Household Air Pollution (HAP) is the source of many deaths especially in underdeveloped countries like Malawi where people still use open fires to cook. According to the World Health Organization, over 4 million people die worldwide prematurely from illness attributable to household air pollution from cooking with solid fuels and 50% of premature deaths due to pneumonia among children under 5 are caused by soot inhaled from household air pollution (www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/household-air-pollution-and-health). The use of charcoal (Makala) continues in most Malawian households despite the negative impact on health and the environment. Surprisingly, even relatively average and higher-income earning households shun the use of efficient, safe and clean energy sources like gas.