Wood-conserving lorena stoves are saving thousands of trees and greatly improving women’s and children’s health in Central America.  These stoves require half the amount of firewood of an open fireplace and reduce the amount of smoke in the home.  Women and children using open fire places in their homes in Honduras were breathing smoke fumes equivalent to eight packs of cigarettes a day!  Now, with SHI’s support, hundreds of families are building simple lorena stoves for cooking and heating, while smoke is funneled outside via a chimney. These stoves are easy to construct with mostly local material and are greatly improving the lives of many.