Local Teen Raises Over $3,000 for CHF International's Fuel Efficient Stoves Program
Spencer Brodsky, a Maryland teen, has raised $3,300 for CHF International's Fuel Efficient Stoves program in Rwanda through Global Giving's Give More, Get More Challenge. Through social media, Spencer encouraged hundreds of like-minded individuals to give to CHF through Global Giving, who were matching donations by adding a matching percentage to however much grassroots donors raised.
For over two years, Spencer has been working with CHF International raising money to provide fuel-efficient stoves to disadvantaged communities in Africa. His current focus is on raising funds for a fuel-efficient stoves project in Rwanda, designed particularly to help with the many orphans and child-headed households in the country, a legacy of the 1994 genocide. The fuel efficient stoves help youth because they don't have to work as hard or travel as far to collect fuel, which frees up time for studying or working to earn an income for their families. The program is also working to end deforestation and introduce fuel efficient stoves to protect local habitats there..
Thanks to Spencer for all of his hard work helping the environment and families in Rwanda! To see Spencer's website click here http://www.stovesforrwanda.com
"I feel any individual, adult or teenager has the ability to facilitate positive social change." -Spencer Brodsky