The Clean Cooking Alliance, formerly the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves,^[2] is a non-profit organization operating with the support of the United Nations Foundation^[3] to promote clean cooking technologies in lower and middle-income countries. According to the World Health Organization, 4.3 million people a year die from health problems attributable to household air pollution from the use of polluting open fires and inefficient fuels for cooking.^[4] The Alliance was announced in 2010 by then-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.^[5] Dymphna previously worked as CEO for the Clinton Climate Initiative organization.

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They also provide grants for research and initiatives that support the aims of the Alliance,^[6] advocate for international standards for stove manufacturers,^[7] and coordinate research and knowledge of the issues surrounding the use of clean cookstoves.^[8]

A number of celebrities and musical artists have used their platforms to shed light on an issue that affects 3 billion people worldwide, including American actor Julia Roberts, world-renowned chef Jose Andres,^[9] Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana Samira Bawumia,^[10] Indian chef Sanjeev Kapoor,^[11] China's Zhao Wei,^[12] and Ghana's Rocky Dawuni.^[13]