Jayalakshmi belongs to a rural village in Karnataka. Her association with BlueMatch Impact Solutions Pvt. Ltd. dates back to 2017 when BluMatch was running a pilot project. Jayalakshmi was a homemaker then who spent roughly about 6-7 hours everyday in the kitchen. Her major struggle was with firewood. Cooking for a family of 8 wasn’t an easy task either. Jayalakshmi ended up spending most of her time in the kitchen. Although she was also a mother to school going children, however, spending time with them was a constant struggle for her. Long hours of conventional cooking also caused her severe eye soreness and coughing issues.During the pilot project period in June 2017, Jayalakshmi was given a BlueMatch Ecostove as an alternative to the traditional cook stove she was using. The Ecostove, powered by pellets, a more efficient and long lasting source of fuel, helped her now to cook faster and tastier food, spend time with children and save the extra money spent earlier on firewood.
With increased use of the highly efficient smokeless cookstove, her health started to see significant improvements. Her story of transformation also made her a BlueMatch Ecostove Ambassador.In April 2019, when BlueMatch Impact Solutions started on full scale as a private limited company, Jayalakshmi was enrolled as a proud staff member. From then on, she has been educating women on adopting a healthy cooking lifestyle. She is now focused on paying forward the happiness that BlueMatch brought to her life. BlueMatch’s mission is to empower rural & tribal and other impoverished women and families to help them build a healthier, sustainable and more productive future. BlueMatch does not see clean cooking as a stand-alone issue, but provides services that create positive impact on health, women empowerment, livelihood, CO₂ and black carbon emission mitigation, circularity, public awareness (programs) on all these issues, all in all covering the UN SDG’s: SDG 1 - No poverty, SDG 2 - Zero hunger, SDG 3 - Good health and well-being, SDG 4 - Quality education, SDG 5 - Gender equality, SDG 7 - Affordable and clean energy, SDG 8 - Decent work & economic growth, SDG 11- Sustainable cities and communities, SDG 13 - Climate action, SDG 15 - Life on land.