Care economy activities and business model

About the organization:
Estufas chispa is a manufacturer of wood stoves located in Guatemala. The stoves, known as Estufas Mejoradas or Estufas Ahorradoras de leña, help Guatemalan families save firewood and live in healthy, smoke-free homes. Estufas Chispa works in partnership with several organizations for its stove projects in Guatemala and has more than 20 points of sale throughout the country.

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: Mass roll-out/Expansion

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