Tanzanian School Launches Energy Club to Promote Clean Cooking

Deputy Minister for Energy, Salome Makamba, cooks during the launch of the project to distribute clean cooking energy in institutions serving more than 100 people, including 52 secondary schools. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS

By Kizito Makoye
DODOMA, Tanzania , Mar 11 2026 (IPS)

A cloud of steam rises from a giant aluminium pot as Maria Joseph, a middle-aged cook in a toque blanche and faded apron, plants her feet firmly on the tiled kitchen floor. With both hands clasped around a wooden paddle...