Contents 1 Events 2 Recent News and Developments 3 The History of Solar Cooking in Liberia 4 Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations 5 Resources 5.1 Possible funders for solar cooking projects in Liberia 5.2 Reports 5.3 Articles in the media 6 External links 7 Audio and video 8 Liberia contacts 8.1 Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) 8.2 Government agencies 8.3 Eductional institutions 8.4 Individuals 8.5 Manufacturers and vendors 9 See also

EventsEdit

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Recent News and DevelopmentsEdit

• May 2013: This photo taken by Karyn Ellis in 2009 clearly illustrates the capabilities of extended cooking with heat retention baskets. It was taken at a gathering in Liberia, a country suffering from years of civil conflict. The villagers of the Gbehyi chiefdom in eastern Liberia have expressed a strong interest in creating sustainable income and obtaining clean water and electricity through green technology. Together with a Liberian organization specializing in community development and promoting local “eco-economies,” Empowerment Society International (ESI) is working to develop a Sustainable Village Initiative (SVI) in the Gbehyi chiefdom of Nimba County. Read more...

• August 2010: Eleven women from the West Africa Network for Peace Building and the Women in Peace Building Network are back in Liberia after completing a one month training workshop in Ghana. The women who were drawn from Margibi, Montserrado, Bong, Nimba and Lofa Counties were trained in kente weaving, basket weaving, making of solar stove, recycling and jewelry at the Kokrobitery Institute. Speaking Tuesday at WANEP/WIPNET Head Offices in Sinkor, The National Network Coordinator, Lindora Howard Diawara, praised the women for their determination to acquire some skills that will help themselves and their families and the country as a whole.
• July 2009: Solar Cookers International looking to expand to Africa’s West Coast in Liberia - Solar Cooker Review

The History of Solar Cooking in LiberiaEdit

Climate, Culture, and Special ConsiderationsEdit

• Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

ResourcesEdit

Possible funders for solar cooking projects in LiberiaEdit

• Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

ReportsEdit

Articles in the mediaEdit

External linksEdit

Audio and videoEdit

Sustainable Development: The Sustainable Village Model

Liberia contactsEdit

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)Edit

NGO Sustainability, Inc.

Empowerment Society International

Government agenciesEdit

Eductional institutionsEdit

IndividualsEdit

Manufacturers and vendorsEdit

See alsoEdit