Rajan Adhikari - without a smoke hood
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Prabin Gurung
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2016-08
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Energy
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Rajan Adhikari is 46 years old. He lives in a small village in Nepal. He is married, with 4 children, 3 daughters and 1 son. 4 people live in his house. Rajan works as a supervisor of a Biogas company and has worked there for the past 20 years. His family sometimes uses biogas but there is not enough cow dung or human waste to make this a viable option. He was badly affected by the earthquake in 2015 and lost his home. “Before the earthquake we used a traditional stove.” “Our house collapsed, we then started using the portable stove and we have biogas too. We cook tea with the biogas.” “We don’t have enough cow dung and human waste to make enough biogas.” “With biogas, we don’t have to cut down trees and people no longer defecate outside.” “For poor people who can’t afford land, the portable stove is good. You need less wood, the portable stove is good.” “Your lungs get damaged and your eyes hurt.” “It’s less smokey, our clothes don’t get dirty and it consumes less firewood.” “You don’t cough anymore and eyes don’t water.” “My wife would have to be in the kitchen all the time. I worried about her health and the health of my family.” (it takes much longer to cook on a traditional stove.) “The extra time we have is used to collect grass for the cattle, spending more time growing vegetables. In the winter season, we produce enough to sell in the market.” “The portable stove only holds two pieces of wood, there is less ash which is cleaner and doesn’t go into the food.” “I am waiting to build a new house. I’m sure I will have a smoke hood.” “I have seen people suffering from asthma and problems with their eyes.” “I have seen the benefits of the smoke hood.” “By 2017, the government wants all homes to be smoke free. A committee has been formed to make this happen.”
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