These stoves are now reducing CO2 production by 20,425 tons every year or 204,250 tons over ten years. That is two hundred and four thousand, two hundred and fifty tons less CO2 in our planet’s atmosphere.

These stoves dramatically improve the health, life expectancy and overall well-being of Maya families, especially women and children who spend the most time indoors around the cooking fire. Since the inception of the project, the GSP has also organized an annual stove-building trip to Guatemala every February for volunteers.

Since starting in 1999, Guatemala Stove Project has funded the construction of over 7500 masonry cookstoves. The 2017 book Drawdown; The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming , edited by Paul Hawkins , documents the positive impact of …

The Guatemala Stove Project was founded in 1999 in response to a request for help from CEDEC, an indigenous non-profit group working in Guatemala’s ‘altiplano’ or Western Highlands. Learn More

Donate as one family to another, fund a stove as a class or community project, or send as an alternative to gift giving. Individuals, families, and groups who donate funds for an entire stove will receive information and a photo about the family.

The Guatemala Stove Project was founded in 1999 in response to a request for help from CEDEC, an indigenous non-profit group working in Guatemala’s ‘altiplano’ or Western Highlands. CEDEC identified the need for masonry cook stoves in the communities they serve, but residents lacked the material resources to build such stoves for themselves.

Fostering international understanding and cooperation between the people of Canada and the people of Guatemala and other areas where the Project will work.

PBI “spin off” Guatemala Stove Project helps to address climate breakdown. GSP Annual Stove Building Trip - February 2024 did not take place because of uncertain conditions in Guatemala following elections.

For over 20 years, The Guatemala Stove Project has organized an exposure/ stove building trip to the highlands of Guatemala. The trip usually takes place in the first half of February. While in Guatemala, you will meet Maya families in their homes and experience their traditional culture.

Guatemala Stove Project (GSP) is a non-profit, non-denominational, non-governmental organization dedicated to helping indigenous Maya people of the western highlands of Guatemala. Our primary mandate is to improve living conditions for families by funding the building of improved cookstoves.