Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Doña Dora is a designer and manufacturer of wood-saving stoves in Guatemala. The stoves reduce firewood consumption by up to 50%, heats up for the first tortilla in 5 minutes, extracts all smoke out of the kitchen, avoids the risk of burns. The kitchen stays shiny because it doesn’t have smoke smearing all over it since its smooth tiles are easy to keep clean for hygienic food preparation. The entire stove function comes pre-built with factory controls to ensure performance at home. The family can build their tailored base with block or adobe for a fixed stove.

Activities in the care economy:
Provision of technology & services that train/upskill domestic & care workers (e.g. technology that links employers to domestic/care workers), Provision of affordable time and labour saving technology and products (e.g. product that makes washing, cooking more efficient)

Stage of growth: Small scale roll-out/Early stage

Type of services: Domestic services, Labour saving solutions

Number of customers (2020): Not available

Number of customers (2019): Not available

Number of customers (2018): Not available

Financials

Profitability status: Information not available

Revenue USD (2020): Not available

Revenue USD (2019): Not available

Revenue USD (2018): Not available

Pathways to impact

Challenge addressed: Lack of affordable solutions to reduce amount of time spent on care and domestic work (Reduce)

Pathway to impact – 4 Rs: Reduce

Populations affected: Unpaid domestic workers, Paid domestic workers

Number of people served (2020): Not available

Number of people served (2019): Not available

Number of people served (2018): Not available