CDCA installed improved cooking stoves across 488 households with the support of Ptit's Lups De Kathmandu-France, in the Kapilvastu, Gorkha, and Solukhumbu districts, a targeted initiative aimed at preventing burn injuries among children and advancing women's health. The program's multi-dimensional impact operates across three interconnected domains, fostering a synergistic transformation of household wellbeing. Significant health gains are achieved as families transition away from smoke-laden indoor environments, mitigating acute respiratory infections, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cataracts, and severe burn risks—thereby ensuring fewer school absences and supporting healthier cognitive development for children. Simultaneously, these health improvements generate vital environmental dividends; reduced fuelwood consumption and lower household carbon emissions protect Nepal's fragile ecosystems from deforestation, soil erosion, and biodiversity loss, extending long-term ecological benefits to surrounding watershed systems and communities.

