▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁gender ▁roles ▁and ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁alternative ▁cook st ove ▁technology . ▁In ▁failing ▁to ▁include ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁household ▁decision - making ▁process , ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁pre domin antly ▁responsible ▁for ▁child care ▁and ▁me al ▁prepar ation , ▁it   ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁decrease ▁in ▁ad option ▁of ▁improved ▁cook st ov es . ▁ ▁The ▁Global ▁Alliance ▁for ▁C lean ▁Cook st ov es ▁is ▁an ▁organization ▁see ks ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁dis b urs ement ▁of ▁clean ▁cook ing ▁solutions ▁and ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁clean ▁ind oor ▁fu els ▁for ▁cook ▁st ov es . ▁This ▁organization ▁plans ▁to ▁fost er ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁clean ▁cook st ov es ▁for ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁households ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁al liance ▁has ▁distributed ▁ 2 8 ▁million ▁clean ▁and ▁efficient ▁cook st ov es   ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁implementation ▁efforts ▁are ▁frequently ▁purs ued ▁with ▁ins u fficient ▁coord ination ▁with ▁supporting ▁organizations , ▁which , ▁in ▁many ▁cases ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁w ides p read ▁implementation ▁of ▁so ▁called ▁" im pro ved " ▁st ov es ▁that ▁have ▁sometimes ▁failed ▁to ▁deliver ▁on ▁the ▁promise ▁of ▁reducing ▁I AP . ▁Cook st ove ▁implementation ▁efforts ▁have ▁often ▁achieved ▁mixed ▁results ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁combined ▁technical ▁and ▁social ▁complex ities ▁related ▁to ▁design ▁of ▁alternative ▁st ov es ▁and