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Project

Impacts of the introduction of the Guev cooker on the economic empowerment of women in Benin and prospects for implementation at scale
 

Benin
Project ID
109623
Total Funding
CAD 506,900.00
IDRC Officer
Bouba Housseini
Project Status
Active
Duration
36 months

Programs and partnerships

Employment and Growth

Lead institution(s)

Project leader:
Prof Charlemagne Babatounde IGUE
Benin

Summary

The overall objective of this project is to promote the large-scale adoption of more energy efficient cooking technologies in Benin to reduce the time spent on this unpaid domestic activity while reducing the carbon footprint of households.
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The overall objective of this project is to promote the large-scale adoption of more energy efficient cooking technologies in Benin to reduce the time spent on this unpaid domestic activity while reducing the carbon footprint of households.

The research will provide evidence on the use of women’s time in rural areas and promote the reduction and redistribution of women’s unpaid domestic work and care. It will document the socio-economic and environmental impacts of using the Guev cooker on women’s economic empowerment and greenhouse gas emissions and it will promote improved household access to Guev cooker technology by disseminating research and exploring public-private partnerships for scaling up technology.

Research outputs

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Language:

English

Summary

The introduction of a new improved cookstove called “Guev Cooker” in rural Benin requires an analysis of women's perceptions of current improved cookstoves they use in their household. Qualitative studies are essential to provide insight into the perspectives of cookstove users and to inform research and development of technologies that are both effective in reducing the hours spent on unpaid activities by women. Thus, the analysis of the effect of women's perception of improved cooking stoves in relation to domestic and remunerated activities in rural Benin was the subject of this research. The effect of perception (favorable, unfavorable) of improved cookstoves on use of traditional cookstoves is estimated using a probit regression applied to a sample of 531 women randomly selected in five communes of Benin, namely: Adjarra, Avrankou and Dangbo located in the department of Ouémé; Ifangni and Sakété located in the department of Plateau. At the end of analysis of results, as declared favorable perception, there is the saving of time for cooking food (51.5%) and the saving of time for the collection of fuel (49%) with use of improved stoves. The estimated results showed that the index of unfavorable perception of improved cookstoves has a positive effect on use of traditional cookstoves. On the other hand, the index of favorable perception relating to improved cookstoves has a negative effect on use of traditional cookstoves. Our results emphasize the importance of the implementation of policies by public decision-makers to increase the favorable perception of users of improved cookstoves.

Author(s)
Tossou, Judith U.
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