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==Project planning==
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==Advocacy and publicity==
  
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===Determine whether solar cooking is appropriate in your area===
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*[[Media:TrainersManual.pdf|'''''Trainers Manual: Teaching Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
  
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* [[Predicting the usefulness of solar cooking in a given locality]]
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* [[Media:25_countries_with_most_solar_cooking_potential.pdf|Statistics for the 25 countries with the greatest solar cooking potential]]
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* [http://solarcooking.org/research/specialchallenges4solarcooking.pdf The Special Challenges of Solar Cooking]
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* [[Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables]]
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* [[Obstacles to solar cooking]]
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*[[Solar radiation|Solar radiation maps]]
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* [[Media:Granada06_Paul_Kramer.pdf|Why are Solar Cookers Still Unpopular Among Development Experts?]] - ''[[Paul Krämer]]''
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===Learn from the work of others and make contacts===
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* [[:Category:Countries|Find existing promoters in your country of interest]].
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* [[Most significant solar cooking projects]]
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* [[Project evaluations]]
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* [[Hard-won lessons]]
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===Access handbooks and training materials===
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Jewish World Watch has created a manual that details what has been learned that will assure a successful refugee project: [[Media:Solar Cooker Project Best Practices Manual.pdf|Solar Cooker Project: Best Practices Manual]]
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*[[Media:TrainersManual.pdf|'''''Trainers Manual: Teaching Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]'''
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*[[Media:FieldGuide.pdf|'''''Field Guide: Spreading Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
  
*[[Media:FieldGuide.pdf|'''''Field Guide: Spreading Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
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*[[Media:CooKit_plans_detailed.pdf|'''''Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
  
*[[Media:CooKit_plans_detailed.pdf|'''''Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
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*[http://www.solarcooking.nl/upload/SCN-Kozon-How_to_make_Cookit_WAPI_20-11-2009.pdf Manual How to make CooKit and WAPI 2009]
  
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*[[What you can do to promote solar cooking]]
  
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*[[Presentations]] - PowerPoint slide decks that can be used to introduce solar cooking to groups
  
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*[[Organizing Solar Cooking Events]]
  
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*[[Media:Solar_Cooking_Poster_18x24_Ver1.pdf‎|Poster that can be printed very large at print centers for display at fundraisers or demonstrations]] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
  
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*[[Solar Cookers International Network|Joining the Solar Cookers International Network]]
  
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*[http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Solarcookleaflet2.pdf Universal Leaflet]
  
   
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* [[Media:Integrated Sustainable Solar Cooking-SCN-2011.pdf|Integrated Sustainable Solar Cooking - Instruction leaflet for end users]] - ''[[Solar Cookers Netherlands]]''
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*[[Hard-won lessons]]
  
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*'''July 2006:''' [[Media:Granada06_Paul_Kramer.pdf|Why are Solar Cookers Still Unpopular Among Development Experts?]] - ''[[Paul Krämer]]''
  
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*'''July 2006:''' [[Media:Granada06_Sathyavathi_Muthu.pdf|Integrated Approach for Promoting Solar Cookers in Rural Areas of Tamil Nadu]] - ''Dr. [[Sathyavathi Muthu]] and Ms. [[G. Anuradha]]''
  
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*[[Refugee camps|Refugee camps with large solar cooking projects]]
  
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*[[:Category:Foods|Information on solar cooking individual foods]] (''rice'', ''ugali'', ''injera'', ''sadza'', etc.)
  
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*[http://solarcooking.org/research/specialchallenges4solarcooking.pdf The Special Challenges of Solar Cooking]
  
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*[http://solarcooking.org/story1.htm A Story Illustrating the Application of Solar Cooker Design Principles in a Field Project]
  
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*[http://she-inc.org/cooking-2.php State of the Art of Solar Cooking: A Global Survey of Practices & Promotion Programs]
  
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*[http://solarcooking.org/Ligt-report1.htm Solar Cooking Dissemination Approaches and Experiences in Nepal, Mongolia, and Peru] - ''[[Allart Ligtenberg]]''
  
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*[[What can one person or a small group do to promote solar cooking?]]
  
   
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*[http://www.solarcooking.nl/upload/10313_SCN%20Kozon%20flyer%20ISSC+WP%2014%20okt%202009.pdf One-page leaflet for public promotion for illiterate cooks using the Integrated Cooking method]
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==Project evaluations==
  
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{{ProjectEvaluations}}
  
   
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* [[:Category:Foods|Information on solar cooking individual foods]] (''rice'', ''ugali'', ''injera'', ''sadza'', etc.)
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==Academic resources==
  
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===Determine which model(s) to work with===
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==Project resources==
  
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* [[:Category:Solar cooker designs|Solar cooker designs]]
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*[http://www.she-inc.org/docs/137.pdf Microfinance Intervention for Financing Solar Cooking Technologies - Financing with Savings (Executive Summary)] - ''Solar Household Energy''
  
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* [[:Category:Solar cooker plans|Solar cooker construction plans]]
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*[[Media:IASC_TF_SAFE_Decision_Trees_FINAL-1-.pdf|Decision Tree Diagrams on Factors Affecting Choice of Fuel Strategy in Humanitarian Settings]]
  
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*[http://www.prlog.org/10975762-sun-ovens-international-seeks-to-partner-with-ngos-to-promote-solar-cooking.html Sun Ovens International Seeks to Partner with NGOs to Promote Solar Cooking]
  
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*[[Media:25_countries_with_most_solar_cooking_potential.pdf|Statistics for the 25 countries with the greatest solar cooking potential]] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''
  
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*[[Predicting the usefulness of solar cooking in a given locality]] (also in [http://solarcooking.org/portugues/predicting-solar-cooker-usefulness-pt.htm Portuguese])
  
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*[[Cooking for large groups]]
  
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*[[Supplies]]
  
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*[[:Category:Materials|Detailed information on pots, foil, cardboard, etc.]]
  
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* [[Solar cooking for the homeless]]
  
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*[[Clean Development Mechanism]]
  
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*[[Wholesale price ranges for various solar cookers]]
  
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*[[Raising funds|Raising funds for your project]]
  
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*[[Non-cooking uses]]
  
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*[http://solarcooking.org/market.htm The untapped market for solar cookers] (also in [http://solarcooking.org/portugues/market-pt.htm Portuguese])
  
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*[[Solar radiation|Solar radiation maps]]
  
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===Determine the suitability and availability of materials and components===
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==Business resources==
  
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===Consider additional technologies to introduce===
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* [[Integrated Cooking Method]]
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* [[Heat-retention cooking]]
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* [[Solar water pasteurization]]
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* [[Solar food drying]]
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* [[Pot-in-pot cooler]]
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* [[Solar food processing]]
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* [[Solar autoclave]]
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===Fund your project===
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*[[Raising funds through grants and donations]]
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*[[Income generation|Raising funds through manufacturing and/or sales]]
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*[[Microcredit]]
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*[[Carbon credits]]
 
*[[Mass-producing CooKits]]
  
*[[Mass-producing CooKits]]
 
*[[Solar restaurants and bakeries]]
  
*[[Solar restaurants and bakeries]]
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*[[Turnkey manufacturing systems]] (Certain high-quality manufactured solar cookers are available for local production in developing countries.)
  
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==Additional resources==
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*[[Solar food processing]]
  
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*[[Cost savings from solar cooking]]
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* [[What you can do to promote solar cooking]]
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*[[Presentations]] - PowerPoint slide decks that can be used to introduce solar cooking to groups
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*[[Microcredit]]
  
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*[[:Category:Foods|Information on solar cooking individual foods]]
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*[[Wholesale price ranges for various solar cookers]]
  
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*[[Organizing Solar Cooking Events]]
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*[[Water Pasteurization Indicator production]]
  
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* [[Cooking for large groups]]
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*[http://perso.wanadoo.fr/synopsis/gtz.pdf?Moving Ahead with Solar Cookers -- Acceptance and Introduction to the Market] from [[GTZ]]
  
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* [[Institutional solar cooking]]
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*[http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/solar_cooking.html All solar cooking manufacturers on Alibaba.com]
  
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* [[Refugee camps|Refugee camps with large solar cooking programs]]
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* '''July 2006:''' [[Media:Granada06_padmaja_reddy.pdf|Promotion of Employment Generation Through Solar Cookers and Dryers]] - ''[[Padmaja Reddy]]''
  
   
 
==See also==
  
==See also==

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Project planning

Determine whether solar cooking is appropriate in your area

Learn from the work of others and make contacts

Access handbooks and training materials

Jewish World Watch has created a manual that details what has been learned that will assure a successful refugee project: Solar Cooker Project: Best Practices Manual

Solar Cooker Project Best Practices Manual

Determine which model(s) to work with

Determine the suitability and availability of materials and components

Consider additional technologies to introduce

Fund your project

Additional resources

See also

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