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asia/africa seminar of solar cooker leaders22-25 february 2005, nairobi, kenya outcomes: resolutions and 2006 collaborative actions
on the occasion of the asia/africa international solar cooker leaders� seminar held in nairobi, kenya, 22-25 february 2005, solar cooking experts resolved that
whereas recent advances in solar cooking technology and dissemination strategies, solar cookers can contribute significantly to health, safety, economics and environments of families and communities in two-thirds of the world�s nation states.
therefore, we fifty solar cooking leaders from twenty countries strongly recommend that:
resolution 1. governments maximize benefits for their people:
i.1. action by 2006 conference: each group advocate for governments to support solar cookers
a. as tools toward achieving milennium development goals. b. through education, health, environment (desertification), energy and forestry related government agencies.
government advocacy group: herliyani suharta, joseph odey and all delegates
resolution ii. a partner network of solar cooker organisations be formed to support information dissemination and networking:
ii. 1. network action by the 2006 conference: draft an outline for an international solar cookers association for discussion at the 2006 conference
network group: sci
ii. 2. education actions by the 2006 conference:
education group: sathyavathi muthu, norman mhazo, shyam nandwani + experts on curriculum development and international assoc. for solar energy education
ii.3 health action: centralise and compile health data related to solar cooking in order to lobby
activities by 2006 conference:
identify individuals and organizations, contact them by june, and receive material � by sept. 2005
activities later:
� fewer burns, fires, poisoning (drinking kerosene) � health of mother � applications for waste treatment � overall: presence of the mother in the home (not away collecting fuel)
health group: naim liniger-janmohamed, marta pahissa, marlett wentzel, julia paul
ii.4. networking action: 2006 international solar cookers conference, 12-16 july 2006 in granada, spain: support and help plan with host terra foundation.
international advisory group: bev blum, pascale dennery, deepak gadhia, shirin gadhia, sonia heptonstall, agnes klingshirn, jordi miralles, crosby menzies, sathyavathi muthu, shyam nandwani, ganesh shrestha, sanu kaji shrestha, marlett wentzel committees: (each will also have one or more spanish members) fund raising: deepak gadhia, sonia heptonstall, agnes klingshirn, shyam nandwani, marta pahissa, wilfred pimentel papers: marlett wentzel, sathyavathi muthu, sanu kaji shrestha, ganesh shrestha, exhibits: shirin gadhia, jagadeeswara reddy, herliyani suharta, joseph huma, vincent okello media: marlett wentzel and crosby menzies.
resolution iii. media action: all solar cooker promoters and implementers seek media visibility:
activities by 2006 conferences: a. use all appropriate means ( radio, tv, print, films, video, internet, advertisements, drama groups, poems, success stories and songs) and be clear what you want to tell and who you want to reach. b.invest as much in media as you do in demonstrations. c. share news with fellow solar cooker promoters and related groups
media group: crosby menzies and all delegates
resolution iv. producers and promoters:
iv.1. business action: pool and share expertise in production, marketing and funding solar cookers
activities by 2006 conference:
business group: shirin gadhia, margaret bennett, sci and representatives from each solar cooker model willing to share info
iv.2. humanitarian action: develop and market a disaster relief packet (drp) to cook distributed food
activities by 2006 conference:
later activities: stockpile quantities by continent and regionally, produce list of sources, teams to distribute, teach
humanitarian group: gordon & grace magney, sanu kaji shrestha, stella budodi, japheth kokal, agnes klingshirn, barbara knudson
iv.3. youth action: identify and collaborate with youth in schools, school leavers, youth out of school and religious and other youth organizations
activities by the 2006 conference:
teacher training and vocational colleges, youth group and religious leaders, community-based organizations and village leaders.
youth group: barby pulliam, alison curtis
resolution v. researchers in existing institutions in technology development, socio-cultural and economic issues conduct research into:
no actions by the 2006 conference
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