Jikokoa, Jikokoa Xtra and Kuniokoa
MLC VANGUARD | Created by BURN Manufacturing Co.
BURN Manufacturing is the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. The solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month and employs over 400 people, 60% of whom are women.
6,000,000 Lives Impacted
BURN has sold more than 1M stoves. This has impacted more than 6M lives, resulted in saving more than 8M tonnes of CO2 and 4.5 tonnes of wood and more than $350M household savings. Since 2013, more than 400 BURN has employed more than 400 workers, with at least 60% being women.
The Innovation
Around 550,000 people die annually from respiratory diseases related to indoor cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Nearly half of the deaths are among children under the age of 5. By 2050, 1.8 billion in SSA will cook with biomass. Urban reliance on charcoal will from 162 million to 352 million people in that time. In SSA, approximately 90% of the rural households and 50% of urban households relies on wood and charcoal. 52% of SSA’s forest loss is caused by unsustainable biomass harvesting.
Burn Manufacturing Co. (“BURN”) is a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of clean cookstoves in SSA. The current cookstove brands are Jikokoa, Jikokoa Xtra, and Kuniokoa, which include both charcoal and wood/biomass cookstoves. The company plans to expand its stove offerings in different fuels, such as sustainable biomass and electric cooking, as well as accessories to the current products.
About BURN Manufacturing Co.
In 2014, BURN launched its first full manufacturing facility in Kenya - the first and only one of its kind. BURN is now the only vertically integrated modern cookstove company in Sub-Saharan Africa. The solar-powered facility currently has a capacity of 45,000 stoves per month and employs over 400 people, 60% of whom are women.
BURN aims to save lives and forests through the design, manufacture and distribution of best-in-class clean cooking solutions for the developing world. while creating sustainable jobs. BURN’s goal is to bring its existing industry-leading products and innovative new cooking solutions to Africa’s mass market, leveraging its competitive advantages in low-cost manufacturing & brand building to become Africa’s #1 clean cookstove company.
Implemented in
BURN’s innovation has been implemented in:
15 countries across East, Central, West, Southern and Horn of Africa and South East Asia
