Participatory approaches for alleviating indoor air pollution in rural Kenyan kitchens
| By | Liz Bates, Nigel Bruce, Alison Doig and Stephen Gitonga |
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| Description | How do we make sure that the impacts from a project are long-lasting and valued by a community? What factors will lead to really successful outcomes? We may think we know best but if complete outsiders came to our kitchens and started telling us the best way to organize them, would we welcome them and heed their advice? even if it proved completely irrelevant to the problems which we knew were causing us inconvenience? The participatory approach being adopted by ITDG works with communities, discussing with households the known scientific risks of indoor air pollution, and working with them to find solutions which both reduce smoke, and at the same time enhance the comfort and quality of their lives. By applying technical know-how to potential solutions identified by the community, acceptable technologies have been designed and proven to be effective. Full Reference"Participatory approaches for alleviating indoor air pollution in rural Kenyan kitchens" Liz Bates, Nigel Bruce, Alison Doig and Stephen Gitonga, ITDG, November 2002 |
| File size | 141 kB |
| Date | 24-09-2003 at 11h20 |