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*'''October 2013:''' [[Margaret Koshoni]] reports that their recent work has been foccussed in the village of Dokundji, located in the Republic of [[Benin]]. With no electricity and little vegetation, most of the residents are using solar cooking to prepare meals. They have devised a method to be able to cut up a single aluminum windshield shade to produce two solar cookers.
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*'''January 2013: The GRADES-AFRICA Foundation is planning to hold solar cooker workshops at selected churches''' - They are located around the commercial city of Cotonou in [[Benin]]. Our experience working with schools shows that after teaching the technology to students, it was intended they go back home, to try to teach their parents. However during this process, most students could not properly pass on the technology, and unfortunately their parents lost interest. In the upcoming program, [[GRADES-AFRICA]] intends to directly teach women's groups at selected churches. The workshops will run March through May 2013, and will include approximately five churches and 130 participants.
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*'''November 2008:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI) plans to assist with efforts to bring safe water and [[Integrated Cooking Method|integrated cooking methods]] to the central town of Copargo. The pilot project is being initiated by [[Gabriel Kpadonou]], sanitation and public hygiene officer at the Ministry of Health in Cotonou, and executive director of the nonprofit organization [[Environmental Engineering Group]] (EEG). Through increased visibility and furthered collaborations with health and water professionals in neighboring countries such as [[Niger]], [[Togo]] and [[Burkina Faso]], SCI hopes that this opportunity will provide a gateway to increased activities in [[:Category:West Africa|West Africa]]. The coming year looks to be an exciting one, with the expansion of programs to three new countries and the inclusion of integrated cooking methods and water testing into current and future projects. Trees in rural areas cannot replenish themselves as quickly as they are being cut down for fuel, and contaminated water cannot purify itself at the rate that microorganisms are causing disease, and so our mission continues.
 
*'''November 2008:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI) plans to assist with efforts to bring safe water and [[Integrated Cooking Method|integrated cooking methods]] to the central town of Copargo. The pilot project is being initiated by [[Gabriel Kpadonou]], sanitation and public hygiene officer at the Ministry of Health in Cotonou, and executive director of the nonprofit organization [[Environmental Engineering Group]] (EEG). Through increased visibility and furthered collaborations with health and water professionals in neighboring countries such as [[Niger]], [[Togo]] and [[Burkina Faso]], SCI hopes that this opportunity will provide a gateway to increased activities in [[:Category:West Africa|West Africa]]. The coming year looks to be an exciting one, with the expansion of programs to three new countries and the inclusion of integrated cooking methods and water testing into current and future projects. Trees in rural areas cannot replenish themselves as quickly as they are being cut down for fuel, and contaminated water cannot purify itself at the rate that microorganisms are causing disease, and so our mission continues.
   
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Events

Featured international events

SE for ALL forum logo 2024, 10-3-23
  • 4-6 June 2024 (Bridgetown, Barbados): Sustainable Energy for All Global Forum - The event will be co-hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the government of Barbados. It is a platform for government, business and finance leaders, entrepreneurs, and youth and community representatives from around the world to come together to broker new partnerships, spur new investment, and address challenges at the nexus of energy, climate, and development. More information...

Online events

Requests for proposal

  • Decentralized Renewable Energy Solutions utilizing Solar and Bio-Energy - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments of ScienceDirect, is requesting guest-author submissions. The special issue, VSI: DRES is devoted to publishing research articles reporting the innovative designs and design interventions in solar thermal and bio-energy for decentralized energy systems (DES). It includes i) new and novel designs of prototype or commercial devices and technologies, their development, modeling and simulations and experimental validation; ii) innovations for processes, techniques, utilization, and applications; iii) novel use of materials for improving efficiency, performance, techno-economic feasibility, and sustainability and iv) research findings addressing the socio-economic, health and safety impacts, and life cycle assessments leading to proposing novel devices for DES. The Deadline for submission is 31 July 2024. More submittal information...
See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Benin

News and Recent Developments

  • October 2013: Margaret Koshoni reports that their recent work has been foccussed in the village of Dokundji, located in the Republic of Benin. With no electricity and little vegetation, most of the residents are using solar cooking to prepare meals. They have devised a method to be able to cut up a single aluminum windshield shade to produce two solar cookers.
  • January 2013: The GRADES-AFRICA Foundation is planning to hold solar cooker workshops at selected churches - They are located around the commercial city of Cotonou in Benin. Our experience working with schools shows that after teaching the technology to students, it was intended they go back home, to try to teach their parents. However during this process, most students could not properly pass on the technology, and unfortunately their parents lost interest. In the upcoming program, GRADES-AFRICA intends to directly teach women's groups at selected churches. The workshops will run March through May 2013, and will include approximately five churches and 130 participants.
  • November 2008: Solar Cookers International (SCI) plans to assist with efforts to bring safe water and integrated cooking methods to the central town of Copargo. The pilot project is being initiated by Gabriel Kpadonou, sanitation and public hygiene officer at the Ministry of Health in Cotonou, and executive director of the nonprofit organization Environmental Engineering Group (EEG). Through increased visibility and furthered collaborations with health and water professionals in neighboring countries such as Niger, Togo and Burkina Faso, SCI hopes that this opportunity will provide a gateway to increased activities in West Africa. The coming year looks to be an exciting one, with the expansion of programs to three new countries and the inclusion of integrated cooking methods and water testing into current and future projects. Trees in rural areas cannot replenish themselves as quickly as they are being cut down for fuel, and contaminated water cannot purify itself at the rate that microorganisms are causing disease, and so our mission continues.

The History of Solar Cooking in Benin

Relatively little information has been found about solar cooking activity in Benin. One individual, a man named Vincent Nnanna, writes of having aided in the building and distribution of around 200 cookers. Information about his work and a Solar club in Benin with 20 members was found in the Solar Cooker Review of November, 2002.

[Information for this section was taken originally from State of the Art of Solar Cooking by Dr. Barbara Knudson]

See also

Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations

See also

Resources

Possible funders for solar cooking projects in Benin

  • Alidé
  • Programme de Microfinance du Fonds pour l'Environnement Mondial (FEM) (Reported by Centre d’action pour la promotion des initiatives de développement)

Reports

Audio and video

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Articles in the media

Web pages

Contacts

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

SCI Associates

NGOs

Manufacturers and vendors

Individuals

Government agencies

Educational institutions

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References