trade away precious food just to cook.

You changed that.

Now, with her solar cooker, Fatuma cooks without smoke, without danger, and without sacrificing meals. She’s one of many refugee women whose lives are safer and healthier because of your support.

Your impact helps families:

Save $92.25 per year on fuel

Breathe clean air instead of toxic smoke

Protect children and women from the dangers of firewood collection

Preserve forests vital to the planet’s health

More Than Just Cookers: Training and Education

Your impact goes far beyond providing solar cookers — you’re creating leaders.

Because of you, women like Rebecca, once a recipient, are now training other families to cook safely with the sun. Refugee women trainers are critical to the program’s success as they understand the foods, culture, and languages common in the camp.

You gave Rebecca a solar oven. Now she’s paying it forward by:

Leading hands-on solar cooking trainings

Guiding families through the transition

Lifting her neighbors to embrace clean, safe cooking

None of this happens without you.