Safer Cooking Solutions for Refugee Camps

In many refugee camps, families depend on unsafe cooking methods that put lives at risk.

  • 1 in 5 refugee households has experienced a burn injury (18%).

  • Burns are the 5th most common cause of nonfatal pediatric injury in Lebanon.

  • Burns are the 11th leading cause of death among children aged 1–9.

The Issue

The main reasons include

The result? Nearly half of burn injuries come from boiling liquids, with the rest caused by hot objects, open flames, and unsafe setups.

Our Solution

We are developing high-safety stove designs tailored for refugee camp conditions.

Our goal is to:

Minimize fire hazards in crowded tents and shelters

Reduce burn risks, especially among children

Make cooking safer and more efficient

Provide a reliable and practical alternative to unsafe floor-level stoves