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Educator Anuja Bali is on a mission to teach women in India about the dangers of indoor air pollution -- what she calls 'the silent killer'. Bali co-founded a group called Warrior Moms, and in two years, drew more than a thousand women from across India. They tackled the matter through grassroots education and policy interventions. One such example is the usage of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). More than 70% of households are using LPG, an environmentally friendly fuel. But it can be costly for some to afford. Bali surveyed lower-income communities and learned many residents cook and heat using clay stoves, called a chulhas. Chulhas frequently emit heavy smoke. To address the matter, the Warrior Moms are anticipating the release of a new city budget in the coming weeks to gauge advocacy for cleaner indoor air quality. “This is the perfect time to ask them: Get all these people LPG connections and give them solar water heaters for [each settlement’s] public bathrooms, and then they'll vote for you,” she said. They hope to see subsidies for women to help them make the switch to LPG as their main fuel source.
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