Big Numbers of which we can be proud!

When one donates a stove to the Guatemala Stove Project, the recipient family cuts their CO2 production in half. On average, this amounts to a reduction of 2 – 3 tons of CO2 a year, or 20 to 30 tons over ten years (the lifespan of a stove). The GSP has built 8170 stoves over the last 24 years. These stoves are now reducing CO2 production by 20,425 tons every year or 204,250  tons over ten years. That is two hundred and four thousand, two hundred and fifty tons less CO2 in our planet’s atmosphere. It also means 8,170 families (about  49,020 people) living better lives, over 400,000 tons of trees not burnt but still on the mountains holding soil and producing oxygen.

Please consider improving lives, and offsetting more CO2 than the average Canadian produces in a year (19 tons).

Let’s get this number up to a million tons of CO2 offset for the sake of future generations and for all life on this planet.

We would like to send out a big Thank You to Eric Scheuneman of Perth who has managed the GSP stove database and CRA tax receipts for the past 23 years. Eric is retiring from this volunteer job which he has held since we were first incorporated as a charity. He has managed this detailed, time consuming job with patience and respect. If you received a stove or a bursary Thank You certificate or receipt for your donation it came from Eric! Best wishes and thank you Eric for your dedication and hard work!

We thank Paul Hauraney for stepping up to take over this important job.