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==Recent News and Developments== |
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| + | [[File:PhotoC.jpg|thumb|350px|Heat retention devices insulate cooking pots, continuing the cooking process without a heat source. - ''photo by [[Karyn Ellis]]'']] |
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| + | *'''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. [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul09.htm#SCI_looking Read more...] |
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| + | *'''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. |
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*'''July 2009:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul09.htm#SCI_looking Solar Cookers International looking to expand to Africa’s West Coast in Liberia] - ''[[Solar Cooker Review]]'' |
*'''July 2009:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul09.htm#SCI_looking Solar Cookers International looking to expand to Africa’s West Coast in Liberia] - ''[[Solar Cooker Review]]'' |
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==Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations== |
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| + | *[http://www.kiva.org/about/aboutPartner?id=141 Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief] |
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| + | *'''March 2013:''' [https://sgp.undp.org/index.php?option=com_sgpprojects&view=projectdetail&id=17840&Itemid=205 Building Local Capacity for Developing a Mitigating Activities in the Area of Climate Change] |
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Events
Recent News and Developments
Heat retention devices insulate cooking pots, continuing the cooking process without a heat source. - photo by Karyn Ellis
- 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 Liberia
Climate, Culture, and Special Considerations
Resources
Possible funders for solar cooking projects in Liberia
Reports
- March 2013: Building Local Capacity for Developing a Mitigating Activities in the Area of Climate Change
Articles in the media
External links
Audio and video
| Sustainable Development: The Sustainable Village Model |
Contacts
The entities listed below are either based in Liberia, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association