Inexpensive

Inexpensive

Cost and efficiency are two of the top considerations we had as we planned to implement a new cooking method in Monwabisi Park. The initial investment cost for the stove was weighed against the long term costs, as well as savings. If a product had a high start up cost but could offer a one hundred percent return on the investment over a short period of time, then efforts were made to try to defer the initial cost.  However products with a low start up cost are more convenient and thus more likely to be successful in a community where money is scarce.  When we researched other stoves to bring to the community, we made sure to emphasize the efficiency of each stove and explained how it would therefore save money on paraffin.