Charlot Magayi, the Kenyan inventor of the Mukuru clean cooking stove, received the $1.2 million Earthshot Prize by British Prince William.
Mukuru Clean Stoves seeks to provide women in Kenya and all of Africa with cleaner-burning stoves.
Studies show that over 950 million people in sub-Saharan Africa use highly polluting wood and charcoal for cooking. By 2050, it is predicted that this number would reach 1.67 billion, Africanews reports.
29 year old Charlot Magayi, began the project in 2017 at Mukuru kwa Njenga slum, one of the biggest slums in Nairobi, Kenya.
Her main aim was to get rid of the pollutant sources of fuel like firewood and charcoal that is still rampant in many Kenyan homes.
The stove emits 90% less pollution compared to using wood and far much less than charcoal.
The stove itself is also cheap at approximately $10, an amount that is quite affordable to low income families.