SHALIN Finland and CED in cooperation with Organics and Sounds warmly
welcome you to the AKIBA stove introduction and demonstration event at
Innovation HUB at Landless, Thika on Friday 17 February from 10am to
12pm.
We are inviting you to take part in the development of AKIBA stove through following
the demonstration of its use and giving your first hand impressions. In the event, you
will also have the possibility to have a taste of organic, local food prepared by Chef
Njathi Kabui and his crew from Organics and Sounds, using the AKIBA stove. The U.S.
and Kenya based Chef Kabui’s crew will also talk about the possibilities of organic
farming and food in Kenya.
The event admission is free but kindly register your participation to the event by
email: lotta.kinnunen@shalinry.org at the latest on Wednesday 15 February. Also, you
are welcome to distribute the invitation to any organisation/individual who might be
interested.
What is STOVE and AKIBA?
The name AKIBA comes from the Kiswahili word for ‘savings’. The technology used
has the potential to increase household savings in terms of money, time, health and
environment. The stove is designed to use any dry biomass material (including
agricultural waste) as fuel and requires far less fuel than an ordinary household jiko.
COLLABORATION
The STOVE project is an example of international cooperation that brings together a
number of students, researchers and organisations; as well as skills and knowledge.
The prototype AKIBA stove has been designed by Mbeo C. Ogeya and developed
through a project supported by the Aalto University (Finland), SHALIN Finland,
Coalition for Environment and Development (CED) and Kenya Industrial Research and
Development Institute (KIRDI) collaboration amongst others (SACDEP/KEFRI) and
funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland’s development cooperation funds.
STOVE is a research and development project exploring the possibilities for a cost
effective, fuel efficient, and less polluting stove for use in households and institutions.
TECHNOLOGY
As well as other stoves under development in the project, AKIBA applies the widely
used concept of top lit up-draft (TLUD) gasification principal. It incorporates physical
principals that enhance its functionality and gasification and gas combustion efficiency.
AKIBA therefore uses less fuel, produces less smoke, and as an end result, produces
soil enhancing charcoal.
For more information, please contact Lotta Kinnunen by email
lotta.kinnunen@shalinry.org or by phone 0706 235 176. You can also find information
on the STOVE project on http://shalinry.org/?lang=en and on Organics and Sounds on
http://organicsandsound.com/.
How to reach the HUB:
The Shalin/CED Innovation HUB is located in Landless, Thika; off Garissa road. From Thika, take Garissa road past Makongeni towards Kilimambogo until you see a sign for PakJel Supermarket where you should turn right. Follow the road until you reach PakJel Supermarket. Turn left after the supermarket
(and Equity Bank) on Empire Street and follow the road until the very end where you
will find the HUB behind a blue gate.