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Revision as of 19:51, 25 June 2009
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News and Recent Developments
- January 2009: Chad Government's ban on charcoal and fresh cut fire wood in N'djamena creates 'explosive' fuel shortage crisis in city: Here's what's happening in N'djamena this week after the charcoal ban went into effect: "'As we speak women and children are on the outskirts of N'djamena scavenging for dead branches, cow dung or theoccasional scrap of charcoal,' Merlin Totinon Ngutan, head of the UN Human Settlements Programme (HABITAT) in Chad, told IRIN from the capital. 'People cannot cook. Women giving birth cannot even find a bit of charcoal to heat water for washing,' Mrs. Narmadji, with the Association of Women for Development in Chad, told IRIN." (Source: Banging pots and pans to end charcoal ban - allAfrica.com)
- June 2008: Radio Netherlands broadcasts a report on the work of Marie-Rose Neloum working with refugees in Chad (Text, Audio)
- May 2008: Rays of hope for Darfur refugees - Guardian Weekly (UK)
- November 2007: Cooking in Darfur: Solar stoves cleaner, safer for refugees - Monterey Herald
- August 2007: To avert refugee danger, archdiocese joins solar cooker project - Catholic Sentinel
- March 2007: Darfur refugees keep on cookin' - Solar Cooker Review
- February 2007: Jewish World Watch is now coordinating donations for people wishing to donate to provide solar cookers to the Darfur refugees in Chad.
- February 2007: Darfur heroes honored - The Long Beach Press Telegram
- January 2007: $8 stove life-saving gift to Darfur women
- January 2007: Katonah, New York concert to provide solar cookers to Darfur refugees
- August 2006: Solar Cookers International (SCI) is partnering with The KoZon Foundation, a Dutch charitable group, to assist Darfur refugees living in Chad. In 2004, KoZon volunteer Derk Rijks trained fifteen women in the capital, N'Djamena. He returned in early 2005, after getting approval from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), to start a solar cooker demonstration project at Iridimi refugee camp, one of the camps hosting Darfur refugees. Marie-Rose Néloum, one of the previously trained women, took the plight of the refugees to heart and joined Rijks to train refugee women to use solar CooKits and teach others, starting in early 2005. Women responded very enthusiastically and those who learned to solar cook fulfilled their promise to teach others. CooKits were soon assembled on-site by refugee women, who earn an income through this activity. A production workshop was completed in early 2006. The workshop is located in a neutral zone of the camp, close to the offices of the camp administrator, CARE. Refugee women from each of the camp's ten zones take turns training new groups of five to six people. The refugee women at Iridimi camp, as well as head trainer Néloum and two other staff, have persevered in promoting solar cooking even as the security situation has grown increasingly unstable since April 2006. As of July 2006 Iridimi camp had 32 certified solar cooking trainers, 21 CooKit assemblers, 566 trained families, and 1200 CooKits distributed, two to four per tent. Fifty-four women were interviewed in July 2006. Thirty-nine of them solar cook every day; twelve solar cook five to six days a week; and three solar cook two to four days a week. To minimize their reliance on firewood, many families would like to maximize use of all their CooKits. However, about a quarter of the families have sold one or more of their cooking pots in exchange for precious food. SCI and The KoZon Foundation are working together to provide supplies to make CooKits, training, monitoring and accountability to brighten the lives of Darfur refugees at Iridimi camp in Chad. Groups and organizations such as the Darfur Assistance Project and Jewish World Watch, both based in southern California (USA), and many individuals have donated to SCI in support of this project. Additional logistical and communications support from UNHCR and CARE International is invaluable in continuing project operations. Barring significant disruptions, each Iridimi camp household will have two or more CooKits by early 2007.
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
See also
- Discussion of northern Africa's suitability for solar cooking
- Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
- View an interactive map of Chad
- December 2006: Frequently-asked questions about SCI/KoZon Chad project
Resources
Map showing location of refugee camps
Reports
Articles in the media
- April 2009: SUN-POWERED OVENS For China and Darfur - Inhabit
- March 2009: How are solar cookers saving lives in Chad and Darfur? - HowStuffWorks
- February 2009: Simple Tool That Saves Women's Lives - Parade Magazine
- February 2009: Chad: After firewood ban, N'Djamena walk over burning coals
- February 2009: How are solar cookers saving lives in Chad and Darfur? - HowStuffWorks
- August 2007: Durbin urges people to action on Darfur - Senator discusses what can be done by individuals - Journal Register
- August 2007: To avert refugee danger, archdiocese joins solar cooker project - Catholic Sentinel
- July 2007: Simple sun-cooker takes off as a way to help Darfuris (includes video) - The Christian Science Monitor
- April 2007: Solar cooker project aims to assist Darfur refugees - Poughkeepsie Journal
- April 2007: Artists for Peace Concert To Help Darfur Refugees - Norwalk Citizen
- March 2007: Hands-on help: Columbia Jewish Congregation gives solar cookers to Darfur refugee women - Washington Jewish Week
- March 2007: Darfur refugees keep on cookin' - Solar Cooker Review
- February 2007: Darfur heroes honored - Long Beach Press Telegram
- January 2007: $8 stove life-saving gift to Darfur women
- January 2007: Katonah, New York concert to provide solar cookers to Darfur refugees
- December 2006: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette article on the need for solar cookers in Darfur to prevent the rape of women gathering firewood outside of the refugee camps.
Audio and video
- July 2008: 14 years old, Shelby Layne became aware of the horrible treatment of women and young girls in Darfur. When Shelby joined Jewish World Watch, she found a way to raise money for the cause. - ABC Inc., KABC-TV/DT Los Angeles, CA
- June 2008: Radio Netherlands reports on the work of Marie-Rose Neloum working with refugees in Chad (Text, Audio) - Radio Netherlands
- 2008: Solar Cookers for Darfui Refugees - Time Magazine/CNN
| September 2007: Solar ovens for Chad |
| July 2007: This is a solar cooker workshop in Nyala, Darfur. As the women look for firewood around the displacement camps they face the danger of rape and abduction. Solar cooking offers an alternative to using firewood for cooking. |
- July 2007: Narrated slideshow showing solar cooker construction and use at Iridimi refugee camp - The Christian Science Monitor
- July 2006: An audio interview with Wietske Jongbloed of the KoZon Foundation
Web pages
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Chad, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association
NGOs
Manufacturers and vendors
Individuals
Government agencies
Educational institutions
See also
References