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'''Grace Magney''' has been involved with solar cooking since the early 1980s. She and her late husband [[Gordon Magney|Gordon]] have been instrumental in providing over 20,000 solar cookers to the [[Afghanistan]] region. Since 2005 they have been working with [[Global Hope Network International]] there.
 
'''Grace Magney''' has been involved with solar cooking since the early 1980s. She and her late husband [[Gordon Magney|Gordon]] have been instrumental in providing over 20,000 solar cookers to the [[Afghanistan]] region. Since 2005 they have been working with [[Global Hope Network International]] there.
 
==Recent news and developments==
 
==Recent news and developments==
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*'''October 2012:''' The Kirghiz tribe live at the end of a slender finger of land in northeastern [[Afghanistan]]. Their primary fuel source for cooking has been dried yak dung, creating smokey conditions in their yurts. The buffalo-like yaks are used for most of their transportation needs. In June, [[Jeff Waalkes]] in Kirghizstan and [[Grace Magney]] in Kabul were able to deliver ten [[parabolic solar cooker]]s to the tribe. Grace organized the procurement and had the cookers loaded onto a truck. Jeff's responsibility was to get the truck into the Wakhan Corridor, and where the road petered out, strap everything including the solar cookers to the backs of yaks to deliver them to the Kirghiz. Initially hesitant, members of the tribe were soon cooking food and boiling water. See Jeff's [https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=acf66a402f6abbce&id=ACF66A402F6ABBCE%2129867 photos] of the delivery.
 
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[[File:Jeff_Waalkes_Afghan_valley_,_10-18-12.jpg|thumb|300px|Delivery of the [[parabolic solar cooker]]s to the Kirghiz tribe arrive on the backs of yaks.]]
 
*'''October 2012:''' The Kirghiz tribe live at the end of a slender finger of land in northeastern [[Afghanistan]]. Their primary fuel source for cooking has been dried yak dung, creating smokey conditions in their yurts. The buffalo-like yaks are used for most of their transportation needs. In June, [[Jeff Waalkes]] in Kirghizstan and [[Grace Magney]] in Kabul were able to deliver ten [[parabolic solar cooker]]s to the tribe. Grace organized the procurement and had the cookers loaded onto a truck. Jeff's responsibility was to get the truck into the Wakhan Corridor, and where the road petered out, strap everything including the solar cookers to the backs of yaks to deliver them to the Kirghiz. Initially hesitant, members of the tribe were soon cooking food and boiling water. See more of Jeff's [https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=acf66a402f6abbce&id=ACF66A402F6ABBCE%2129867 photos] of the delivery.
   
 
==Audio and video==
 
==Audio and video==

Revision as of 20:28, 19 October 2012

Grace Magney demonstrating solar cooking in Afghanistan

Grace Magney has been involved with solar cooking since the early 1980s. She and her late husband Gordon have been instrumental in providing over 20,000 solar cookers to the Afghanistan region. Since 2005 they have been working with Global Hope Network International there.

Recent news and developments

Jeff Waalkes Afghan woman, 10-18-12
Jeff Waalkes Afghan valley , 10-18-12

Delivery of the parabolic solar cookers to the Kirghiz tribe arrive on the backs of yaks.

  • October 2012: The Kirghiz tribe live at the end of a slender finger of land in northeastern Afghanistan. Their primary fuel source for cooking has been dried yak dung, creating smokey conditions in their yurts. The buffalo-like yaks are used for most of their transportation needs. In June, Jeff Waalkes in Kirghizstan and Grace Magney in Kabul were able to deliver ten parabolic solar cookers to the tribe. Grace organized the procurement and had the cookers loaded onto a truck. Jeff's responsibility was to get the truck into the Wakhan Corridor, and where the road petered out, strap everything including the solar cookers to the backs of yaks to deliver them to the Kirghiz. Initially hesitant, members of the tribe were soon cooking food and boiling water. See more of Jeff's photos of the delivery.

Audio and video

  • August 2009
Solar Cooking and Food Processing in Afghanistan - the Future of Green Afghan Energy

See also

External links

Contact

Grace Magney
P.O. Box 3023 Share Nau
Kabul
Afghanistan

Tel: +93-(0)789-807-932
Mobile: +93-(0)776-268-295

Skype: gmsolar

gemsolar@swissmail.org