Women who make tortillas in the community of Gutiérrez Norte, allied with Habitat for Humanity Nicaragua to create the first eco-fuels in the municipality
Doña María did not leave her astonishment to see that the ecofogón was lit and the heat did not cross the bricks.
Doña María has been making toasted tortillas for more than 20 years, like most women in San Rafael del Sur, she cooks in a traditional stove and uses comales. However, this traditional way of working has caused serious health problems.
“I am short of sight because of the smoke and the steam of the fire, it has affected me a lot until I suffer a lot from the pressure,” Dona Maria tells us while she observes curious how her neighbor, Mrs. Miriam is lighting her Habitat eco-fire for the first time. Miriam thought differently from the beginning, she immediately said yes to having an ecofogon, because when they explained the advantages she realized that it was a good for the health of the family.
“Now it is faster to light the fire and I am also calm because I was not swallowing smoke, and the embarrassment was not suffocating me. And the tortillas come out faster and more toast, ”Miriam tells us as she claps.
Miriam was the first of 75 women who allied with Habitat for Humanity Nicaragua to create the first ecofogons in the area of San Rafael del Sur, in the community of Gutiérrez Norte. Ecofogones will allow women to reduce production costs and therefore increase their income; On the other hand, respiratory diseases for women and their families will decrease.
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