The Solar Project Tiloo is a Solar cooking manufacturing outfit founded by Elena Steger Kassama and Amadou Kassama in 2006 iinitially located in the community of Fajikunda in the Kanifing Municipal Council area of The Gambia. We have recently relocated to No. 18 Mr. P. Street, Kanifing South, The Gambia.
It was set up with the provision of the first batch of cookers and stoves in that year, 2006 with the intention of making solar cooking widely known across the country and to also convince people on the need for solar cooking.
The Solar Project Tiloo which formerly established its own solar cooker and stove making workshop in early 2007, has also as its mission to bring down the cost of living for each family, by using an economical, cheap, healthy way of cooking.
To further express the purpose of this project, the founders in addition, established a food restaurant called Elena's Solar Food Restaurant with menu serving both local and continental dishes.
It is our aim to encourage people to learn how we use the sun for cooking, baking, roasting peanuts or drying fruits.
By learning to use the solar method of cooking frequently, you indirectly join the fight to save our forests. Using solar cooking method is therefore your contribution in helping against the deforestation.
We are working with schools ,mean we go to some schools and do solar demonstration then we find sponsor for them ,am amount of two solar cookers Then we ask the school to give out some student which we will train haw to used and take care of the cookers ,for five days. When giving them there cookers ,we give them a percage which contain 1-bage of flower.1-bage of sugar,1-crate of eggs,10kg of botter,1-carten of east,1-tin of backing powder. This they will used to started to back with an sell keep the money they can help there school with this money.
The group is currently visiting schools to demonstrate and promote solar cooking. At each school, a student is chosen and trained for five days in how to use and care for a solar oven. The student is given two solar cookers, as well as a package which contains:
- 1 bag of flower
- 1 bag of sugar
- 1 crate of eggs
- 10kg of butter
- 1 carton yeast
- 1 tin of baking powder
The goal is for the student to sell the food that he or she makes and donate the proceeds to the school.
The cost of a solar cooker is very affordable and it might also give you a chance to open a small business of selling bread, cakes or food or more.
Solar Project Tiloo is divided into three parts:
- The Solar bakery (which makes solar baking and solar food popular. The bakery is creating an income for local people through solar baking and cooking. It employs as well trainees.
- The Solar Restaurant (where our guests can enjoy anything from a solar breakfast to a solar cooked dinner)
- Carpentry shop for making solar cookers and tunnel dryers localy to create more employment and reduce the cost of the solar equipment
Solar bakery and restaurant
Photos of the solar bakery and restaurant
The best examples of success is the bakery and the restaurant. They really make solar food popular. Trough our daily presentations in the street with delicious cakes and cookies in the solar cookers we could make a lot of people interested and curious. The bakery sets an example of how it is possible to generate an income with Solar baking. Our products are to be found along the coast in different supermarkets, small shops and along the beach. The project's restaurant serves solar baked cakes and pastries in a natural environment. The project is also visited by tourists on city tours. The tours are a great opportunity for the visitors to get unforgettable memories of their holiday in Gambia and bring a small solar gift for their friends and relatives back home from the SPG. The feedbacks is very positive.
See Solar restaurants and bakeries.
See also
- Elena Steger Kassama
- January 2009: Solar Project Tiloo - Elena Steger-Kassama
External links
Contact
Solar Project Tillo
18, Mr. P Street
Kairaba Avenue
Kanifing South
The Gambia
Telephone: (00220) 7053822 / 9712915 / ( ask for Amadou Kassama or Mohamed Jarra )
ojectgambia@gmx.ch
The webpage is currently in a new development do to a new alliance of an other solar cooker project with the Solar Project Tiloo.
Swiss contact: Elena Steger Kassama 0041-43-377-94-81