Rwanda wants to help schools cook food better. Right now, many schools burn wood and charcoal to make meals for their students. The government plans to change this by 2032. They want schools to use special stoves that need less wood and clean cooking gas instead.
Schools make food for four million children every day. In a few years, they will need to feed even more children, maybe six million. When all these schools burn wood to cook, they need lots and lots of trees. They cut down more than 26,000 big piles of trees each month. This costs a lot of money and hurts the environment.
Many school leaders say finding wood becomes harder each day. Mr. Vugiziga, who runs Buruseri Primary School, tells us they must order wood well before school starts. Mrs. Nyirahabimana, a teacher at another school, worries that cutting down many trees for cooking will leave their area without forests.
The government has a plan to fix this problem. First, they will give schools special stoves called Muvelo. These stoves are really good because they use less wood and send the smoke outside through pipes. This means less smoke inside where people cook. The schools will also learn new ways to cook food that save energy, like soaking beans in water before cooking them.
These special stoves come from places called Rwanda Polytechnic. Mrs. Baguma, who works for the school system, says they can make enough stoves for everyone. After schools start using these better stoves, some will switch to cooking with clean gas or solar power. By 2032, all schools should cook without using any wood or charcoal.
This big change will help save trees, keep the air clean, save money, and protect the soil where plants grow. When schools cook in cleaner ways, it improves everything for everyone.
Schools make food for four million children every day. In a few years, they will need to feed even more children, maybe six million. When all these schools burn wood to cook, they need lots and lots of trees. They cut down more than 26,000 big piles of trees each month. This costs a lot of money and hurts the environment.
Many school leaders say finding wood becomes harder each day. Mr. Vugiziga, who runs Buruseri Primary School, tells us they must order wood well before school starts. Mrs. Nyirahabimana, a teacher at another school, worries that cutting down many trees for cooking will leave their area without forests.
The government has a plan to fix this problem. First, they will give schools special stoves called Muvelo. These stoves are really good because they use less wood and send the smoke outside through pipes. This means less smoke inside where people cook. The schools will also learn new ways to cook food that save energy, like soaking beans in water before cooking them.
These special stoves come from places called Rwanda Polytechnic. Mrs. Baguma, who works for the school system, says they can make enough stoves for everyone. After schools start using these better stoves, some will switch to cooking with clean gas or solar power. By 2032, all schools should cook without using any wood or charcoal.
This big change will help save trees, keep the air clean, save money, and protect the soil where plants grow. When schools cook in cleaner ways, it improves everything for everyone.
