Fire for Life Stoves for Syria
Give displaced families in Syria a cleaner, safer way to cook. Your donation will provide a family with a Fire for Life stove from NZ.
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Give displaced families in Syria a cleaner, safer way to cook. Your donation to ReliefAid can provide a family with a Fire for Life stove from Escea, a Dunedin, New Zealand-based company.
People in displacement camps rely heavily on open fires to cook meals, but open fires are dangerous, can’t be moved, and create air pollutants that make people ill. Open fires also need a lot of fuel to burn, so families buying firewood are literally seeing their meagre resources going up in smoke.
Thanks to the Kiwi ingenuity and generosity of Escea, displaced families in Syria will get a Fire for Life stove – a practical solution that works in the harshest of environments. The stoves, supplied and manufactured by Escea in New Zealand, are shipped to Syria where ReliefAid’s in-country teams assemble them and use its distribution networks on the ground to distribute them to families in need.
Your donation not only ensures the stoves get to where they are needed most, the more funds we raise, the more families will get their own stoves.
Donate to Fire for Life today and help bring peace of mind to families through the simple act of safe cooking.
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A New and Improved Design is on it's way to Syria. 25 September 2026
A safer way to cook: preparing our next shipment of Escea stoves for Syria
Thanks to the support of our donors, and the ongoing partnership of Escea and Oceanbridge Shipping we’re getting ready to send a new shipment of improved safe cooking stoves to families living in displacement camps in Syria.
These stoves are designed to make everyday life safer for families living in tents, helping reduce exposure to harmful smoke and removing the need for dangerous open flames.
And this next shipment includes an important improvement.
The stoves now feature a fan attachment, designed to make them more efficient and effective.** The improvement was developed following feedback from families using the stoves, with extensive testing carried out by the ReliefAid team and Escea engineers.
This means the next families to receive these stoves will benefit from a design that has been shaped by the experiences and feedback of those using them.
Our previous distribution delivered 1,800 stoves to families across displacement camps, including 55 to families with disabilities and 324 to elderly households. These distributions highlighted just how valuable a practical, safe cooking solution can be for families who have spent years living in displacement.
Thank you for making life a little bit easier and safer for those living in displacement camps.
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Thank you Sue! Your support means more families in Syria can receive these stoves for safe cooking, along with the tools and training to use them safely. It’s not just about cooking, it’s about restoring dignity and resilience. Thank you for your humanity.
Thank you Raymond for supporting our Fire for Life programme that delivers cooking stoves to families who have been displaced from their homes and who have no means of cooking. The stoves provide and safe, effective means to cook for families living in tents. Your kindness is much appreciated.
Kia ora Chloe. We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation to the Fire for Life campaign. Your support is helping provide displaced families in Syria with a cleaner, safer way to cook—one that protects their health and resources. Thanks to your contribution, we can distribute Fire for Life stoves from Escea to families living in displacement camps. These stoves are a life-changing alternative to open fires, reducing air pollutants, minimising fire hazards, and conserving precious resources that families need to survive. Your generosity supplies these essential stoves and brings a sense of safety and comfort to families in need.
We truly appreciate your support. Your donation is helping us reach more people and change more lives.
We truly appreciate your support. Your donation is making a positive impact on our community.
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