Lejofonds is a nonprofit organization based in the Netherlands founded to help the citizens of poor rural areas in Uganda. Since 2009 they have operated their successful 'Goat to Goat' program, where families with a disabled child in need of special care, can receive a pregnant goat to help provide milk and meat. Recipients will build shelters for their animals and are trained in their care.
In 2012, Lejofonds decided to start a solar cooking program as well. They began with members of their previous project in Seetah Nazigo, located in the Mukono district of Uganda. Forty families were trained in how to use their new cookers, whose distribution was subsidized by the foundation. Based on the success of this program they plan to create a similar solar cooking program for the residents of neighboring Nkonkonjeru.
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Participants about the project Solar Cooking in Seeta Nazigo
Wood saving stove Sylvia explained to members that the stove is very nice via charcoal saving, you can put food on the stove and then also do other things. The stove can also cook other types including hard food like cassava, potatoes etc. also soft food like rice and others so, she said the stove is so good even does not cause smoke which can affect human health.
Hay basket Rachael explained to the members how effective the hay baskets are. She said the baskets are so since she added that you can put food and go with it in the garden since they take long in their gardens. So it can keep the food warm for about a period. Not only food but also it is good for keeping water warm especially those with the school children. They can keep in water the whole night and in the morning the children can use warm water as tea in.The children can take tea when they are going to school,
Cookit Zeridha said she had visitors at home and she wanted to use the cookits to prepare for them eggs. But she was in fear because she has never used the cookits to cook the eggs. So she explained to her visitors that I am going to prepare you the eggs using this cookits we got from our project. The visitors could not believe that the sun can cook the eggs. Still Zeridha was in fear that eggs may be half cooked. Zeridha used the experience from Olivia where you cook the eggs without putting water. Indeed the exercise was of great success and the eggs were cooked and was ready to be eaten by the visitors.
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A 2012 solar cooking workshop held in the Mukono district of Uganda.
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Lejofonds
Leo Annyas
Kerkweg 55
Maria Hoop, 6105CD
Netherlands
Tel.: +31 475 851352
Email: leoannyas@gmail.com
Web:http://lejofonds.nl/the-lejo-foundation