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[[File:Fabiola_Cuvi3.jpg|thumb|250px|[[IECAIM]] solar cooking workshop]]
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==Events==
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See [[Calendar of events]]
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==News and Recent Developments==
 
==News and Recent Developments==
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[[File:Inti_Uma_November_2012.jpg|right|300px]]
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*'''November 2012:''' At the invitation of [[Solar Cookers International]], [[Rodrigo Carpio]] of [[Fundación Inti Uma Ecuador]] built a "[[Minimum Solar Box Cooker]]" and exhibited it for the first time on Earth Day in 1990. Thus began the "Green Decade" (1990-2000) in Ecuador. We took the path of the sun and created the foundation INTI UMA, Quechua words that evoke, for our actions, the illumination of the mind in the warmth of the heart. We attended the International Congress of solar cookers SCI sponsored and organized in Cuenca, Ecuador and the Second Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 1997. We have conducted 230 rural and community workshops to teach the making and using of solar cookers. We have taught students at the College Benigno Malo (approx. 5,000) and the University of Cuenca. We investigated appropriate designs equatorial sun oven Inti Churi (Son of the Sun), fruits and food dehydrator; Three in one hub - paraboloid - furnace, "[[Sunflower]]" hub; Oven José Sol, multi reflector, and recreation of the Solar [[CooKit]]. However, we have not developed self-sustaining projects due to lack of funding. In Ecuador LPG is subsidized, masking the real cost of cooking gas. The current petroleum bonanza in our country results in the inability of our government to understand the urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.
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==The History of Solar Cooking in Ecuador==
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In Ecuador, solar cooking has had support from the government, largely through
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the involvement of representatives of a semi-official unit known as [[IECAIM]], or the
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Ecuadorian Research Institute for Women's Training. The group was organized to serve
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as a focal point for the country in connection with the work of the United Nations agency
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called the International Research and Training Institute for the Promotion of Women
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([[INSTRAW]]), a specialized agency focused on the issues of women. One of its areas of
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interest was the use of new and renewable forms of energy, which encompassed solar
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cooking and solar drying of foods. [[IECAIM]] took up that challenge and has been the most
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active promoter of solar cooking in Ecuador, under the leadership of its Director, [[Fabiola Cuvi]] Ortiz. IECAIM has been active since 1986 in providing training courses for women
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on building and using solar cookers. Workrooms were established for meetings and
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training courses. Initially, 300 solar cookers were built, mostly women themselves, who
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were also trained in the new mode of cooking. Both newspapers and television media
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were used to publicize the efforts and results of this work.
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[[File:Fabiola_Cuvi2.jpg|thumb|250px|[[IECAIM]] solar cooking workshop]]
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After the pilot efforts proved to be very successful, promotional activity was
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carried out in many places where women and girls congregate, schools, factories, and
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women's groups. In a situation of unrest (a border dispute with [[Peru]]), cookers were
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provided for the displaced families. In the course of this work, four small production
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industries have been started, building cookers to sell to others, with work done by
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women. In total, nearly 1,000 cookers have been disseminated in Ecuador. The Institute
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has also published two books, one on solar oven construction, and the other on cooking.
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''[Information for this section was taken originally from [[Media:sam.pdf|State of the Art of Solar Cooking]] by Dr. [[Barbara Knudson]]]''
   
 
==Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations==
 
==Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations==
 
*[[Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables]]
 
*[[Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables]]
   
==Documents==
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==Resources==
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===Possible [[funders]] for solar cooking projects in Ecuador===
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*[http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=137 Fundación ESPOIR]
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*[http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=147 Fundacion D-MIRO Mision Alianza]
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===Reports===
 
===Reports===
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*'''July 2006:''' [http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/7/7d/Granada06_Fabiola_Cuvi.pdf New and Renewable Sources of Energy for Rural Women Decreases Rural Woman's Demand for Fuelwood and Initiated the Solar Cooking Industry] - ''Dr. [[Fabiola Cuvi]]''
===Articles in the media===
 
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*'''July 2006:''' [[Media:Granada06_rodrigo_carpio.pdf|Cookers for the Ecuatorian Sun]] - ''Rodrigo Carpio''
   
 
===Articles in the media===
==Contacts==
 
===NGOs based in-country===
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===Web pages===
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* [http://solarcooking.org/espanol/solarcooking-faq-span.htm Preguntas Frecuentes de la Cocción Solar]
===NGOs based abroad but working in-country===
 
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[[Image:IECAIM_September_2008.jpg|thumb|250px|left|IECAIM solar cooking workshop]]
===Individuals===
 
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*A complete list of [[Solar Cookers International]]'s solar cooking contacts is available in the [http://solarcooking.org/directory.htm International Directory of Solar Cooking Promotors]
 
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===Grupo de discusión Facebook===
===Manufacturers and Vendors===
 
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* [http://www.facebook.com/groups/251858061602590/ Cocinillas Solares sin Fronteras]
   
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[[Category:Countries involved in solar cooking]]
 
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[[Category:South America]]
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[[Category:Americas]]
 
[[Category:Countries]]
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[[Category:Spanish-speaking countries]]

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Fabiola Cuvi3

IECAIM solar cooking workshop

Events

See Calendar of events

News and Recent Developments

Inti Uma November 2012
  • November 2012: At the invitation of Solar Cookers International, Rodrigo Carpio of Fundación Inti Uma Ecuador built a "Minimum Solar Box Cooker" and exhibited it for the first time on Earth Day in 1990. Thus began the "Green Decade" (1990-2000) in Ecuador. We took the path of the sun and created the foundation INTI UMA, Quechua words that evoke, for our actions, the illumination of the mind in the warmth of the heart. We attended the International Congress of solar cookers SCI sponsored and organized in Cuenca, Ecuador and the Second Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean in 1997. We have conducted 230 rural and community workshops to teach the making and using of solar cookers. We have taught students at the College Benigno Malo (approx. 5,000) and the University of Cuenca. We investigated appropriate designs equatorial sun oven Inti Churi (Son of the Sun), fruits and food dehydrator; Three in one hub - paraboloid - furnace, "Sunflower" hub; Oven José Sol, multi reflector, and recreation of the Solar CooKit. However, we have not developed self-sustaining projects due to lack of funding. In Ecuador LPG is subsidized, masking the real cost of cooking gas. The current petroleum bonanza in our country results in the inability of our government to understand the urgent need to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy.

The History of Solar Cooking in Ecuador

In Ecuador, solar cooking has had support from the government, largely through the involvement of representatives of a semi-official unit known as IECAIM, or the Ecuadorian Research Institute for Women's Training. The group was organized to serve as a focal point for the country in connection with the work of the United Nations agency called the International Research and Training Institute for the Promotion of Women (INSTRAW), a specialized agency focused on the issues of women. One of its areas of interest was the use of new and renewable forms of energy, which encompassed solar cooking and solar drying of foods. IECAIM took up that challenge and has been the most active promoter of solar cooking in Ecuador, under the leadership of its Director, Fabiola Cuvi Ortiz. IECAIM has been active since 1986 in providing training courses for women on building and using solar cookers. Workrooms were established for meetings and training courses. Initially, 300 solar cookers were built, mostly women themselves, who were also trained in the new mode of cooking. Both newspapers and television media were used to publicize the efforts and results of this work.

Fabiola Cuvi2

IECAIM solar cooking workshop

After the pilot efforts proved to be very successful, promotional activity was carried out in many places where women and girls congregate, schools, factories, and women's groups. In a situation of unrest (a border dispute with Peru), cookers were provided for the displaced families. In the course of this work, four small production industries have been started, building cookers to sell to others, with work done by women. In total, nearly 1,000 cookers have been disseminated in Ecuador. The Institute has also published two books, one on solar oven construction, and the other on cooking.

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

Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations

Resources

Possible funders for solar cooking projects in Ecuador

Reports

Articles in the media

Web pages

IECAIM September 2008

IECAIM solar cooking workshop


Grupo de discusión Facebook

Contacts

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

SCI Associates

NGOs

Manufacturers and vendors

Individuals

Government agencies

Educational institutions

See also

References