When facing a challenge as urgent and far-reaching as climate change, it’s natural to look for seemingly efficient, single-issue solutions. At Trees, Water & People, we’ve learned that the most effective climate action is just the opposite—it grows outward, addressing environmental challenges alongside health, quality of life, and community resilience.

Gloribel Bautista is an Indigenous Lenca woman and Justa clean cookstove builder, who exemplifies the transformative impact of community engagement and education.

Homemakers Dilcia Martinez, Lucia Flores and Brenda Servellon along with stove builder Avilio Garcia discuss the benefits and progression of the Justa Stove.

Maestra Fogonera - Inclusion and Women Empowerment

Ignacio (Nacho) Osorto, founder of our partner organization AHDESA in Honduras, likes to say that when he met Trees, Water & People (TWP) founder Stuart Conway in 1998, his nonprofit was little more than an idea in a briefcase. An agronomist by trade, Nacho Osorto was working to restore and reforest several watersheds in rural communities outside of the capital city, Tegucigalpa.