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A breath of fresh air in African kitchens

Mercy Njoki was once among the billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa cooking meals with traditional indoor stoves over open fires, until she discovered ECOA, an electric cooking stove manufactured by BURN.

Today, Njoki, who lives in Ruiru near Nairobi, saves time and money with the electric cooker she purchased from a company that makes highly efficient electric, wood and gas stoves that are cleaner, need less fuel and protect families’ health.

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