One of Yasmeen Lari’s guiding principles is to elevate those who are often overlooked by society. In this case, it was literal. After seeing the harm that traditional indoor floor stoves (chulahs) caused to rural Pakistani women - smoke inhalation, respiratory diseases, eye diseases, and the dirt and filth around them contaminating their food as well as just having to operate on the floor all day, Yasmeen Lari designed an outdoor stove that elevated the women operating the stoves, protected them from these preventable illnesses, restored dignity to their role and helped them become entrepreneurs. Lari’s organization, The Heritage Foundation of Pakistan, trained rural women in how to make their own zero-carbon, smokeless, fuel-efficient stoves.