Figure 5.13 Trimming the sides
Figure 5.14 Smooth out using makonda
Figure 5.15 Cutting out the doors
Figure 5.16 Rolling mud to prepare pot-rests
8. Mark out the stove doors adjacent to each other, and cut through the mud using a knife or
panga. Remove the mud to form doors through which the firewood will be fed.
9. Prepare pot rests by rolling some mud in your hands. The width shod be equal to the diameter
of your wrist. The length of the pot rests should be equal to the length from the base of the
palm to the tip of the middle finger.
10. Fix the pot rests against the inner wall of the stove using the three-stone stove position.
Figure 5.17 Fixing the pot-rests
Figure 5.18 Making the smoke outlets
11. Make three smoke outlets between each of the three pot rests using your finger.
12. Let the stove dry for two weeks, then repair any cracks as they appear, and finish the outer
walls by smearing with cow dung or ashes. The ratio of mixing cow dung and ash is two units
to one. That is, two units of cow dung to one unit of ash. The stove should be left to dry for
another two weeks before use.
Lorena two-pot stove
The Lorena stove originated from Guatemala in
the early 1980s. It is currently being promoted in
Uganda although the version being promoted is
made entirely from mud. It is promoted by
organizations such as the Mount Elgon DEP-IUCN
Project and Integrated Rural Development
Initiatives (IRDI).
Materials used
Figure 5.19 Two-pot Lorena stove
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