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 april 2010



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  • february 15: haiti update: jack anderson reports: paul munsen is going to port-au-prince next week to establish some connections with the free methodists and others. there could be as many as 80 sun ovens there that didn't get crushed or damaged. right now i am trying to connect with experienced trainers that might take jobs in any of the projects that surface. so it is a planning and capacity building phase that we are in. the energy, consciousness and cooperation among all of our solar colleagues is very inspiring and somewhat humbling in the face of such a huge catastrophe.

 january 2010

  • january 29: sun ovens international update: much progress has been made in the efforts to expand the use of sun ovens to haiti. on january 28, 2010, 2 large villager sun ovens, 160 global sun ovens, 200 cookits and 2,000 water pasteurization indicators (wapis) have been shipped. in addition, arrangements are underway for 297 haitian made global sun ovens from the assembly plant in lambert haiti to be distributed to families left homeless by the recent earthquake. a shipment of parts to reopen the assembly plant is scheduled for february 8. a partnership has been initiated with bright hope international, an ngo which has been working in haiti for more than 15 years. the majority of the sun ovens will be distributed to families living in a tent city which has sprung up at a garbage dump in port au prince. bright hope is currently providing food and medicine to 429 families at this location. some of the ovens will also be used in tent cities in pignon which is 79 miles north of port-au-prince and has doubled in size from 35,000 to 65,000 people in the past two weeks. i will be traveling to haiti in early february to assist in the distribution and training. bright hope plans to send additional shipments to haiti of food, medicine and sun ovens throughout the month of february. with hundreds of thousands of haitians homeless and living in make shift tent camps the need for sun ovens is immense. most of the tent camps and are using charcoal to cook. the smoke in these camps strains the health of women and children who are all ready malnourished and dehydrated. the cost of each sun oven with two pots and wapis is $199. donations of any amount will be greatly appreciated. donations should be made out to friends of haiti organization, po box 222, holland, oh 43528, usa (please note the donation is for the sun oven project.)
helping haiti: support the january 28th shipment of 200 solar oven kits to haiti. donate here!

 december 2009

deborah dao has time to pursue her sewing business while her solar cooker is cooking her family's meals.
  • december 2009: emancipated from the smoky kitchen by the power of the sun. deborah dao cooks her family three square meals a day - a responsibility which in this economy requires nearly constant preparation and cooking. most women spend all day pounding millet, mixing the batter, chopping firewood and fanning the flames to cook their family's toh, but here there is no burning hearth, no fire, no smoke. on a closer look, you can see that deborah is cooking with a solar oven - a wonderful appliance made by local carpenters with their own wood and just a few imported materials which harnesses solar radiation to collect heat energy.
  • audio interview with lamin sawo where he discusses ahead's large-scale solar cooking project in the gambia where 900 families are now regularly using solar cookers to cope with rising food prices and government restrictions of cutting trees.

november 2009

  • the holidays are fast approaching. as in years past, solar cookers international (sci) wishes to encourage its members and supporters to consider alternative gift-giving, the practice of making a meaningful contribution to a worthy cause in lieu of a traditional present. there are many great reasons to engage in this form of giving, including: promoting altruism, mitigating the effects of the holidays on the environment, and emphasizing the true spirit of the season. a popular way of participating in alternative giving is to make a donation in someone else�s name. for this we offer gift cards personalized with a hand-written message of your choosing. and for those who prefer to buy something that can be unwrapped, there�s good news -� the proceeds from sales of our solar cooking products support our nonprofit work, and the gift recipients are introduced to the wonderful benefits of cooking with the sun! to place your holiday orders, please visit the sci marketplace or contact sci office manager and marketing coordinator sierra scott at (916) 455-4499.
  • "every [indian] individual/household should have a solar cooker," says arvind virmani, chief economic advisor, ministry of finance, government of india. (read interview) - moneycontrol.com
a scheffler community kitchen
  • beyond zero emissions interviews wolfgang scheffler: audio and transcript (thousands of scheffler community kitchens are now installed at hundreds of locations around the world. wolfgang scheffler has made his dish designs and associated intellectual property available for free to create a solar world.)
  • a reuters video shows an ecoandina project in the village of misa rumi in argentina where everything is powered by the sun. pictured above is the town bakery where 5 kg of bread are cooked every hour.

october 2009

hilary clinton speaking at the global philanthropy forum conference 2009
  • hilary clinton mentioned solar cooking in her remarks at the global philanthropy forum conference 2009: "...and women cooking meals over solar-powered stoves that produce less black carbon and soot. we see the cutting down of pollution and respiratory disease, and saving women from long trips to collect firewood, and save diminishing forests." (text, video)
pat mcardle demonstrates solar cookers for disaster preparedness at the national defense university in washington, dc.

september 2009

you can now donate solar cookers to offset your own carbon emissions.
  • kiva is a website that connects individuals in developed countries with entrepreneurs in developing countries, facilitating person-to-person loans. if you are looking for funding for a solar cooking project, consider contacting the kiva field partner in your country.

august 2009

  • senator supports solar cookers in darfur - the new jersey jewish news senator robert menendez (d-nj) says he will forward the results of president obama's special envoy to sudan general scott gration�s efforts to study and improve the efficacy of solar cookers, which, by reducing the need for women to leave refugee camps to gather firewood � where they are often attacked � can help decrease violence against them.

july 2009

  • solar cookers were featured on good morning america on july 29, 2009. watch here.
  • solar cookers international is now on twitter.
  • solar cookers international's annual shine on event is fast approaching. save the date: wednesday, august 26th. this year's shine on will be at sacramento's sierra 2 center. our featured speakers will be dr. bob metcalf, who will give an update on the sci safe water project and elaine corn, sacramento bee food critic and capital public radio personality. at last year's "celebrating new directions" shine on we hosted 225 people who heard speakers, including dr. metcalf, talk about our recent successes and exciting new plans. dr. metcalf also showed off sci's portable microbiology laboratory (pml). our guests feasted on hot dogs, veggies, and an array of delicious solar-baked desserts. we hope to see you again this year. remember: wednesday, august 26, 5:30 p.m. at the sierra 2 center, 2791 24th street in sacramento, california.
  • solar fueled cookup a hit - stabroek news georgetown (guyanese observers and media were astounded to see that the cardboard and aluminum foil cookit was able to cook a local chicken and rice dish in two hours using only sunlight.)
  • backyard bbq with sunshine - mother nature network (after all the veggie dogs are scarfed, do backyard bbqs leave you with a not-so-green taste in your mouth? give a solar oven a try.)
  • sun in the oven - www.publicservice.co.uk. karyn ellis, director of international program development at solar cookers international, explains how solar power can tackle disease.


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