Clean Cooking
Transforms Lives.
Our Mission
We Believe in the Power of
Clean Cooking to Transform Lives.
One-third of humanity prepares meals over open fires or polluting stoves, contributing to premature death and limiting human potential. The Bettering Human Lives Foundation aims to increase access to clean cooking fuels by directly supporting local innovators and entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. Together, we are committed to providing families with a pathway out of poverty through access to modern energy that betters human lives.
Our Mission
We Believe in the Power of
Clean Cooking to Transform Lives.
One-third of humanity prepares meals over open fires or polluting stoves, contributing to premature death and limiting human potential. The Bettering Human Lives Foundation aims to increase access to clean cooking fuels by directly supporting local innovators and entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses. Together, we are committed to providing families with a pathway out of poverty through access to modern energy that betters human lives.
Opportunity for Change
Witness the Impact of Indoor Air Pollution with BHLF Supporter, Brian Gitt
The Problem
Making a Difference Matters
Cooking amidst harmful smoke from traditional fuels such as wood, dung, agricultural waste, and charcoal is
life threatening.
Worldwide,
2.3 billion people – predominately women and girls – cook today using these harmful fuels.
Household air pollution was responsible for an estimated 3.2 million deaths per year in 2020, including over 237,000 deaths of children under age 5.
Gathering fuel consumes considerable time for women and children – preventing them from pursuing education and other productive activities.
Our Solution
Pathway to Prosperity
Our Pathway to Prosperity starts by offering much-needed, catalytic funding to local small businesses and entrepreneurs working across the clean cooking value chain, enabling them to innovate, expand, and grow. This economic development approach leads to sustained increases in access to clean cooking, which, in turn, uplifts the well-being of women, children, and communities. We continue this cycle through ongoing reinvestment, ensuring a brighter future for all.
News & Updates
Sharing Stories and Impact Updates
Video: Watch BHLF Board Member Soma Somasundaram share his personal journey from energy poverty to empowerment....
The Bettering Human Lives Foundation proudly announces its newly formed Advisory Board. This distinguished group of leaders from across the energy...
Despite significant cultural and geographical differences amongst countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, the scenes outside the window, as I drive from...
Energy Poverty: Stories of Resilience and Hope
Around the world, billions of people still live without reliable access to clean, modern energy. While the Bettering Human Lives Foundation is working to change that, the issue of energy poverty is not just a statistic—it’s a lived experience.
In this special campaign, Liberty Energy employees share their personal journeys. These stories, while not direct beneficiaries of our programs, highlight the profound impact that access to clean energy can have on health, education, opportunity, and dignity.
Bettering Human Lives Foundation
Together, We Can Make a Difference
Every contribution matters, and your support can change lives. By donating to BHL, you’re helping us to improve health and enhance human potential by bringing clean cooking fuels to women, girls, and families. Join us in bettering human lives!