Mimi Moto cases from around the world

Mimi Moto cases from around the world

Mimi Moto’s Tool and Fuel Philosophy is used by local entrepreneurs globally with cases in 25 countries.

A better way to cook in Kenya

In Kenya, Mimi Moto co-operates with EcoSafi. EcoSafi is bringing their customers a better way to cook with our biomass cookstove. Their customers are mainly high-volume users with restaurants or hotels, like Christine. By catering to these impactful users, EcoSafi is scaling its business and making a significant difference! Check out their website here.

The clean cooking solution BioMassters in Rwanda

Biomassters is a pellet cooking company established in Rwanda. They go above and beyond to positively influence the lives of their customers. Biomassters produces “made in Rwanda” pellet fuel out of biomass waste materials and supplies their customers with our Mimi Moto stoves. By using the ‘tool and fuel’ methodology they have changed thousands of lives for the better. Learn more about their work here.

Tool & Fuel system in Zambia

In Zambia, Emerging Cooking Solutions (SupaMoto) produces pellets from waste biomass, sold together with Mimi Moto stoves. To spread the cost of the stove, SupaMoto offers payment plans through mobile money that include the commitment to purchase fuel. SupaMoto’s “tool and fuel” model was recently documented in a 600+ people random customer survey commissioned by EEP S&EA. (LINK)

Mountains of Groundnut shell in Gambia

Gambia is one of the larger groundnut producers globally. The groundnut shell, currently seen as waste offers a great opportunity to produce pellets. DAWDA has set up a small production unit in a local community, creating local employment in the village and providing health benefits for local women.

Circulair coffee model in Uganda

In Uganda, Mimi Moto works together with a local coffee processing plant that converts its coffee husk waste into pellets. The pellets are sold in combination with Mimi Moto’s to their employees. This circular model, where companies use their waste to benefit their own people and offsetting carbon has the potential to be replicated in many countries across Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.

Village level pellet production in Tanzania 

In Tanzania, the NGO – Dorcas set-up a local pellet production, using waste from local rose farmers and local sawmills. They have started multiple small-scale production units close to the raw material source that brings benefit to the local community. Dorcas chose Mimi Moto’s Tool and Fuel system is to create self-sufficient sustainable impact that creates a local economy. You can read more about their work here.

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Replacing firewood in school kitchens with WFP in Lao PDR

In Lao PDR, WFP distributed Mimi Moto cookstoves with wood pellets to school kitchens replacing the traditional open wood fires.  The cooks were allowed to use the stove both at school and at home in the evening. The Mimi Moto stove showed a significant reduction in cooking time and showed positive impact on women’s health.

Refugee camp clean cooking solution – Rwanda

In Rwanda, families in Kigeme refugee camp use the Mimi Moto stove with biomass pellets to reduce fuel consumption, improve health and protect forest for the local community around the camp. An organization was created in the camp, employing local refugees for the service station and distribution. A Social Impact Assessment by UNHCR showed significant benefits for its refugee customers and employees, as well as attained a high level of customer satisfaction.

Pioneer of Fuel+Stove in Rwanda

In Rwanda, Eric Reynolds with its company Inyenyeri was the pioneer of the tool and fuel system, producing pellets from locally available Eucalyptus wood waste. Their customers could lease the Mimi Moto stove when they signed a contract to buy pellets that satisfy all their cooking needs. The stove was paid back by the future fuel savings and margin on the pellets. Working together with Inyenyeri – the Mimi Moto cookstove extensively tested and upgraded to the current version.

A field study under Inyenyeri customers by North Carolina State University found that Mimi Moto with pellets have the potential to provide health benefits far above previously tested biomass stoves and approaching modern fuel stoves (e.g., LPG).