solar cookers: a
brilliant solution
one-third of the world�s population cooks over wood fires, requiring tedious,
hazardous wood gathering or significant expense, and exposing families to smoke
and burn dangers. most of the rest of us also cook with costly, finite fuels
that contribute to global warming. for those of us in sunny climates, there is a
brilliant solution: solar cookers.
for
eighteen years solar cookers international has spread solar cooking and water
pasteurizing to benefit people and environments. this year we broadened solar
cooker access in kenya and cultivated new international collaborations with
solar cooking experts and advocates. with hard work, dedication and your
unwavering support, we are reducing energy poverty and providing simple tools
for a brighter future.
highlights 2004-2005
spread in kenya: through local
businesses, the sunny solutions project in nyakach is approaching
self-sustainability � expected when 15% of households have solar cookers.
nyakach-area residents purchased over 800 cookits (solar cookers) this year,
benefiting an estimated 4,800 people. solar cooks report economic savings,
reduced workload, and fewer smoke- and water-related diseases when they cook
meals and pasteurize water with solar energy. twenty local women earned income
selling cookits and teaching their neighbors; four plan to open solar shops.
solar cookers were featured on nationally-broadcast radio programs.
new �oywa� cookit, developed
and assembled by nyakach women, is more affordable, attractive and durable than
factory-made ones.
u.s. solar cooker organizations and
businesses met twice and resolved to raise u.s. public awareness of the
need for, and benefits of, solar cookers.
advocacy spotlighted the
potential of solar cookers to improve health and reduce poverty in sun-rich,
fuel-scarce areas of the world. sci�s volunteer united nations representatives
in new york and geneva tirelessly promoted solar cookers as tools for achieving
the united nations millennium development goals � eight goals to combat poverty,
hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination
against women by the year 2015.
sci�s asia/africa seminar
brought 50 solar cooker leaders from 20 countries to nairobi, kenya in february.
these leaders shared promotion strategies and committed to eight collaborative
actions, including advocacy in their countries and an international conference
to be held 12-16 july, 2006, in granada, spain. generous support from good works
institute helped make the seminar possible.
the sol y paz (�sun and peace�) award
from european solar leaders at the annual encuentro solar gathering in
spain honored sci for leadership in global networking.
access to education resources
improved through expanded web sites (www.solarcookers.org
and solarcooking.org), new display
materials, and two newsletters � the international solar cooker review
and eastern africa sunews.
fourteen hundred grassroots activists
were empowered with knowledge and tools needed to spread simple solar cookers in
their communities. appreciative letters describe new programs helping families
and communities worldwide.
organizations in uganda, somaliland,
tanzania and kenya added solar cookers to their programs with sci
training and consultation. professor bob metcalf, an sci founder, board member
and volunteer, continued to share simple water testing and solar water
pasteurization tools with organizations and officials in kenya and tanzania.
donor support grew by 11% and,
along with grants, supported new initiatives. many contributors became major
donors with gifts of $500 or more. sci started a charitable gift annuity
program, with benefits for both donors and the organization. sci�s outstanding
staff continues to �push the envelope� to grow our excellent programs, and you �
our donors � are lighting the way toward this brilliant solution.
looking ahead
next year sci will
- nurture women entrepreneurs in nyakach, kenya
- spread to two other kenya communities � kisumu and kajiado
- co-host an international solar cookers conference (www.solarconference.net)
- initiate an international association of solar cooker leaders
- advocate �quick win� solar cooker projects � alleviating health,
environmental and economic poverty � to further progress towards united
nations millennium development goals
- streamline its web sites
- begin production of wapis (water pasteurization indicators) in kenya
- market teacher�s kits to u.s. educators
- increase donations by 18%
- incorporate two new funding sources: alternative gifts international
and the combined federal campaign (available to sci through the
aid to africa federation)
- hire the next executive director, as bev blum retires in late 2006
people who make it possible
funding partners (contributors of
$1,000 or above during july 1, 2004 � june 30, 2005)
sci sun circle $10,000 � $50,000 |
james & nancy joye |
good works institute |
george & bev blum |
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mark m. stone |
bob & mary beth metcalf |
fred j. & alice stanback |
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mark & tim o�brien |
jkw foundation |
international foundation |
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life stewards $5,000 � $9,999 |
ludwick family foundation |
anonymous, through community foundation of greater memphis |
american conservation association |
|
claude thau |
teichert foundation |
george artz |
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stellar benefactors $1,001 � $4,999 |
chris & jeanette phelps |
kent mein |
joan myers |
the setzer foundation |
mark cotham |
barbara p. kerr & sherry cole |
james moose & kirstie wilson |
elizabeth luster |
jean runyon |
|
mary frank |
lorrie & richard mccurdy |
tina thomas |
sonja f. jones |
lesley schroeder |
daniel shapiro & agnes gund |
emma garrison |
alta & david schwartz |
|
patt & tupper hull |
clark & eleanor shimeall |
united church of marion |
charles hoskings |
dawn v. cope |
burnett & mimi miller |
virginie & john mitchem |
marc rosenbaum & jill de la hunt |
|
gold benefactors $1,000 |
valerie anderson |
lucy & dave bauer |
ann bennett & family |
erik e. bergstrom |
robert & denise borcyckowski |
dick & ellen cochran |
peter d�ascoli |
camille dull |
nicole faulkner |
scott fruin |
christina gore |
tom hammer |
|
kathlene holser |
mr. & mrs. george kinkle, iii |
dorothy knecht |
sotiris k. kolokotronis |
janet kristie |
carl lincoln |
barbara leighton |
eleanor p. laubly |
oliver m. langenberg |
colette m. lee |
eunice mahler |
kathy pillsbury & cindy marshall |
|
mark mccormick |
rick palkovic |
stephen & lucila plank |
john & mary roche |
john saca |
t.j. & vivian sarmento |
janet & martin sheen |
norton smith |
jean w. stevenson |
robert d. stuart, jr. |
thomas & donna stone |
mike morton & caryn tarikawa |
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international advisors
afghanistan
� gordon magney of global hope network, kabul
bolivia
� david whitfield of cedesol, la paz
canada / haiti
� jack anderson, lund, bc
chile
� pedro serrano of recosol, concon
china
� chen xiaofu of china association of rural energy industry, beijing
costa rica
� shyam nandwani of universidad nacional, heredia
ecuador
� fabiola cuvi ortiz of iecaim, quito
france
� roger bernard, caliure
germany
� agnes klingshirn, frankfurt
� dieter seifert of eg solar, neuotting
� bernd hafner & maik maurer of solar energy for west africa (sewa), ismaning
� willi heinzen of bsww alternative energie, bingen
ghana
� mercy bannerman, accra
india
� sathyavathi muthu of avinashilingam deemed university, coimbatore
� satypriya mukhopadhyay of srikrishna college, bagula/nadia
� deepak & shirin gadhia of gadhia solar energy systems pvt. ltd. & eco center
icneer, new delhi
indonesia
� herliyani suharta of energy technology laboratory upt-lsde, bpp teknologi,
tangerang/banten
lesotho
� motlatsi bolofo & ivan yaholnitsky of bethel business & community development
centre, mt. moorosi
madagascar
� eveline agnes rasamimampianina of ejeda project, antananarivo
nepal
� ganesh ram shrestha of center for rural technology, kathmandu
� sanu kaji shrestha of foundation for sustainable technology (fost), kathmandu
netherlands
� wietske jongbloed of stichting kozon foundation, wageningen
nigeria
� rose n. achunine of imo state university, owerri
� joseph odey of klmfcu, new bussa
� christopher ugwu of the university of nigeria & society for improvement of
rural people, nsukka
� a.s. sambo of the energy commission of nigeria, garki/abuja
south africa
� margaret bennett of the sunstove organization, benoni
� richard pocock of solarworks, durban
� marlett wentzel of palmer development consulting, pretoria
spain
� manolo vilchez & marta pahissa of terra foundation, barcelona
sri lanka
� e. abeyrathme of emace, katubedda/moratuwa
switzerland
� ulrich oehler of group ulog, basel
� michael goetz of centre neuchatelois cuisine solaire & group ulog, basel
� joyce jett, sonia heptonstall, alison curtis & naim janmohamed, sci united
nations representatives
turkey
� abdullah s. paksoy & sukran bagcier of seyhan rotary, adana
uganda
� edward sembajjwe of disabled technicians uganda, ltd., kampala
� kawesa mukasa of solar connect association, kampala
usa
� barbara kerr & jim scott of the sustainable living center, taylor
� daniel kammen of the university of california, berkeley
� allart ligtenberg of friendly appropriate solar technologies (fast), los altos
� paul munsen of sun ovens international, elburn
� wilfred pimentel of fresno rotary & rotary international, fresno
� mike port, martha port & paul funk of the solar oven society (sos),
minneapolis
� barby pulliam of the world association of girl guides & girl scouts, el dorado
hills
vietnam
� nguyen tan bich of solar serve, da nang
zimbabwe
� jill miller-cranko of zimbabwe girl guides, bulawayo
� g.g. whitaker of bulawayo rotary, bulawayo
� norman mhazo of the development technology centre, university of zimbabwe,
harare
sci advocates 2004�2005
mark aalfs |
dale andreatta |
george artz |
harry arnold |
don coan |
sherry cole |
mark cotham |
cheri & jeff douglas |
mary frank |
paul funk |
christopher gronbeck |
terry grumley |
hal hammond |
linda hayward |
|
patt hull |
gary & gayle hursh |
norge jerome |
barbara jodry |
cristal johnson |
barbara kerr |
matt kuzins |
sue mahoney |
mary makaus |
dave martin |
lorrie mccurdy |
louise meyer |
mimi miller |
john mitchem |
|
virginia moose |
ellie norton |
stella odaba |
ed pejack |
dave piper |
anne rudin |
jean runyon |
david ruppe |
clark & eleanor shimeall |
tom sponheim |
claude thau |
del & alta tura |
elvira williams |
|
board of directors 2004�2005
dave anderson |
ann bennett |
jack blanks |
dick cochran |
john collentine, jd |
joyce hightower, md |
|
joseph huma |
barbara knudson, phd |
joseph mccabe, pe |
bob metcalf, phd |
virginie mitchem |
christine nyanda-chacha, llb |
|
millicent obaso |
robert parkins, pe |
carolyn ristau, phd |
john roche |
gabriele simbriger-williams |
bruce stahlberg |
|
professional staff 2004�2005
bev blum, executive director |
margaret owino, eastern africa director |
|
kenya |
solomon okumu ndiao |
dinah chienjo |
faustine odaba |
simon ogutu |
robert ogaja |
hesbon bolo |
marion anyango |
julius o. ochieng� |
|
u.s. |
virginia callaghan |
pascale dennery |
kevin porter |
ram�n coyle |
julia paul |
|
financial
summary
|
|
revenues
|
donations
|
$567,347
|
grants
|
*62,313
|
sales
|
31,736
|
other |
32,640 |
total
|
694,036
|
|
expenses
|
africa programs
|
173,492
|
advocacy & information exchange |
120,382 |
education services
|
160,019
|
technical assistance |
48,884 |
fund development
|
139,322
|
administration
|
60,505
|
total
|
702,604
|
|
assets
|
cash
|
135,340
|
inventory & equipment
|
14,215
|
investments
|
33,736
|
endowment
|
25,000
|
grants receivable |
40,000 |
other
|
9,770
|
total
|
258,061
|
|
|
liabilities
|
20,370
|
|
|
net assets 06/30/05
|
$237,691
|
sci is a member of interaction and meets its standards for private voluntary
organizations
*grants includes $44,212 previously restricted funds
|