CEIHD (Center for Entrepreneurship in International Health & Development)

Founded in 2001, the Household Energy and Health division of the Center for Entrepreneurship in International Health and Development (CEIHD, pronounced seed) works to improve the health and well-being of women and children in developing countries by catalyzing transitions to cleaner-burning fuels and superior stoves. CEIHD's overarching mission is to foster business solutions to international public health problems. The Household Energy and Health Division of CEIHD is currently active in two program areas: Monitoring and Evaluation and Market Development. CEIHD seeks to catalyze the development of markets that will produce and deliver cleaner household energy solutions to underserved populations, especially those in rural or peri-urban areas. The intervention model starts with the best available technology, adds a dose of business analysis and marketing, and equips promising local entrepreneurs with the skills to profit from this market opportunity. CEIHD brings a global perspective, seeking to document and share best practices, foster south-south linkages, and find innovative ways to scale promising technologies and business models.

CEIHD has assisted UCODEA in identifying and developing markets, training local entrepreneurs, managing manufacturing and distribution problems, securing financing for both producers and consumers, and in adapting and commercializing the improved cookstoves.

PCIA (The Partnership for Clean Indoor Air)

The Partnership for Clean Indoor Air addresses the increased environmental health risk facing three billion people who burn traditional biomass fuels indoors for cooking and heating. This voluntary Partnership brings together governments, public and private organizations, multilateral institutions, industry, and others to increase the use of affordable, reliable, clean, efficient, and safe home cooking and heating practices.

The mission of the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air is to improve health, livelihood and quality of life by reducing exposure to air pollution, primarily among women and children, from household energy use. About 134 partners are contributing their resources and expertise in a collaborative effort to find long-term solutions to reducing smoke exposure in households around the world from cooking and heating practices.

UCODEA works to further these goals through CEIHD's partnership in the PCIA.

Aprovecho (Appropriate Technology, Sustainable Solutions)

Aprovecho is a non-profit organization research and education organization based in Oregon, USA.

It develops appropriate technology (AT): technology that can be made at an affordable price by ordinary people using local materials to do useful work.

AT is designed for the people and by the people who will be the end users. Aprovecho has been developing and implementing AT such as improved stoves in more than 30 countries worldwide since 1979. Aprovecho has collaborated with UCODEA in the design of improved stoves customized to the East African marketplace.

Climate Care

Climate Care's mission is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to fight global warming, while addressing poverty problems and funding projects that build sustainable development. Climate Care is developing partnerships with local and international organizations working on improved cookstove dissemination in several countries of southern and eastern Africa, providing funds on the basis of green house gas emission reductions.

The reductions in greenhouse gas emissions provided by UCODEA's improved stoves result in carbon credits. UCODEA will coordinate the creation, registration and trade of these credits through partners such as Climate Care. The revenues from these sales on the voluntary market will be used to enhance domestic energy services for low resource communities and to fund the expanded dissemination of improved cooking stoves.

GTZ (German Technical Assistance)

GTZ works globally as an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development. GTZ has provided engineering assistance to the UCODEA stove design process alongside Aprovecho and works globally to promote sustainable development.

Accenture Development Partnerships

Through its development partnership program, Accenture has providing business consulting expertise to analyze UCODEA's supply chain management and marketing strategies.

Their recommendations are a key part of the ongoing planning to scale the organization efficiently.