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*'''July 2009:''' [[Terry Elliott]] reports that he and his wife Carole have been busy raising solar cooker awareness in the village of Boroudha, where Carole founded the Wear Surma Child Health Clinic in 1992. While at the clinic, the Elliotts became increasingly aware of health problems caused by traditional indoor cooking fires. Children are often burned in these fires, and the smoke causes respiratory illnesses. Firewood is also expensive, whereas solar energy is free. In addition to demonstrations at hotels and in the village, the Elliotts solar cooked a meal of fish, vegetable curry, lentils and rice for several local Rotarians. “To say that the group was impressed is an understatement … they are hooked!” says Elliott. The Rotary Club of Jalalabad in Sylhet has proposed to set up a workshop to manufacture 1,000 solar cookers and hire trainers to teach solar cooking in a number of villages in northeastern Bangladesh. The budget for the project is about UK £6000, and a matching grant may be requested from [[Rotary International]].
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*'''April 2014:''' Lutfur Rahman sees the need for a solar cooker that would include photovoltaic panels and battery storage as part of the solar cooker. The simple electrical addition would provide power for modest LED in-home lighting. [[Media:WEBINER_ON_SOLAR_COOKING.pdf|Solar Cooker for Vulnerable Coastal Areas]] - ''Lutfur Rahman''
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*'''January 2009:''' [[:Image:Solar_drying_of_mushroom_using_solar_tunnel_dryer_-_B._K._Bala,_M._A._Morshed,_and_M._F._Rahman_(January_2009).pdf|Solar Drying of Mushrooms in Bangladesh]] - ''[[B. K. Bala]], [[M. A. Morshed]], [[M. F. Rahman]]''
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*'''May 2008:''' [[:Image:Akter_hossain.pdf|Solar Cookers: Bangladesh Perspective]] - ''[[Akter Hossain]]''
   
 
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*'''February 2010: '''[http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=92364 Introducing Clean Technologies] - ''The Financial Express''
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News and recent developments

Bangladeshi woman cooking in flood

Bangladeshi woman cooking during flood

  • July 2009: Terry Elliott reports that he and his wife Carole have been busy raising solar cooker awareness in the village of Boroudha, where Carole founded the Wear Surma Child Health Clinic in 1992. While at the clinic, the Elliotts became increasingly aware of health problems caused by traditional indoor cooking fires. Children are often burned in these fires, and the smoke causes respiratory illnesses. Firewood is also expensive, whereas solar energy is free. In addition to demonstrations at hotels and in the village, the Elliotts solar cooked a meal of fish, vegetable curry, lentils and rice for several local Rotarians. “To say that the group was impressed is an understatement … they are hooked!” says Elliott. The Rotary Club of Jalalabad in Sylhet has proposed to set up a workshop to manufacture 1,000 solar cookers and hire trainers to teach solar cooking in a number of villages in northeastern Bangladesh. The budget for the project is about UK £6000, and a matching grant may be requested from Rotary International.

The history of solar cooking in Bangladesh

Archived articles

Climate, culture, and special considerations

Resources

Reports

Articles in the media

Contacts

The entities listed below are either based in Bangladesh, or have established solar cooking projects there:

SCI Associates

NGOs

Manufacturers and vendors

Individuals

Government agencies

Educational institutions

See also

References