A loan helped a member to pay for the stove.


Bereng Matsoho Group's story

Makatiso is a 44 year old woman married to a 53 year old man and together have four children aged between 18 and 7 respectively. The woman stays in a rural village where there is no electricity. Unemployment is rife in this village and most people survive by depending on their spouses' income or selling traditional beer, but Makatiso is an exception. She does not depend on her husband's income, she sells vegetables.

Makatiso decided to purchase the ACE1 stove to reduce her fuel costs, particularly paraffin and LPG. She says when she heard about the stove and its benefits, she knew that it would change her for the better.

Makatiso and the other women in the group have kindly requested a loan from Kiva lenders so that they can pay for the stove.


For more information about the stove, visit www.africancleanenergy.com or our Facebook page: @AfricanCleanEnergy

In this group: Makatiso, Mankalimeng, Mats'epang, Mamorapeli, Maboshabane, Matseko, Mamohato, Maestoki, Mapitso


This loan is special because:

It provides communities with energy saving cookstoves that also reduce pollution.



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