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'''[http://solarcookers.org Solar Cookers International]''' (SCI) helps lead global efforts to promote solar cooking. Solar cookers have no emissions and use free solar energy accessible worldwide for [[Guidelines|cooking]] and [[water pasteurization]]. SCI raises solar cooking knowledge and awareness by organizing and attending international conferences. It also hosts the [[Solar Cookers International Association]], the [[Home|Solar Cooking Wiki]], as well as [http://solarcookers.org SCI's organizational website]. This work assists in the achievement of the [[United Nations Sustainable Development Goals]].
   
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Tens of thousands of [[individuals]] and [[organizations]] from around the world have learned about solar cooking through SCI's advocacy, leadership, education resources, and information exchange network. SCI, based in Sacramento, California, [[USA]] is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization supporting and reporting on the work of hundreds of partner organizations and individuals in [[:Category:Countries|{{CountryCount}} countries]].
   
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*'''SCI''' has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
[[Video:National Geographic Video covering work of SCI|400px|right|thumb|National Geographic covers the work of Solar Cookers International]]
 
'''Solar Cookers International''' (SCI), the sponsor of this site, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization that spreads solar cooking awareness and skills worldwide, particularly in areas with plentiful sunshine and diminishing sources of cooking fuel. SCI has enabled 30,000 families in Africa to cook with the sun's energy, freeing women and children from the burdens of gathering wood and carrying it for miles. Tens of thousands of individuals and organization from all over the world have learned about solar cooking through SCI's international programs, education resources, and information exchange network.
 
   
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*'''SCI''' sponsors the [[Home|Solar Cooking Wiki]] (this site), an internationally recognized resource for solar cooking information.
*'''SCI''' has consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council.
 
   
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*'''SCI''' was named as a winner in the [https://www.globalwarmingmitigationproject.org Keeling Curve Prize] for sustainable planet solutions in August 2021. SCI won for its work “improving human and environmental health by supporting the expansion of effective carbon-free solar cooking in world regions of greatest need” in the Social and Cultural Pathways category.
*'''SCI''' sponsors the ''Solar Cookers World Network'' website, an internationally recognized Internet resource for solar cooking information.
 
   
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*'''SCI''' has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator.
*'''SCI''' publishes [[Solar Cooker Review]], a thrice-yearly newsletter covering solar cooking developments throughout the world.
 
   
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*'''SCI's Worldwide Office''' is located in Sacramento, California, USA ([https://binged.it/2bjuKr9 Map]).
*'''SCI''' is affiliated with the [[Solar Cookers World Network]], a confederation of over 500 international [[NGOs]] and 500 [[People|individuals]] involved in [[promoting solar cooking]] throughout the world.
 
   
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In addition to its advocacy, leadership, research, and networking activities, SCI provides grant funding to pilot projects that focus on innovative processes that scale up solar cooking technologies in the regions of the world where the human and environmental needs are greatest.
*'''SCI''' won an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashden_Award Ashden Award] in 2002 for their work with solar cookers in Kenya. In August 2006, '''SCI''' was the winner of the [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scraug06.htm#SCI_to_receive World Renewable Energy Award].
 
   
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Solar Cookers International is spearheading the solar cooker [[Performance Evaluation Process]] (PEP). Evaluation of the performance, user experience, and quality of solar cookers was identified as a high priority by the attendees of the [[SCInet Solar Cooking Convention 2014|5th SCI World Conference]] in Sacramento, California, USA, 2014. The process and instrumentation was presented and demonstrated at the [http://www.solarcookers.org/get-involved/events 6th SCI World Conference in Gujarat, India, January 2017].
*'''SCI''' is headquartered in Sacramento, California.
 
   
If you would like to promote the work that SCI does locally and around the world, please consider [http://solarcookers.org/catalog/donationsmembership-c-26.html becoming a member] and submitting a donation on-line or to the address below. Interested in buying a solar cooker or cooking accessories? Shop at the [http://shop.solarcookers.org/ SCI marketplace], the proceeds will help fund activities. The majority of SCI's funding comes from individual donors and environmentally conscious people such as yourself. We will put your contribution to very good use by helping gain a better quality of life for people in communities much less fortunate than yours. Only with your continued support can SCI meet the ever-expanding needs of the worldwide solar cooking community.
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If you would like to promote SCI's global work to introduce solar cooking technology to families around the world to improve health, quality of life, and the environment, please [http://solarcookers.org/donate/ make a donation online] or to the postal address below. The majority of SCI's funding comes from individual donors and foundations supporting social impact and environmental sustainability.
   
See [http://solarcookers.org SCI's organizational site] for detailed information about SCI.
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See [http://solarcookers.org SCI's website] for detailed information.
   
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==Events==
==News and recent developments==
 
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*'''April 2013:''' Again, SCI wishes to thank the many volunteers that have recently provide support. Read more about upcoming events and requests in the [http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/910109/e32b7b258a/1430203323/44a46efd83/ SCI Volunteer Newsletter, March 2013] SCI Volunteer Newsletter, April 2013]. We are looking for volunteers to demonstrate solar cooking at events in the Sacramento, CA area. There have been requests for solar cooking demonstrations, but not enough trainers to meet the need. [mailto:julie@solarcookers.org julie@solarcookers.org]
 
   
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==Most significant solar cooking projects==
*'''March 2013:''' SCI wishes to thank the many volunteers that have recently provide support. Read more about upcoming events in the [http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/910109/d0a5665d3f/1430195199/44a46efd83/ SCI Volunteer Newsletter, March 2013]
 
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[[Image:Kakuma12.jpg|thumb|300px|Refugees from [[Sudan]] are trained by Solar Cookers International in the use of their new [[CooKit]] solar cookers.]]
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*'''A refugee camp in [[Kenya]] was the first to receive a large scale solar cooking project''' - The [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]] was formed in 1972 when Sudanese refugees first arrived in Kakuma, [[Kenya]]. Introducing solar cooking to the camp was Solar Cookers International’s first large-scale refugee project, beginning in January 1995. Kakuma had considerable refugee turnover, but by 2004, when Solar Cookers International (SCI) concluded the project, the camp had tripled in size to nearly 90,000 refugees. Though rapid growth posed problems for assisting all those who wanted to solar cook, SCI ultimately served over 15,000 families. This project was one of the earliest to use the [[CooKit]] [[solar panel cooker]] to introduce solar cooking. The program also extended solar cooker technology to schools, especially primary school, through demonstrations, poems, songs and drama.
   
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*'''February 2013:''' The March 2013 issue of Solar Cooker Review is now available online''' - [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scr_pdfs/scr_mar13.pdf Read the latest issue] or [[Solar Cooker Review#Back_issues|see back issues]].
 
   
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[[File:Julie_Greene,_Tom_Sponheim,_Paul_Hedrick_atthed_ETHOS_2013,_1-27-13_.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Julie Greene]], SCI Executive Director, and [[Tom Sponheim]] and [[Paul Hedrick]], SCWNet Administrators, attended the recent ETHOS Conference in Bellevue, {{state|Washington}}, [[USA]].]]
 
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[[File:SCI photo Solar Today, 3-15-24.png|thumb|250px|An appreciative woman with her new [[:Category:Solar box cooker designs|solar thermal box cooker]], ''Photo credit: [[SCI]] for Solar Today'']]
*'''January 2013: SCI Executive Director and SCWNet Administrators attend the 2013 ETHOS Conference''' - [[Julie Greene]], SCI Executive Director, and [[Tom Sponheim]] and [[Paul Hedrick]], SCWNet Administrators, attended the recent ETHOS Conference in Bellevue, {{state|Washington}}, [[USA]]. The national conference is held to exchange design technologies and promotion strategies for [[Rocket Stove|fuel-efficient]] wood and biomass cookstoves. It is encouraging that there seems to be more acceptance of solar cooking in this traditionally fuel-burning cookstove community, and that combining various cooking approaches will ultimately help more people and the environment. Julie was asked directly if [[Solar Cookers International]] would be interested in preparing a presentation for next year's conference.
 
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*{{NewMar24}}'''March 2024: Solar Cookers International recognized in Solar Today''' - an article about the value of solar cooking in helping to address climate change, deforestation, and respiratory health was written by Sara Rosen, Program and Operations Manager at [[SCI]]. It was accepted for publication in ''Solar Today'', the ASES news magazine. [https://ases.org/solar-cooking/?utm_source=Informz&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=ASES&_zs=j0Afm&_zl=V9fr2 Read the article...]
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*{{NewFeb24}}'''January 2024: Cooking efficiency calculation published by ELSEVIER''' - In their Science Direct collection, 'Testing Solar Cookers for Cooking Efficiency' has been published in the recent issue of Solar Energy Advances, Vol. 4, 2024. Established under the direction of [[Solar Cookers International]] Program and Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow|Dr. Alan Bigelow]], the [[Performance Evaluation Process]] (PEP) is recognized as a valid method for testing the performance of solar cookers. SCI is now proposing that a metric for cooking efficiency be added to standards for measuring solar cooker performance. Other team members responsible for the cooking efficiency calculation are Justin Tabatchnick, who also designed the testing mechanism, and SCI Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]]. [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seja.2024.100053 View the report]
   
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*{{NewJan24}}'''December 2023: COP28 Press Conference''' - SCI Executive Director [[Caitlyn Hughes]] and SCI Strategic Partnerships Manager [[Keith Wingeard]] discuss the importance of solar cooking and its impact on mitigating climate change
*'''November 2012:''' “Anywhere under the Sun” is a recently released solar cooking eBook featuring recipes from around the world. [[Heather Stevens]], Australian solar enthusiast and editor of the book invited solar chefs from around the world to submit their favorite recipe, photos and comments on solar cooking. The book is a visually stunning and comphrehensive, with recipes from around the world. The book can be downloaded as an eBook for $1.99(AUD) from http://www.thesunskitchen.com. 100% of the sale price is donated to [[Solar Cookers International]] to assist with their work encouraging solar cooking in the developing world.
 
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*{{NewJan24}}'''December 2023: COP28 Press Conference with UN Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)''' - [[Keith Wingeard]], [[SCI]]'s Strategic Partnerships Manager, interviews Fred Onduri, Vice Chair of CTCN Advisory Board. Mr. Onduri explains the role of the CTCN, and sees new opportunities for developing countries in Africa to adopt solar cooking strategies to promote better health and take the pressure off precious local environmental resources.
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*{{NewJan24}}'''December 2023: Special Message from SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes from COP28'''
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*'''Former SCI board member Pat McArdle is interviewed on Emerald Planet''' - During the interview [[Pat McArdle]] discusses the history and mission of [[Solar Cookers International]], the importance of increasing access to solar cooking technology, Bob Metcalf's [[Portable Microbiology Laboratory]] for testing water in remote locations, the work of [[Jewish World Watch]] in [[Chad]], and more.
 
   
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*{{NewDec23}}'''December 2023: SCI initiative in Yemen''' - [[Solar Cookers International]], under the direction of SCI Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow|Alan Bigelow, Ph.D.]], has been working alongside the [https://nahdamakers.org Nahda Makers Organization] to provide the Yemenis government with solar cooking solutions to benefit the typical family living along the arid west coast of [[Yemen]]. This area is currently recovering from wartime related damage. Funding for the initiative was provided by the [[Germany|German]] government. The two beneficiaries of the initiative are the families receiving the solar cookers, and also importantly, the people that are being trained and employed to manufacture solar cookers, [[solar dryer]]s and [[Heat-retention cooking|heat retention cooking bags]]. Solar food dryers help to extend the viability of the crops grown locally. The manufacturing skills that are acquired are also applicable in making a variety of other necessary products for retail sale. The Nahda Makers Organization now has the production capacity, and looks forward to also exporting solar cookers and dryers to other neighboring countries.
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*'''October 2012:''' Recent natural disasters abound: Bangladesh floods and landslides, June 2012; Assam floods July, 2012; Haiti floods and mudslides August, 2012; India floods September, 2012; Vietnam, Philippines, Southern China typhoon, October 2012; Eastern United States hurricane October, 2012. All of these natural events disrupted people's lives, even changing them forever. In the recovery stages after natural disasters, people's basic needs don't change: they still need clean water, food, safety, and shelter. In the bleakest situations, solar thermal power can begin to meet two important needs: a solar oven can [[pasteurize water]] and cook food. If you are an experienced solar cook, please contact people in your circle of influence in these affected areas. Share your knowledge of solar cooker construction and use with people who need it most. This YouTube video shows solar cooking done in the snow after power was lost in northern Virginia in a February 2010 storm.
 
   
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*{{NewDec23}}'''December 2023: COP28 panel discussion:''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] Program and Science Director [[Alan Bigelow|Alan Bigelow,Ph.D]], speaks at the ‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28' panel discussion hosted by the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative and the Raja Yoga Center in Dubai. This exclusive series aims to bring the latest in science, policies, and wisdom towards and from the #COP28 climate conference directly to the global audience. The discussion focuses on key resolutions, agreements, and ways to contribute to a sustainable future.
*'''October 2012:''' SCI has initiated two new partnerships, one with [[Friends of the Old]] (FOTO) ([[Dinah Chienjo]] and [[John Amayo]] are on the ground in Kenya), and the other with the [[Natural Resources and Waste Management Alliance]] (NAREWAMA) ([[Faustine Odaba]] is the point person in Kenya). These community-based organizations work to provide solar cookers and [[safe water package]]s to elders and grandparents, many of whom are raising orphaned grandchildren. SCI's collaboration will dramatically expand the reach of these programs.
 
   
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*'''March 2012:''' For almost twenty years, Solar Cookers International has supported branch operations in Kenya. Our field projects have served tens of thousands of families in various East African countries. Due to the overwhelming logistical and financial challenges SCI has encountered in its efforts to effectively manage and restructure an operation 9,000 miles away from its home office in California, the Kenya operations have now been suspended. We are confident that SCI’s many years in that country have educated and inspired individuals and organizations in Kenya to continue with the very important work of spreading the use of solar cookers throughout Eastern Africa.
 
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[[File:SCI representatives at COP28, 12-7-23.png|thumb|300px|[[Solar Cookers International]] representatives at COP28, ''Photo credit: [[SCI]]'']]
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*{{NewDec23}}'''December 2023: SCI at COP28''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] representatives are shown at the booth they are sharing with the [[International Solar Energy Society]], at COP28 in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Visitors are able to get a first hand look at a [[PEP]] tested solar cooker and learn exactly how these devices are helping those most affected by climate change. SCI Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], is shown on the lower left with a representative from [https://www.facebook.com/priceofoil Oil Change International]. You can also read: [https://www.facebook.com/SolarCookers/ more SCI news at COP28...]
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*{{NewNov23}}'''September 2023: Solar Cookers International receives Patron of the Planet Award 2023''' - SCI was honored to receive the Patron of the Planet award at this year’s [https://centerforgreenschools.org/green-schools-conference NYC Green School Conference]. The conference brings together leaders, educators, learners, policymakers, innovators, diplomates, administrators, solution providers, bookkeepers, healthcare experts, and climate leaders worldwide to discuss a wide range of topics related to fostering a more inclusive, compassionate, and climate-conscious approach toward humanizing and climatizing global education.
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::::::::::[[File:SCI Planet patron mod., 11-11-23.png|thumb|500px|none|[[Alan Bigelow|Dr. Alan Bigelow]], Science Director at [[SCI]], receives the Patron of the Planet award 2023 for SCI, ''Photo credit: [[SCI]]'' ]]
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*{{NewJul23}}'''June 2023: The U.S. Senate introduces the [https://cleancooking.org/news/new-u-s-legislation-aims-to-expand-access-to-clean-cooking-globally/ Clean Cooking Support Act]''' - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the bipartisan bill. Its intention is to improve global health and reduce climate-harming emissions, by helping people in low- and middle-income countries gain access to cleaner-burning fuels and stoves for cooking. “Our bill aims to address a serious global public health and environmental issue where leadership by the [[USA|United States]] can make a real difference. It would directly benefit some of the world’s poorest people, including the women and girls who are disproportionately affected, and reduce harmful pollution that affects us all,” said Senator Susan Collins. [[Solar Cookers International]] welcomes the news and is listed as a supporter among a notable field of other environmental advocates.
   
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[[File:Kakuma cooker photo, 3-29-23.png|thumb|300px|Woman examines an [[Ecomandate|Ecomandate Foundation]] built [[:Category:Solar box cooker designs|solar box oven]] at the [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]], ''Photo credit SCI'']]
*'''October 2011:''' [[Patricia McArdle]], of [[Solar Cookers International]], demonstrated solar cooking with [[Afzal Syed]] and volunteers, Sherry and Cecily, at the [[TIDES]] exhibit on the campus of the National Dense University. Afzal brought several pots of raw ingredients for Pakistani dishes that were prepared by his wife Samina, including: masoor dall, spiced potatoes, okra, and chawal rice. Patricia baked a loaf of banana bread, which was consumed in less than five minutes. They used the parabolic SK10 (similar to the [[SK12]]), purchased from [[Deepak Gadhia]] several years ago, to keep a pot of water boiling from 9 a.m. in the morning until the event ended at 5 p.m. There were a number of senior military visitors from other countries. Several have expressed an interest in learning more about solar cooking technology and how it can be used in their countries. The most surprising visit yesterday was from a Vietnamese general, the most senior Vietnamese military officer to visit the U.S. since before the war with Vietnam started in the sixties. Several 'very important people' who came to the demonstration assumed that it would take us 10 to 12 hours to cook food in a [[Solar panel cookers|panel]] or [[Solar box cookers|box]] cooker. They were astounded that the food was cooked in less than three hours--in October-- in {{state|Washington D.C.}}--which is 40 degrees north of the equator.
 
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*{{NewApr23}}'''March 2023: Solar Cookers International in partnership with the Ecomandate Foundation''' - The organizations have implemented an ongoing solar cooking project at the [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]] in [[Kenya]]. [[Solar Cookers International]] emphasizes and applies best practices in project development and project monitoring and evaluation. [[Ecomandate|Ecomandate Foundation]] brings hands-on construction, their local experience as part of the community, and familiarity with local customs, practices, and languages. [https://www.climate-chance.org/en/best-pratices/improving-lives-through-solar-cooking-in-kakuma-refugee-camp/ Read more...]
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::::::[[File:SCI team photo at COP27, 12-15-22 copy.png|thumb|600px|none|The [[SCI]] team members at COP27 included SCI Board Members, Nathan Schumacher, Mike Paparian, Peg Barrat, Program and Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow]], Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], and Strategic Partnership Manager, [[Keith Wingeard]]]]
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*{{NewDec22}}'''December 2022: SCI at COP27''' - Solar Cookers International representatives were able to explain to government officials the value of developing solar cooking programs within their countries. Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow]], and Strategic Partnership Manager, [[Keith Wingeard]], held press conferences and side events to help conference delegates understand the importance of building solar cooking capacity, to see the related environmental benefits of solar cooking, and the importance of uniform solar cooker testing. They also offered strategies on how to navigate potential project funding sources. See the list of in-person hosted video events at: [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/thank-you-supporting-sci-united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop27 SCI at COP27 conference presentations and side events].
   
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[[File:SCI is cooking at COP27, 11-17-22.png|thumb|300px|[[SCI]] hosted a solar cooked meal for COP27 delegates, ''Photo credit: Rob Tyrrell'']]
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*{{NewNov22}}'''November 2022: Hosting a solar cooked meal at COP27''' - SCI ended Week 1 at COP27 by getting to solar cook! They enjoyed hosting COP27 delegates from [[Cameroon]], [[Yemen]], [[Senegal]], and the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]] at the event in Sharm el-Sheikh, [[Egypt]], They cooked lunch and had a lively discussion about promoting efforts in their countries. [https://www.facebook.com/SolarCookers (See more photos of the solar lunch, and other SCI activities at COP27)]
[[File:TIDES_solar_cooking_exhibit_10-11,_1.jpg|thumb|275px|[[Patricia McArdle]] and volunteer Cecily, remove Pakistani okra from a [[CooKit]] [[Solar panel cookers|panel]] cooker at TIDES 2011.]]
 
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*{{NewNov22}}{{Event}}'''Solar Cookers International at COP 27:''' [https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/cop27 6-18 November 2022 (Sharm el-Sheikh, [[Egypt]]): COP 27 will host Heads of State, ministers and negotiators, along with climate activists, to meet for the largest annual gathering on climate action.] [https://www.solarcookers.org/get-involved/events?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=019c3a60-52dc-42fb-b1b3-5f84bf1a0c00 Also, Solar Cookers International has created a page for SCI press conferences, side events, and general updates]
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*{{NewSep22}}'''September 2022: Solar cooking awareness:''' [https://www.wamc.org/commentary-opinion/2022-09-02/i-was-just-introduced-to-solar-cooking NE Public Radio commentator, Michael Meeropol, makes the case for solar cooking with input from Solar Cookers International]
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*{{NewJun22}}'''May 2022: SCI profiled in media article''' - SCI Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], was interviewed by Annie Eubank of Gastro Obscura's Favorite Things, providing background and the current status of solar cooking in helping to create a more sustainable world. [https://mailchi.mp/atlasobscura/can-solar-cookers-save-the-world?e=b65bf497a5 Read article...]
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*{{NewApr22}}'''March 2022: United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]] and [[Alan Bigelow]], SCI Science Director, presented first-hand accounts of solar cooking initiatives empowering women. Other speakers included Esther Wang'ombe, Senior Deputy Director, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Terry Tempest Williams, author, conservationist, and activist, Dr. Daniel Kammen, Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Rocío Maldonado, SCI Global Advisor. Watch the video below of the proceedings.
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*'''August 2011:''' '''The Spendid Table radio show interviews SCI Board Member Patricia McArdle''' - [http://tinyurl.com/3qsmj8j Listen to Patricia discussing solar cooking in Afghanistan].
 
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*{{NewNov21}}'''November 2021:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog Solar Cookers International presented advancements made in solar cooking at this year's COP26]
   
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[[File:Parabolic solar cooker, India, CNN, 10-21-21.png|thumb|300px|A woman prepares a meal with her [[:Category:Parabolic solar cooker designs|parabolic solar cooker]] in [[India]], ''Photo credit: CNN'']]
[[File:Light_Gives_Heat_-_Solar_Cooking_Project_8-11.jpg|300px|thumb|The Solar Cooking Project in Jinja, [[Uganda]].]]
 
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*{{NewOct21}}'''October 2021: Recognizing the need for solar cooking:''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] was pleased to be recognized for its effort in promoting solar cooking by [https://www.cnn.com CNN]. Approximately four million solar cookers are in use at this time worldwide, helping to save entire forests from destruction. SCI Advisor, [[Janak McGilligan]], describes the efforts the [[Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development]] has contributed to many communities in India with their solar cooking introductory programs. [https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/asia/janak-palta-mcgilligan-solar-cooking-c2e-spc-intl/index.html Read the article...]
*'''July 2011:''' The Solar Cooker Project from [[Light Gives Heat]] is moving full-force ahead. Just recently, John and Julius from the [[Solar Cookers International]] in [[Kenya]], traveled to Jinja, [[Uganda]] to continue the training on the maintenance of the solar cooking products and creating outlets for our Suubi women and Epoh tailors to sell products to their friends and local community.
 
   
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*{{NewAug21}}'''August 2021: SCI named as winner!''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] has been named as a winner in the [https://www.globalwarmingmitigationproject.org Keeling Curve Prize] for sustainable planet solutions. SCI won for its work “improving human and environmental health by supporting the expansion of effective carbon-free solar cooking in world regions of greatest need” in the Social and Cultural Pathways category. Dr. Shishpal Rawat, SCI’s Board President, said, “This recognition helps elevate the role of solar cookers as a key technology to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” SCI estimates that there are over four million solar cookers directly and positively impacting over 14 million people, preventing over 5.8 million tons of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to taking more than 1.25 million cars off the road, and an estimated 30 million tons of CO2 is prevented over the lifetime of solar cookers distributed, equivalent to not burning over 34 billion pounds of coal or driving over 76 billion miles. [https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/keeling-curve-prize-awarded-to-solar-cooking-and-nine-more-climate-change-reducing-projects/ Read more about the SCI award in Mongabay.com]. The awards ceremony is included at approximately the 48 minute mark in the following video.
*'''July 2011:''' '''Solar ovens, renewable energy offer hope for Afghanistan (Reuters)''' - At first, she noticed Afghan children hauling brush. Then, in Afghan family compounds, she noticed women tending small fires and trying to cook over them. But it wasn't until U.S. diplomat [and [[Solar Cookers International]] Board Member] [[Patricia McArdle]] realized how often it was sunny in Afghanistan that she put it together with a youthful memory of cooking with solar ovens and realized this was a low-tech option offering long-term hope to the war-torn nation, which is preparing for a draw-down of U.S. troops. At first, she noticed Afghan children hauling brush. Then, in Afghan family compounds, she noticed women tending small fires and trying to cook over them. But it wasn't until U.S. diplomat [and SCI Board Member] Patricia McArdle realized how often it was sunny in Afghanistan that she put it together with a youthful memory of cooking with solar ovens and realized this was a low-tech option offering long-term hope to the war-torn nation, which is preparing for a draw-down of U.S. troops. [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/19/books-afghanistan-energy-idUSL3E7IC0T820110719 Read more...]
 
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[[File:Nepalese group watch solar cooker, SCI, 6-10-21 copy.jpg|thumb|350px|Nepalese citizens receive training in using a [[:Category:Parabolic solar cooker designs|parabolic solar cooker]]. ''Photo credit: [[Sanu Kaji Shrestha]]'']]
[[File:Light_Gives_Heat_workshop_1,_7-11.jpg|thumb|300px|Participants at the [[Light Gives Heat]] and [[Solar Cookers International]] solar cooking workshop in [[Uganda]].]]
 
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*{{NewJun21}}'''June 2021: Solar cookers and sustainable cooking equipment distributed in Nepal''' - With assistance from Solar Cookers International, approximately 300 people from especially vulnerable groups from communities in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kavre, Okhaldhunga, and Solukhumbu districts have received solar cookers, solar dryers, heat-retention boxes, and water pasteurization and safety equipment, as well as the necessary training. These locations in [[Nepal]] have limited local resources, and the new appliances help the recipients be better prepared for the challenges facing their communities. Read more in the [https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download/newsletters SCI Summer 2021 Newsletter]
[[File:Light_Gives_Heat_workshop_2,_7-11.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Light Gives Heat]] and [[Solar Cookers International]] solar cooking workshop in [[Uganda]].]]
 
*'''July 2011:''' [[Light Gives Heat]] on their solar cooking workshop in [[Uganda]]: "We have given up any notions that we can bring about health simply by stumbling upon it in the same way that we stumbled upon destruction. There must be changes in the way that we think and live. To bring about these changes we teamed up with [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI). With the help of SCI we are enabling the SUUBI and EPOH artisans to cook their food and boil their water with the free power of the sun. This reduces the emissions of charcoal that the women would normally use, benefiting the women monetarily and environmentally. One artisan reported that she spends $5 a week on charcoal. With the help of LGH, she can make a one-time purchase of a solar cooker for about $5, and save on the weekly expense of charcoal." [http://hope.lightgivesheat.org/blog/solar-cooker-project-update Read more...]
 
   
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*{{NewApr21}}'''April 2021: SCI named as finalist''' - [[Solar Cookers International]] has been named as a finalist in the [https://www.globalwarmingmitigationproject.org Keeling Curve Prize] for sustainable planet solutions. The award announcement of the ten programs selected for the prize is scheduled to be made 31 July 2021.
*'''June 2011: Solar Cookers International is now an official Partner in the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves''' - SCI is delighted to be working with the [[Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves|Global Alliance]] on its goal of enabling 100 million households to adopt clean and efficient cooking solutions.
 
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*'''June 2011:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] is proud to partner with the [[Aprovecho Research Center]] and join their Summer Stove Camp "Fuels of the Future" on the grounds of the Aprovecho Labs in Cottage Grove, {{state|Oregon}}, [[USA]]. Those committed to improving the use of fuel for cooking will gather to spend one week learning, innovating, and creating improved designs and prototypes. [[Calendar_of_events#Oregon|Event details...]]
 
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*{{NewMar21}}'''March 2021:''' The [[Solar Cookers International]] Order of Excellence annual award for 2020 has been given to the [[Kenya|Republic of Kenya]] for including solar cooking in its Voluntary National Review (VNR) to track progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The award recognizes the most outstanding people and organizations whose sustained efforts have  contributed most to empowering people to cook food and pasteurize water with solar energy. 
   
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*'''May 2011:''' Proceeds from plastic bottles or aluminum cans in Truckee, California will help purchase solar cookers for people in economically disadvantaged countries, thanks to the efforts of Sierra High School seniors. “Sierra High School requires all seniors to participate in a service learning project,” explains principal Jane Loomis. “The school has a long history of service learning that has benefited our community over the years including the Humane Society, Tahoe Forest Hospice, a student clothing bank and literacy awareness.” This year’s service learning project is a community effort that benefits Solar Cookers International (SCI). Seniors are asking local businesses, agencies and schools to participate in the program by placing recycling containers at their site. Proceeds derived from the recycling will go to SCI, which will in turn purchase solar ovens for needy countries such as Haiti, Pakistan, India, Africa. The SCI website explains that refugees and other displaced people frequently lack access to sufficient cooking fuels and safe drinking water. When infrastructures are in ruins and no energy or gas is available, solar cooking utilizes the sun to cook hot food. Additionally, when fuel is scarce, cooking with the sun offers a clean, workable solution. Importantly, solar cookers fight cholera by heating water to [[pasteurization]] temperatures. And finally, using a solar cooker requires only the sun, and does not necessitate searching for other forms of fuel. “It’s really convenient for Truckee businesses to participate,” Loomis said. “A senior is assigned to each site. They are responsible for delivering the recycling box to each business, monitoring and collecting the contents.” Sierra High School seniors are actively searching for businesses and public entities that have room for a 32-inch by 18-inch recycling container. Those interested in participating should call Sierra High School at +1 (530) 582-2640.
 
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*{{NewDec20}}'''December 2020: SCI presented on solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event''' - Even though the United Nations Climate Conference did not happen in person this year, SCI continued to raise your voice in support of solar cooking at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event which took place on December 2, 2020. In collaboration with The Women and Gender Constituency, SCI discussed solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment. [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/solar-cookings-positive-impacts-women-and-environment-1 Watch video]
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*{{NewNov20}}'''November 2020: SCI shares successes at the ReEnergy Africa E-Summit''' - SCI's Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes discusses the impact of solar cooking around the world and shared success stories from [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]], [[Kenya]]. [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/sci-speaks-reenergy-africa-e-summit?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=a88f047d-8d6f-4327-b41b-dfee019be594 Watch video]
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*{{NewJan21}}'''November 2020: Alan Bigelow, SCI's Science Director, presents at virtual Carnegie Science Center session "DARE to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine"''' - SCI’s Science Director [[Alan Bigelow]], Ph.D. spoke at the Carnegie Science Center for their event called Virtual Cafe Sci: D.A.R.E. to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine on November 2, 2020.  He spoke alongside SCI Global Advisor [[Mary Buchenic]] and SCI Associate Jennifer Gasser. Alan discussed the technical details of solar cooking and incorporating the science of materials and light optics. Mary and Jennifer shared their experiences promoting solar cooking STEM curricula and the collaborations they enjoy with colleagues in Haiti and around the world. Café Sci is the Carnegie Science Center program where anyone interested in science can get together in a virtual setting to discuss today's science issues with experts. [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/dare-solar-cook-physics-cooking-sunshine Watch video.]
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*{{NewOct20}}'''October 2020: Solar Cookers International featured in Leaders magazine''' - Solar Cookers International was profiled in Leaders magazine, a publication dedicated to sustainable living in Indonesia. Highlights include a brief history of SCI, the importance of solar cooking, and SCI's plans to promote solar cooking in Asia. [https://online.fliphtml5.com/qvkv/shcs/?fbclid=IwAR2rRfxxA6ZaazTDQ5E1ODdxHIEQ7vROzrMx5ovI_jTcNEJGAiYDINU3-g8#p=15 Read more...]
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*{{NewJul20}}'''August 2020:''' '''SCI hosts virtual UN Sustainable Development Goals event''' - Solar Cookers International (SCI), the Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF) and Konbit pou Developman Commune Kote de Fer (KDCK) held a virtual Side Event showcasing solar cooking as a transformative approach in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020. [https://www.solarcookers.org/work/advocacy/advocacy-role Video...]
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*{{NewJun20}}'''June 2020: PEP Update''' -  On a 19 June 2020 video conference, SCI Executive Director, [[Caitlyn Hughes]] and Science Director, [[Alan Bigelow]], conducted a basic overview of the different types of solar cookers, explained the various parts of the [[Performance Evaluation Process]] (PEP) test station, and the history behind the process. They also shared results and lessons learned from conducting tests on specific solar cookers.
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*{{NewMay20}}'''May 2020: Resource guide''' -  [[Solar Cookers International]] has assembled a number of resources in one location for easy access for interested users. [https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download SCI Download Resources] includes links to:
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download/newsletters?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=187d59f7-2d8f-4ebd-a238-77b4bd52cbe9 Solar Cookers International published its Spring 2020 newsletter]
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] published The Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking. The document explores that with approximately 3 billion people cooking over open fires, there is tremendous potential for countries to save money by avoiding the environmental and health costs associated with biomass cooking. If people relying on solid fuels for cooking switched to cooking with solar cookers even ¼ of the time, countries can save millions, and even billions, of dollars.
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::Read the report: [[Media:Economic_Impact_Summaries.pdf|The Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking]]
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*{{NewFeb20}}'''February 2020:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/application/files/8315/6089/1215/Newsletter-Summer_2019_final.pdf Solar Cookers International provides 300 people at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya]
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[[File:SCI_Kisumu_3-7-11.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Uganda]] LGH Director, Amberle Reyes, visits [[Solar Cookers International]] demonstration in Kisumu.]]
 
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*{{NewJan20}}'''January 2020: Solar Cookers International featured in Physics World article and podcast''' - Solar Cookers International was featured in a Physics World article and podcast, Physics World Weekly, with a discussion about SCI's work and the benefits of solar cooking. [https://physicsworld.com/a/cooking-with-the-sun/ Article...] [https://physicsworld.com/a/solar-cooking-an-ultrasound-success-story-and-why-some-business-models-just-dont-work-out/ Podcast...]
*'''March 2011: [[Light Gives Heat]] visits [[Solar Cookers International]] demonstration in Kisumu, [[Kenya]]''' - Light Gives Heat is a non-profit promoting grass-root economic sustainability and creative endeavors in [[Africa]]. Ugandan Director, Amberle Reyes and a staff member recently visited a demonstration of sustainable cooking methods sponsored by [[Solar Cookers International]]. It included traditional fixed and portable earthenware stoves, called upesi in Kiswahili, which more efficiently use charcoal or wood as fuel, [[CooKit]] [[solar panel cooker]]s, and [[Heat-retention cooking]] baskets. They were most interested in solar cookers and fireless baskets. Locals were initially attracted to solar cooking not because of the possibility of saving money by buying less fuel, or the health benefits of indoor smoke reduction, but because solar cookers can bake cakes. Cake is seen as a "rich person food", and LGH saw an entrepreneurial opportunity: Cakes are sold for weddings and birthdays. Most people cannot make high quality cakes because of the irregular temperatures of charcoal and wood stoves, but solar cookers bake perfect, moist cakes with very little worry of burning or overcooking. At the end of March, SCI staff will bring CookIts and fireless baskets to Jinja and demonstrate first-hand their effectiveness to all their employees. Light Gives Heat has received an 8,000 USD grant to supply their Uganda Artisans with these solar cookers. [http://hope.lightgivesheat.org/blog/sustainable-cooking More Information and photos...]
 
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[[File:Sci_map_12-19.png|thumb|right|400px|SCI Distribution of Solar Cookers Map]]
[[File:SCI_exhibition_at_the_UN_1-20-11.jpg|thumb|325px|[[Solar Cookers International]] exhibition at the UN.]]
 
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*{{NewJan20}}'''December 2019: Solar Cookers International updates impact map''' - Solar Cookers International updated the Distribution of Solar Cookers Map. 3.9+ million solar cookers have been distributed globally. [https://www.solarcookers.org/work/capacity/distribution-solar-cookers Distribution of Solar Cookers Map...]
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*{{NewDec19}}'''December 2019: COP25 presentation''' - [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/united-nations-climate-conference-cop25 Solar Cookers International at COP25: Building Solar Cooking Capacity Worldwide (Listen On-Demand)]
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[[File:SCI_presents_to_Pelosi_12-19.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|SCI Executive Director [[Caitlyn Hughes]] and SCI Board Member Mike Paparian, discuss the benefits of solar thermal cooking technology with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Betty McCollum.]]
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*{{NewDec19}}'''December 2019: Solar Cookers International presents solar cooking to Speaker Nancy Pelosi at COP25''' - While attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25, SCI Executive Director [[Caitlyn Hughes]] and SCI Board Member Mike Paparian, had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of solar thermal cooking technology with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. [https://twitter.com/solarcookersint/status/1201987968832925696 More information...]
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*{{NewDec19}}'''December 2019:''' Attending the United Nations COP25 conference, [[Caitlyn Hughes]], Executive Director of Solar Cookers International, explained the case for solar cooking.''' [https://twitter.com/CCop25/status/1202185926283272192 Watch video...]
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*{{NewNov19}}'''November 2019: SCI to exhibit and advocate at COP25 conference in Madrid, Spain''' - Solar Cookers International (SCI) will be advocating for increased adoption of solar cookers at the United Nations Climate Conference, known as COP25, in Madrid, Spain on December 2-13. We will be promoting the urgent need for solar cooking with influential government and NGO leaders from around the world. Solar Cookers International will have an exhibit booth during the first week of the conference (Monday December 2 through Saturday Dec 7th). SCI will also hold press conferences on Monday Dec 2, Wednesday Dec 4, Friday Dec 6, Monday Dec 9, and Wednesday Dec 11, each from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Everyone in attendance at COP is invited to visit SCI’s exhibit booth and watch our press conferences. Press conferences will also be broadcast to the public by the United Nations, and everyone around the world is encouraged to watch. [https://unfccc.int/cop25 More information...]
   
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*{{NewSep19}}'''September 2019:''' [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/alan-bigelows-solar-cooking-revolution Alan Bigelow’s Solar-Cooking Revolution] - ''The New Yorker''
*'''January 2011: Solar Cookers International exhibition and reception at the Untied Nations a success!''' Representatives from non-governmental organizations and interested supporters attended the three-hour, open-house event on January 18th. The concept of solar cooking is so important, that representatives from [[Nigeria]], the Middle East, [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Somalia]] made it through freezing, blowing rain to attend the exhibition. A wide variety of solar cookers were on display with informational material accompanying the cookers. Video loops played throughout the evening showing real people around the world cooking with the sun and training others to do so. There was a real urgency at the exhibition that the message of solar cooking be strong, unified, and be present in global discussions of development and progress for people around the world.
 
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*{{NewJun19}}'''June 2019: Solar Cookers International opens new [[Performance Evaluation Process|PEP]] testing center at the University of Nairobi, [[Kenya]]''' - SCI’s PEP test allows manufacturers and consumers to know the cooking power of solar cookers without brand bias and to develop a baseline for comparison. PEP testing demonstrates to solar cooker users and investors the power, in watts, they can expect from a specific model of solar cooker. SCI PEP results are trustworthy because the PEP test is based on an internationally accepted protocol for testing and reporting solar cooker performance. SCI also has centers in Lalitpur, [[Nepal]]; New York, [[USA]]; and California, USA. Having global locations for SCI PEP testing centers is important to advancing the adoption of solar cooking worldwide and affirms SCI’s role as the leader within the solar cooking sector. Local testing of solar cookers supports the regional economy, job growth and builds capacity in the sector. <ref>[http://www.globalsolarcouncil.org/solar_cookers_international_sci_recently_opened_a_new_solar_cooker_performance_evaluation_process_pep_testing_center_at_the_university_of_nairobi_kenya Global Solar Council newsletter - June 2019]</ref>
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[[File:Kakuma 2019.jpg|thumb|300px|Refugee women with a [[Heliac Solar Cooker]]]]
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*{{NewJun19}}'''June 2019:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] has recently brought life-saving solar cooking to more than 300 people in the [[Kakuma Refugee Camp]]. Before you stepped in, women were often forced to sell their precious food rations for cooking fuel, putting their children at risk of malnutrition. If they dared to journey outside of the camp to collect [[firewood]], they risked violence.
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*{{NewNov19}}'''May 2019: 3.3+ Million Solar Cookers and Counting''' - Solar Cookers International's crowd-sourced impact map now shows there are 3.3 million solar cookers in use globally, directly impacting more than 11.8 million people. [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/33-million-solar-cookers-and-counting More information...]
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*{{NewJan19}}'''January 2019:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/united-nations-climate-change-conference-cop24 Watch on-demand videos of solar cooking press conferences at UN COP24 Climate Change Conference]
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[[File:PEP_cropped_2017.jpg|thumb|200px|SCI's [[PEP]] device]]
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*{{NewMar19}}'''November 2018:''' SCI's [[Performance Evaluation Process]] (PEP) was named as a Finalist in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) Climate CoLab "Energy Supply 2018" contest. Judges agreed that solar cooking is an "exciting new approach to tackling climate change-from reducing emissions to shifting public perception to pricing carbon." The MIT Climate CoLab is an online crowdsourcing platform of over 100,000 global members, sourcing proposals on climate adaptation, reducing emissions from buildings and transport, behavioral change strategies, etc. [https://www.climatecolab.org/contests/2017/energy-supply/c/proposal/1334030 More information...]
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*{{NewNov19}}'''October 2018:''' [[Caitlyn Hughes]] has been hired as Executive Director of Solar Cookers International. Caitlyn has worked with SCI as Program Director and most recently as Interim Executive Director between July 1, 2018, and October 5, 2018. [https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/new-executive-director-hired-international-organization-leading-critical-environment-and-global-health-effort More information...]
   
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*'''January 2011: [http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/31408-Clean-Currents-Donates-100-Solar-Cookers-to-Primary-Schools-in-Port-au-Prince Clean Currents Donates 100 Solar Cookers to Primary Schools in Port-au-Prince]''' Joining the movement to train primary school students and provide them a solar cooker is [[Clean Currents]], a Mid-Atlantic green energy provider. Announced on Jan. 12th, it will be purchasing 100 solar cookers to benefit schools in Port-au-Prince, [[Haiti]]. [[Solar Cookers International]] will be distributing the solar cookers and will provide on-site training through its network of staff and volunteers in Haiti. "Reaching students in their classrooms and teaching them a new lifestyle habit like solar cooking is a positive and accessible way to improve lives and the global environment," said [[AmyJo Mattheis]], Executive Director of Solar Cookers International.
 
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* '''January 2011: Haiti - One year later:''' [[Haiti]] continues to benefit from solar cooking. [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI) and [[International Child Care Ministries]] (ICCM) are working to expand a project in the schools around Port Au Prince to integrate solar cooking into the 5th grade science curriculum. The goal is that each student will receive a [[CooKit]] to use each day in preparing and cooking their lunch, all the time learning about science. Training and certification of teachers continues, as do SCI’s efforts to secure funding to provide 2000 more CooKits for this school project. To date, SCI has provided 200 CooKits, pots and [[Water Pasteurization Indicator]]s (WAPIs) for four schools. With [http://www.solarcookers.org/support/donations.html your help], we will achieve our goal of 2000 more! Reaching students in their classrooms, teaching a new lifestyle habit, while at the same time providing environment education is a winning program. Background: SCI, in collaboration with [[Sun Ovens International]] and ICCM, distributed over 400 [[CooKit]]s in Haiti immediately following the devastating earthquake there. Near the community of Pigeon, 135 Haitians were trained in solar cooking by [[Programme Energie Solaire]]. Each participant received a CooKit, a [[pot]] and a WAPI, giving these earthquake survivors a method to cook their food and [[pasteurize]] their water without need of scarce and expensive fuel. Solar cooking is technology that offers relief in disaster situations: 1) When infrastructures are in ruins and no energy or gas is available, solar cooking utilizes the sun to cook hot food; 2) When fuel is scarce, cooking with the sun offers a clean, workable solution; 3) Solar cookers fight cholera by heating water to pasteurization temperatures (65°C or 150°F); and 4) Using a solar cooker requires only the sun, and does not necessitate searching for other forms of fuel. Families can stay together and remain safe. SCI thanks you for your ongoing support for solar cooking in Haiti.
 
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*'''December 2010:''' Coming in the new year, there will be 'An Afternoon of Darfur Awareness' on Sunday, January 30, in Port Washington, {{state|New York|New York}} from 1:30-4:30 p.m. The Community Synagogue and the Port Washington Public Library are pleased to co-sponsor a special event to raise consciousness about the Darfur situation in [[Sudan]]. The acclaimed documentary film "The Devil Came on Horseback" will be shown at the library at 1:30 PM. The film will be followed by a presentation by Susan Burgess-Lent, Program Director of Darfur Peace and Development Organization, Washington, DC who has recently returned from her fifth mission in Darfur. A question and answer period will follow her presentation. Information on the part solar cooking is having to help in the area, and a display of solar cookers, will be provided by [[Solar Cookers International]].
 
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*{{NewAug20}}[https://solarcookers.sharepoint.com/Programs/Quick%20Needs%20Assessment%20SCI_2020-06-10.pdf Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking]
[[File:Eldoret,_Kenya_students_2010.jpg|thumb|350px|Eldoret, [[Kenya]] students with their recently constructed [[solar panel cooker]]s.]]
 
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*{{NewAug20}}[https://solarcookers.sharepoint.com/Programs/Working%20groups/Adoption%20and%20Impact/Solar_Cooking_Adoption_and_Impact_Survey_2020-06-10.pdf Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact Survey]
*'''November 2010:''' [[Sharon Cousins]] of [[Solar Cookers International]], recently gave an update on the [[Eldoret Student Projects]] in [[Kenya]]. She has been involved as an long-distance advisor to the program. Under the local direction of [[Camily Wedende]], twenty grade school students each constructed a model of a new [[solar panel cooker]] design, to take home to the camps where they live, where each cooker will benefit an entire family. They also received the necessary pots and cooking bags as well. Each student has been provided with a notebook and pen to keep records of their progress and further experiments, and Camily will keep in touch to check on their progress. Now a lot more students want to be involved with the project to study solar cooking science, and more adults are taking a fresh look at solar cooking's potential.
 
*'''November 2010:''' At 15, Noah Kwicklis has invented a solar water desalinator that recently won an innovation award from the nonprofit Climate Change Leadership Institute, located in Santa Fe, {{State|New Mexico|New Mexico}}, [[USA]]. CCLI is an all-volunteer group devoted to raising funds and designing action projects to help the environment. It was noted that, "Your project brilliantly demonstrates an integrated solution to two of the most vital needs of our society — access to drinking water and clean energy deployment,". Kwicklis said he was surprised by the award. He plans on donating the money to [[Solar Cookers International]], which provides inexpensive solar ovens to villages in developing nations. [http://www.santafenewmexican.com/localnews/Cycling-event-benefits-climate-group More Information...]
 
*'''November 2010:''' [[Clean Currents]], a mid-Atlantic states provider of wind power through the electric grid, announced it is partnering with [[Solar Cookers International]] for its annual holiday giving campaign. From now through January 12, 2011, which is the one-year anniversary of Haiti’s devastating earthquake, they will donate a portion of proceeds from every residential wind power enrollment to the purchase and distribution of solar cookers in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), only 12% of Haiti's population had piped, treated water before the earthquake, and now the situation is worse. Access to pasteurized drinking water is the most effective deterrent to cholera, which is spreading quickly throughout Port-Au-Prince’s slums and displaced persons camps. Solar cookers are an effective way to provide water safe for drinking, off-grid, and without fuel other than abundant sunshine.
 
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*'''August 2010:''' [[Global Roots]] pursued a number of solar cooking and water purification activities within [[Kenya]], done in conjunction with [[Solar Cookers International]]. Training occurred in five communities with 85 individuals. [http://www.globalroots.org/kenya-2010-report#asolar See more details..]
 
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*'''June 2010:''' We have a [[Haiti]] update! First, we want to thank all of you who have donated so we could train and equip displaced families with solar [[CooKit]]s, pots and [[Water Pasteurization Indicator]]s (WAPIs) in Haiti. So far, $16,000 has been raised, securing 400 CooKits for the earthquake relief effort. Thank you again! The journey was long for the first shipment of solar cooking kits: the freighter took about a month to arrive in Haiti, and a month was lost due to a backlog of supplies at customs. Nevertheless, the kits you funded were distributed as soon as it was possible. The CooKits are benefiting displaced families living in the community of Pigeon, Haiti. As a part of our project, 135 people were taught proper use and care of solar cookers. During the training, solar meals were prepared by the new solar cooks using CooKits and [[Global Sun Oven]]s. Trainings were led by a team of three Haitian solar experts and a representative from a partner agency, Sun Ovens International. Over a period of time, each recipient family will document its solar cooker use, emphasizing reductions in charcoal use and expense. This type of data is valuable when explaining the benefits of solar cookers to families and community leaders. Much of Haiti's extreme deforestation is due to trees being used for cooking fuel, and we believe that expanded and continued use of solar CooKits will help to keep more trees in the ground. Our next shipment of CooKits to Haiti will be used in schools run by the Free Methodist Mission. Teachers at these schools are working to incorporate solar cookers into the curriculum. Students will learn how to cook food and [[pasteurize drinking water]] — potentially life-saving skills — using free, clean solar energy. With new solar cooking kits provided with your funds, these students will be able to pass skills and fuel savings on to their parents, benefiting entire families. We understand that Haiti relief is a long-term commitment, and are working with our funders and partners for a sustainable solar cooking culture in Haiti. We are also working to create a stronger presence that will not only promote solar cooking but also create employment opportunities for the local community. Your help and support will be needed to ensure the success of this program.
 
[[File:SCI_Cambodia_5-10.jpg|300px|thumb|Pilot project begins in [[Cambodia]] with [[CooKit]] solar cookers.]]
 
*'''May 2010:''' A pilot project has begun in Tamoung Pha-em, [[Cambodia]] to introduce [[CooKit]] solar cookers to the local community. Similar to many other regions, residents have relied on wood for cooking. The area once surrounded by jungle, has mostly been turned into palm oil fields, leaving scarce wood for cooking. Families have started to rely on kerosene, or walk long distances to get wood. The project will be a joint effort of [[Solar Cookers International]] and [[Global Roots]]. [[Patrick Firouzian]] recently traveled to Tamoung Pha-em with the first cooker to demonstrate it's potential. Dany Pan, a village school teacher, will use the cooker regularly and experiment to adapt local food recipes.
 
*'''April 2010:''' The [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrapr10.htm April 2010 issue] of Solar Cooker Review is now online.
 
*'''October 2009:''' The long awaited solar cooking training for the [[Zalingei refugee camp]] in [[Sudan]] took place. [[Faustine Odaba]] and [[Simon Ogutu]] flew from [[Kenya]] and conducted a training for fifty trainers. Assisting them was Kharama who had been trained here in Kenya in 2007. The whole experience was heart lifting as the sound of music was heard once again amongst the refugee women who has suffered so much due to the civil war in Sudan. materials. In the end everyone received a certificate and a UNHCR representative presented each trainee with a solar cooker. These trainers were expected to train others and disseminate the remaining 1,750 [[CooKits]]. [[Solar Cookers International]] appreciated the efforts of the Danish Refugee Council, the sponsors, as well as UNHCR.
 
[[File:DSC00975.jpg|200px|right|thumb|September 2008 training at the Kamusinde village]][[File:DSC00649.jpg|200px|right|thumb|September 2008 training at the Kamusinde village]]
 
*'''September 2009:''' In September 2009 [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]] trainers traveled to the Kimilili District, Maeni Location, Kamusinde village of [[Kenya]] to train 36 community leaders involved with the [[Kamusinde Christian Community Based Organization]] in the use of solar cookers for cooking and [[water pasteurization]].
 
*'''August 2009: '''The Workers Education Association of [[Zambia]] sent Victor Phiri to be trained as a trainer in solar cooking and expose him to other cooking energy technologies. This was in recognition that they needed to build the capacity of at least one trainer, and afford him a hands-on experience and a to visit on-going projects so that he could learn more, both in theory and in practice. This training was a lead up to a training of trainers, in Shapi village, Mansa. The weekend of November 20-21, 2009 was a busy one for the selected trainers. A training of trainers was facilitated by [[Solar Cookers International]] trainer, Faustine Odaba assisted by Victor Phiri, National coordinator of the Workers Education Association of Zambia. A total of 46 men and women were trained. The following foods were solar cooked; Isima (Ugali) groundnuts, cabbage, rice, meat stew and solar water pasteurization. They also learned how to use fireless cookers and how to recycle plastic waste materials into useful items.
 
*'''April 2009:''' National Geographic covers the work of Solar Cookers International and others:
 
:[[Video:National Geographic Video covering work of SCI|400px|National Geographic]]
 
*'''March 2009:''' As [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI) expands its reach in eastern Africa and beyond, it must grow and strengthen its collaborations with community-based and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), as well as governmental entities. During a trip to eastern Africa in January [[Karyn Ellis]] was fortunate to meet with a number of like-minded organizations, nurturing valuable relationships in SCI’s efforts to expand its influence in the Lake Victoria region. She also met extensively with SCI’s Nairobi staff, led by [[Margaret Owino]], about goals for the year and plans for project expansion out of SCI’s new Kenya offices in Kisumu, Kakamega and Machakos. While in Nairobi I attended two inspiring solar cooking demonstrations: the first was in the Kangemi slum outside Nairobi, where children from the Hamomi Children’s Centre were served a solar lunch — their first lunch in many months; the second was for a women’s group in the new SCI community of Machakos, where young mothers learned to use the sun to cook food and save money normally spent on cooking fuel.
 
[[Image:AVIF_Volunteers_in_Kenya_-_February_2009.jpg|right|150px]]
 
*'''February 2009:''' The photo on the right shows a community group in the Siaya District of western Kenya that just had a demo by the [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]]. The demo was given in a local market place with local authority figures present and these wonderful "guardians" of nearly 350 orphans. [http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=54532633534&h=JZuen&u=FcTnx More information...]
 
[[Image:WISER_December_2008.jpg|right|250px]]
 
*'''December 2008:''' [http://wisergirls.org/2008/12/19/wiser-brings-solar-cookers-international-to-muhuru/ WISER Brings Solar Cookers International to Muhuru] - The [[WISER]] Muhuru Bay Advisory Board recently hosted Solar Cookers International for a full day solar cooking demonstration for the community. In just two hours, the team had cooked an entire meal full of fish, ugali, eggs, potatoes, beans, peanuts, vegetables and even a cake for more than 250 people in attendance with simply the sun. Solar cooking is easy, convenient, environmentally friendly, and in area where there is no electricity or running water, will literally save lives in Muhuru.
 
[[Image:Max_Omizek_Uganda_November_2008.jpg|right|250px]]
 
*'''November 2008:''' Solar Cookers International’s (SCI) recent collaboration with Uganda’s [[Solar Connect Association]] (SCA) was inspired by 13-year-old [[Max Ozimek]], an 8th grader from Ohio, USA. Last year, Max researched solar cookers for a science fair project, and learned how the simple devices can make a huge difference for people that lack cooking fuel. Max volunteers at a hospice, where he befriended Father [[Alexander Inke]], a priest from Obia, Uganda. While listening to Father Inke’s stories of life in Obia, Max was reminded of the African communities he had learned of while researching solar cookers and SCI’s projects abroad. Max thought solar cookers could help the women of Obia, many of whom must walk several miles to gather cooking fuel and household water. Max felt the need to help the small village of Obia, so he and his mother, Mary Lou, began raising funds and contacted SCI about how to proceed. Per SCI’s suggestion, Max and Mary Lou contacted SCA, which has promoted solar cookers in Uganda since the mid-1990s. SCA agreed to provide a five-day integrated cooking training for 22 women that Father Inke identified as community leaders capable of teaching others. [[Kawesa Mukasa]] and [[Olivia Kanyesigye]] instructed the group (and dozens of onlookers) how to build and use solar cookers and how to cook effectively with the least amount of fuel possible by supplementing solar cookers with [[Rocket Stove|fuel-efficient stoves]] and [[Heat-retention cooking]] retained-heat devices]] when the sun isn’t shining. Longtime SCI friend and supporter [[Mark Cotham]] volunteered his time to assist with this effort, and also provided a much-needed vehicle to be used for further trainings in Uganda. Max and SCI staff tested five local water sources in Obia. Participants were shocked to find that most of their water sources were contaminated with Escherichia coli and unsafe to drink. SCI taught them how to cheaply and effectively [[Water pasteurization|pasteurize the water]] with a solar cooker and a [[Water Pasteurization Indicator]] (WAPI). Some of the new solar cooks had already initiated small trainings in their regions just weeks after the workshop. Max is working to ensure these efforts continue by raising funds to purchase materials for extended trainings in Nebbi district, and keeping in close contact with SCI and SCA for follow-up visits over the next few years. SCI and SCA plan to team up again on an [[Integrated Cooking Method|integrated cooking]] and safe water workshop in 2009.
 
*'''November 2008:''' Solar Cookers International (SCI) plans to assist with efforts to bring safe water and [[Integrated Cooking Method|integrated cooking methods]] to the central town of Copargo. The pilot project is being initiated by Gabriel Kpadonou, sanitation and public hygiene officer at the Ministry of Health in Cotonou, and executive director of the nonprofit organization [[Environmental Engineering Group]] (EEG). Through increased visibility and furthered collaborations with health and water professionals in neighboring countries such as [[Niger]], [[Togo]] and [[Burkina Faso]], SCI hopes that this opportunity will provide a gateway to increased activities in [[West Africa]]. The coming year looks to be an exciting one, with the expansion of programs to three new countries and the inclusion of integrated cooking methods and water testing into current and future projects. Trees in rural areas cannot replenish themselves as quickly as they are being cut down for fuel, and contaminated water cannot purify itself at the rate that microorganisms are causing disease, and so our mission continues.
 
[[Image:Tanzsolar_2008.jpg|thumb|250px|TanzSolar participants paint aluminum pots with blackboard paint for use in solar cookers.]]
 
*'''November 2008:''' Solar Cookers International recently collaborated with the upstart solar organization [[TanzSolar]] to provide a comprehensive solar presentation to 20 local professionals in Musoma. Founded by [[Marianne Walpert]] of California, [[USA]], TanzSolar provides affordable photovoltaic solar panels to rural internet companies, individuals and small businesses in northern Tanzania, and is interested in working with SCI to spread solar cooking and solar water pasteurization in northern Tanzania. SCI’s eastern Africa staff members are currently planning a five-day solar cooking and water treatment workshop at the TanzSolar facilities in Musoma, as well as future collaborations in the region. In addition, TanzSolar has become a distributor of solar lanterns that SCI hopes to utilize in some of its project areas in the future.
 
*'''August 2008:''' Solar Cookers International is seeking experienced solar cooks to conduct solar cooking demonstrations in communities across the U.S. as part of the ASES National Solar Tour the largest solar energy event in the world. Saturday, October 4, 2008. [[Media:Solar_Tour_Info1.pdf|More information]]
 
[[Image:SCI_Denver1.jpg|200px|right]][[Image:SCI_Denver2.jpg|right|200px]]
 
*'''August 2008:''' [[Susan Corbett]] writes, " A few pictures from the New Energy Station at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. We had about 10 ovens, perfect weather for solar cooking and lots and lots of people. The SunEdison aprons were donated from a local company along with the cookie dough. I wore my [[Solar Cookers International]] T- shirt and the yellow SCI hat from [[Kenya]] that [[Bob Metcalf]] sent to me. Patty and I talked a lot about SCI. [[Barbara Stribling]] (the one in the blue cowboy hat), one of SCI's early founders, also came to help. We had about 6-8 volunteers every day from 10am to 4pm. SCI provided water and snacks for the volunteers and will be picking up some of the food demo costs. The first Sunday was by far the most crowded with well over a thousand people. The rest of the week, we had several hundred a day go by. Lots and lots and lots of SCI cards, brochures, and newsletters were given away."
 
*'''June 2008:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] (SCI) has begun the [[Safe Water Project]] in [[Kenya]] led by SCI founder and board president Dr. [[Bob Metcalf]], a professor of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento. Bob’s development of a [[Portable Microbiology Laboratory]] (PML) will allow rural health workers and community members to test water quality in the field by assessing levels of Escherichia coli contamination. The revolutionary PML can be used anywhere by practically anyone, and it will liberate government ministries in charge of water analysis who have had difficulties gauging water quality in rural areas due to travel limitations and technical expenses. Anticipated outcomes from the project include significant reductions in the incidence of waterborne diseases in over 20 communities, and broader community awareness of simple and effective water testing and [[water pasteurization]] techniques. A training was begun in June 2008 with officials and representatives from the Kenya Water Resources Management Authority and the Kenya Ministry of Health. This is the first time that these two government ministries have collaborated on a project like this, and we are thrilled to have their participation and support. Major funding for this program has come from the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, for which we are very grateful! See [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scraug08.htm#Kenya_safe_water August 2008 article in Solar Cooker Review]. A [http://www.solarcookers.org/news/2008_06_01_archive.html photo blog of this project] is also available.
 
*'''June 2008:''' SCI was recently honored by the Center for African Peace and Conflict Resolution (CAPCR) at California State University Sacramento (CSUS) for bringing the benefits of solar cooking and water pasteurization to over 30,000 African families. [[Bob Metcalf]], president of the SCI Board of Directors and professor of microbiology at CSUS accepted the award at the center’s 17th annual Africa Peace Awards dinner. Other honorees included Jeanette Ndhlovu, consul-general of South Africa; Pastor Daniel Gebreselassie, a prison reform advocate from Addis Abba, Ethiopia; and Faye Kennedy of the Sacramento-area Black Caucus/Center for Collaborative Planning. CACPR was established to provide conflict resolution and reconciliation services for agencies, governments, organizations, businesses communities and groups through training, education, research and intervention.
 
*'''April 2008:''' [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21594049~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html World Bank audio interview with SCI's Margaret Owino]
 
*'''February 2008:''' SCI was contacted by two members of the [[Convoy of Hope]], a U.S. based NGO in Nairobi. As a result of that visit, the following took place as reported by [[Margaret Owino]] and [[Faustine Odaba]]: Faustine and the Convoy of Hope members went to the Limuru Police Station which was the temporary home of six thousand refugees. The space is small and there was congestion everywhere. People in the camp were from the BATA shoe factory, and the tea farms and they belong mainly to the Luhyia and Luo communities. The camp was organized on the basis of area of origin, for example Luos from Siaya, from Kano, Luhyias from Kakamega, from Bungoma etc. There were many missionary groups working there and pastors ministering to camp residents as well. Food donations were available and accessible and group cooking took place, in huge cooking vessels using firewood by volunteer cooks. There was a great spirit of cooperation in the camp and leaders for food distribution, leaders of water, non food items (clothes) distribution etc. Faustine and the volunteers arrived with 25 [[CooKit]] sets at 10:30 A.M. and used six CooKits for rice, seven for cabbage, two with French beans and one with water. The demonstration according to Margaret was for the leaders and other interested people. All the foods cooked by 3 P.M. Only the French beans were not well done and everyone was shocked that foods can cook without using charcoal or firewood.
 
*'''November 2007:''' Solar Cookers International (SCI) will undertake a two-year pilot project to increase water quality awareness and introduce the [[Portable Microbiology Laboratory]] and the [[Safe Water Package]] to communities in western Kenya. The effort will be led by SCI founder and board member Dr. [[Bob Metcalf]], professor of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento. ([http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov07.htm#Kenya More information].)
 
*'''August 2006:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scraug06.htm#SCI_to_receive SCI to receive World Renewable Energy Award]
 
[[Image:Iridimi_Refugee_Camp_CooKits1_2006.jpg|right|thumb|222px]]
 
*'''August 2006:''' Solar Cookers International (SCI) is partnering with [[The KoZon Foundation]], a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] charitable group, to assist Darfur refugees living in Chad. In 2004, KoZon volunteer [[Derk Rijks]] trained fifteen women in the capital, N'Djamena. He returned in early 2005, after getting approval from the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees]] (UNHCR), to start a solar cooker demonstration project at [[Iridimi refugee camp]], one of the camps hosting Darfur refugees. [[Marie-Rose Néloum]], one of the previously trained women, took the plight of the refugees to heart and joined Rijks to train refugee women to use solar [[CooKit]]s and teach others, starting in early 2005. Women responded very enthusiastically and those who learned to solar cook fulfilled their promise to teach others. [[CooKit]]s were soon assembled on-site by refugee women, who earn an income through this activity. A production workshop was completed in early 2006. The workshop is located in a neutral zone of the camp, close to the offices of the camp administrator, [[CARE]]. Refugee women from each of the camp's ten zones take turns training new groups of five to six people. The refugee women at Iridimi camp, as well as head trainer Néloum and two other staff, have persevered in promoting solar cooking even as the security situation has grown increasingly unstable since April 2006. As of July 2006 Iridimi camp had 32 certified solar cooking trainers, 21 [[CooKit]] assemblers, 566 trained families, and 1200 [[CooKit]]s distributed, two to four per tent. Fifty-four women were interviewed in July 2006. Thirty-nine of them solar cook every day; twelve solar cook five to six days a week; and three solar cook two to four days a week. To minimize their reliance on firewood, many families would like to maximize use of all their [[CooKit]]s. However, about a quarter of the families have sold one or more of their cooking pots in exchange for precious food. [[SCI]] and [[The KoZon Foundation]] are working together to provide supplies to make [[CooKit]]s, training, monitoring and accountability to brighten the lives of Darfur refugees at [[Iridimi camp]] in [[Chad]]. Groups and organizations such as the [[Darfur Assistance Projec]]t and [[Jewish World Watch]], both based in southern California ([[USA]]), and many individuals have donated to SCI in support of this project. Additional logistical and communications support from [[UNHCR]] and [[CARE International]] is invaluable in continuing project operations. Barring significant disruptions, each Iridimi camp household will have two or more [[CooKit]]s by early 2007.
 
   
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===Educational materials===
==Focus==
 
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*{{NewMay20}}'''May 2020:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download SCI offers downloadable resources for international, national, and community solar cooking impact]
'''SCI''' promotes [[Introduction to solar cooking|solar cooking]] and [[Water pasteurization|solar water pasteurization]] worldwide, especially in developing countries where their use can literally save lives. According to the their website, '''SCI's''' mission is to assist "communities to use the power of the sun to cook food and pasteurize water for the benefit of people and environments" by focusing in the following areas:
 
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*[[Media:CooKit plans detailed.pdf|Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy]]
#Influencing others in support of solar cooking and water pasteurization/testing.
 
#Developing programs, in partnership with others for the purpose of promoting solar cooking, and water pasteurization and testing. In addition, in parts of Kenya, the focus is to achieve independent spread of solar cooking and water pasteurization/testing.
 
#Facilitating broader access to solar cooking and water pasteurization/testing knowledge, including marketing educational materials and solar products.
 
#Partnering with other relief agencies to assist refugees and disaster relief with solar cooking and water pasteurization/testing training and support.
 
 
'''SCI''' is paving the way for mass solar cooker acceptance and use through promotion of such products as the [[CooKit]] solar cooker and the [[WAPI]] water pasteurization indicator; field projects in communities and [[refugee camps]]; development and dissemination of education resources; and advocacy with the United Nations and other governmental and [[NGOs|non-governmental institutions]].
 
 
===Why solar cookers?===
 
Depending on need and climate, there are many types, sizes and designs of appropriate solar cookers; however, '''SCI’s''' simple and effective [[CooKit]] is a low-cost cooker that is especially well suited for the developing world since it is made of cardboard and foil which are readily available materials in most communities.[[Image:Food_versus_charcoal.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Each group of items costs 75 Kenya Shillings (about US$1) as does the pile of charcoal shown. By using a [[CooKit]] or other solar cooker, people can buy food instead of fuel.]] Solar cooking is beneficial to anyone who lives where there is an abundance of sunshine, and especially where traditional cooking fuels are progressively being depleted. Women in developing countries often walk many miles to collect wood to cook with, or must purchase cooking fuel with meager incomes and/or trade food or goods for cooking fuels. In addition to this physical and monetary stress, women and children who habitually cook inside are subject to severe upper respiratory problems caused by [[indoor air pollution]] from smoky fires. Perhaps most disturbing is the fact that women and girls living in refugee camps risk injury, rape and even death when forced to forage for wood outside the compound.
 
 
In many cases, fuel wood is too scarce to use to boil water as well as cook with, so people drink water from contaminated water sources, causing millions to get sick and/or die every year from preventable waterborne diseases. An estimated 1.5 billion cases of diarrhea occur each year, resulting in the death of nearly 2 million children. Solar cookers provide a practical method of heating water to the point of [[Water pasteurization|pasteurization]], requiring only time and the sun to kill the most common waterborne pathogens and making water safe to drink.
 
 
===When there's no sun===
 
'''SCI''' promotes the [[Integrated Cooking Method]], whereby solar cookers are used in conjunction with fuel-efficient stoves and [[Retained-heat cooking|heat retention devices]] (sometimes called ''hay baskets'') to cook food and pasteurize water with a minimum of fuel. By using the sun when possible, and supplementing with fuel-efficient cooking technologies, fuel wood consumption and subsequent deforestation around the world can be drastically reduced.
 
 
===Water testing===
 
In addition to the basic fundamentals of solar cooking and water pasteurization that '''SCI''' has promoted for years, '''SCI''' has developed a revolutionary method of simple scientific water testing that requires no electricity or refrigeration. Most rural areas are unable to adequately test their water because the process of gathering samples and transporting them to a certified laboratory in an urban area is simply too expensive. SCI’s [[Portable Microbiology Laboratory]] (PML) contains laboratory materials small enough to fit in a Ziplock bag, and has already been adopted by the Kenyan Ministry of Health and Water Resources Management Authority. We are working closely with these government institutions to bring accurate and reliable water testing to rural areas that previously had no practical resources available with which to test their water sources.
 
 
==Programs and projects==
 
'''SCI’s''' programs and projects fall into the following areas: international program development, education resources, humanitarian assistance, and advocacy. Several are described below:
 
 
===Advocacy===
 
'''SCI''' builds awareness for solar cooking and solar water pasteurization among policy makers including promoting closer collaboration with United Nations agencies. '''SCI''' was instrumental in the formation of the Solar Cookers International Association later renamed [[Solar Cookers World Network]] which is a association of an estimated 100 non-governmental organizations and government agencies, and 160+ individuals promoting solar cooking, water pasteurizing, and food processing. As this association grows and its system of regional networks takes hold, promoters in many regions should find it easier to get regionally-specific information and guidance. '''SCI''' has hosted regional and international solar cooking conferences, most recently the Solar Cookers International Conference held in Granada Spain in 2006.
 
 
===International Program Development===
 
[[Image:Kajiado04_2007.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Women in Kajido, [[Kenya]] stand with their [[CooKit]] solar cookers.]]
 
The goal of the Sunny Solutions pilot program, begun in 2002, was to introduce and create a market for solar cookers in the Nyakach district, Nyanza province, [[Kenya]]. Partnering with Nyakach Community Development Association (NYACODA), '''SCI''' demonstrated solar cooking introducing the [[CooKit]] solar cooker and the [[WAPI]] water pasteurization indicator. Continued demonstration and marketing of solar cooking products was passed on to motivated local women trained as solar cooker representatives. '''SCI''' sponsored the project for 5 years with the goal that the program would become self-supporting which did not occur; nevertheless, there were several positive outcomes, including saving of time and of money (for new CooKit users), entrepreneurial outlet and additional income (for the solar cooker representatives), and experience in commercialization of the Cookit (for '''SCI'''). One year after the final evaluation of the project several solar cooker representatives have continued to share their knowledge and to make solar cookers available in the Nyakach district.
 
 
===Education Resources===
 
'''SCI's''' focus on education is evident in the solar cooking and related information available on their [http://www.solarcookers.org/ organizational website] and the website of the [[Solar Cookers World Network (Home)|Solar Cookers World Network]], which SCI sponsors. The latter is a wiki-based collaborative website that allows Network members to share information. This English-language wiki started in 2006 was joined by [[w:c:es.solarcooking.wikia.com|Spanish-language]] and [[w:c:fr.solarcooking.wikia.com|French-language]] wikis in 2007. The English wiki includes over 1800 articles categorized by country, who's who, NGOs, manufacturers and vendors, solar cooking basics, and solar cooker designs. Also included is information regarding related technologies such as [[heat-retention cooking]]; [[water pasteurizing]], [[solar food processing]], [[solar food drying]], [[solar autoclaving]], and [[solar canning]].
 
 
If you are interested in starting a solar cooking and/or water pasteurization project, please see [[Promoting solar cooking]]. You can also connect with people and programs in your own country by visiting our [[Countries|pages about solar cooking in each country]]. Basic information on solar cooking, [[frequently-asked questions]] and [[Plans|instructions on how to build various solar cooker models]] are also available. Large sections of the [http://solarcooking.org Solar Cookers World Network] site have been translated into [http://solarcooking.org/francais French], [http://solarcooking.org/espanol Spanish], [http://solarcooking.org/catala Catalan], and [http://solarcooking.org/portugues Portuguese], and translations of articles can be found in languages as varied as Farsi, Chinese, Vietnamese, German, Italian, Urdu, and Arabic.
 
 
Also available via the Internet are several key booklets published by '''SCI''' to help solar cooking promoters succeed. Our plans booklet, [http://solarcooking.org/plans/plans.pdf ''Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use and Enjoy''], provides step-by-step construction plans for panel-type and box-type solar cookers. Our field guide, [http://solarcooking.org/advocacy/fieldguide.pdf ''Spreading Solar Cooking''], helps promoters plan solar cooking projects. Our trainer’s manual, [http://solarcooking.org/advocacy/TrainersManual.pdf ''Teaching Solar Cooking''] helps solar cooking instructors stay on task and monitor their students’ progress. All three booklets are available for download on the Solar Cookers World Network site, or for sale — along with solar cookers, cookbooks and related supplies on [http://www.solarcookers.org '''SCI’s''' web site]. Booklets are mailed free of charge to select individuals and groups in developing countries where Internet access is difficult.
 
 
'''SCI’s''' [[Solar Cooker Review|''Solar Cooker Review'']] is another tool aimed at helping independent solar cooking promoters everywhere. In it, promoters exchange stories about solar cooker technology and dissemination, and learn from the successes and challenges of others. Thanks to you, our members and donors, each ''Solar Cooker Review'' is mailed free of charge three times per year to over 2,000 promoters and supporters outside the United States.
 
 
Last, but certainly not least, is SCI’s query response service. With custom responses to over 100 inquires each month, SCI has helped thousands of people answer important questions, find local experts, and access critical resources needed to successfully achieve their solar cooking goals.
 
 
===Humanitarian Assistance===
 
Starting in 2006, '''SCI''' was one of several non-governmental organizations introducing solar cooking to the refugees in the Iridimi and Touloum [[refugee camps]] in Darfur, a region in [[Sudan]]. The primary goal was to reduce the neccessity of women and children leaving the camps to collect firewood.
 
 
==Events==
 
{{See|Calendar of events}}
 
 
==History==
 
'''SCI''', originally called Solar Box Cookers International was founded in 1987 by 17 solar cooks residing in the sunny Central Valley of California. Among the founders were
 
 
*'''[[Bev Blum]]''': first president and executive director of '''SCI''' from 1989-1999 and 2003-2006. She developed a mass-producible, foldable box cooker in 1992, and coordinated the development of the [[CooKit]] solar cooker. In 2009 she was the secretariat of the [[Solar Cookers World Network]].
 
*'''[[Barbara Kerr]]''': co-developer of the Kerr-Cole solar box cooker built from two nested cardboard boxes. She co-founded the Kerr-Cole Sustainable Living Center in Taylor, Arizona, [[USA]]. She received the "Women in Solar Energy" award from the American Solar Energy Society in July, 2006.
 
*'''[[Bob Metcalf | Dr. Bob Metcalf]]''': professor of microbiology at California State University at Sacramento and was selected as the 2000-2001 Outstanding Teacher in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. He is well known for his work on solar water pasteurization.
 
 
'''SCI''' produced and distributed manuals describing construction and use of solar box style cookers. Also they became advocates of how solar cooking could be incorporated into development and relief agency programs. '''SCI’s''' role evolved into networking with other solar cooking organizations worldwide. They hosted forums for dialog including co-sponsoring three international solar cooking conferences with the University of the Pacific, USA in 1992; the National University of Costa Rica in 1994; and the deemed university, Coimbatore, India in 1997.
 
 
'''SCI''' also administered a series of solar cooking field projects. Since 1995, '''SCI''' has managed or co-managed solar cooking projects in the Nyakach district, Kenya; in the Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya; in the Aisha refugee camp, Ethiopia; in various communities, Zimbabwe; and in Dadaab refugee camp, Kenya. See Programs & Projects section above for a description of the Sunny Solutions program in Nyakach, Kenya. For information about refugee camp work in Darfur, Sudan, refer to the [[refugee camp |refugee camp article]].
 
 
'''SCI''' supported the development of the [[CooKit]], a mass-producible, foldable solar cooker in the 1990s.
 
 
==Organization==
 
'''SCI''' is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c) 501(c)](3) nonprofit [[Nongovernmental organization | non-governmental organization]] with headquarters in Sacramento, California, [[USA]] with an additional [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office|office in Nairobi]] in [[Kenya]]. According to their website, '''SCI''' has a membership of 6,000 people and a paid staff of 10. According to the 2008 Annual Report, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue revenues] for fiscal year, July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, exceeded US$890,000 with administrative costs below $91,000 and fundraising costs below $127,000. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_assets Net assets] at the end of that fiscal year exceeded $403,000. Analyses of prior year's finances are found at the [http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=8211 Charity Navigator website].
 
 
==Resources==
 
===Newsletter: ''Solar Cooker Review''===
 
{{SolarCookerReview}}
 
 
 
===SCI Kenya newsletter: ''suNews''===
 
'''March 2012 update:''' For almost twenty years, Solar Cookers International has supported branch operations in Kenya. Our field projects have served tens of thousands of families in various East African countries. Due to the overwhelming logistical and financial challenges SCI has encountered in its efforts to effectively manage and restructure an operation 9,000 miles away from its home office in California, the Kenya operations have now been suspended. We are confident that SCI’s many years in that country have educated and inspired individuals and organizations in Kenya to continue with the very important work of spreading the use of solar cookers throughout Eastern Africa.
 
{{suNews}}
 
 
===Communiqués===
 
*'''November 2009:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov09.htm#Message_from Message from the Board President]
 
 
*'''July 2009:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul09.htm#Message_from_exec Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''March 2009:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrmar09.htm#Message Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''November 2008:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov08.htm#Message_from_the_executive_director_ Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''August 2008:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scraug08.htm#Message_from_ED Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''March 2008:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrmar08.htm#Executive Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''November 2007:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov07.htm#Director Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''July 2007:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul07.htm#Director Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''March 2007:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrmar07.htm#Executive_Director Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
*'''November 2006:''' [http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrnov06.htm#Message Message from the Executive Director]
 
 
===Educational materials from SCI===
 
*[[Media:CooKit_plans_detailed.pdf|Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy]]
 
 
*[[Media:TrainersManual.pdf|Trainers Manual: Teaching Solar Cooking]]
 
*[[Media:TrainersManual.pdf|Trainers Manual: Teaching Solar Cooking]]
 
*[[Media:FieldGuide.pdf|Field Guide: Spreading Solar Cooking]]
 
*[[Media:FieldGuide.pdf|Field Guide: Spreading Solar Cooking]]
*[[Media:CooKit_plans_detailed.pdf|Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy]]
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*[[Media:CooKit plans detailed.pdf|Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy]]
*[http://www.solarcookers.org/programs/advocacy_packet.pdf Advocacy handouts provided for your use by Solar Cookers International]
 
*'''Event Kit:''' Everything you need to promote solar cooking at events. Includes [[Suncookers]] DVD (with digital copy of [[Media:CooKit_plans_detailed.pdf|Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy]]), educational posters, and 30 [[Solar Cooker Review]] back issues. Can be [http://solarcookers.org/catalog/eventkit-p-67.html?osCsid=44eff45fa2dd2a2478808c107b593194 ordered online] from [[Solar Cookers International]].
 
*More materials are available [http://solarcookers.org/catalog/ here].
 
   
===Annual reports===
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===Other documents===
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' [[Media:Economic_Impact_Summaries.pdf|The Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking]] - ''Solar Cookers International''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2011.pdf Annual Report for 2011]
 
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/application/files/2515/8283/9853/Economic_Impact_Sheets_Calculation_Summary.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=44444444-4444-4444-4444-444444444444 Solar Cooking Economic Impact Summaries Sources and Calculations] - ''Solar Cookers International''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2010.htm Annual Report for 2010]
 
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*{{NewJul19}}'''July 2018:''' [[Media:SCI_White_Paper_-_Edward_Ortiz_-_July_2018.pdf|Solar Cookers International White Paper]] - ''Edward Ortiz''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2009.htm Annual Report for 2009]
 
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*{{NewApr18}}'''January 2018:''' Solar Cookers International Report Recent Gains in Global Solar Cooking Movement ([[Media:L18_L19_Alan_Bigelow.pdf|Slides]], [[Media:Solar_Cookers_International_Reports_Recent_Gains_in_the_Global_Solar_Cooking_Movement_-_CONSOLFOOD_2018_-_Julie_Greene,_et_al.pdf|Abstract]]) - ''[[Julie Greene]], et al''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2008.htm Annual Report for 2008]
 
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*{{NewApr18}}'''January 2018:''' Solar Cookers International Test Stations for a Performance Evaluation Process Motivate a Network of Testing Centers ([[Media:Solar_Cookers_International_Test_Stations_for_a_Performance_Evaluation_Process_Motivate_a_Network_of_Testing_Centers_-_CONSOLFOOD_2018_-_Alan_Bigelow,_et_al.pdf|Abstract]]) - ''Alan Bigelow, et al''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2007.htm Annual Report for 2007]
 
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*{{NewMay16}}'''February 2016:''' [[Media:Paper-Julie-Greene_Faro_2016..pdf|Key Disruptors for the 21st Century]] - ''[[Julie Greene]], [[Solar Cookers International]], [[USA]]''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2006.htm Annual Report for 2006]
 
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*{{NewFeb16}}'''February 2016:''' [[File:Three_Million_Solar_Cooker_map,_SCI,_2-24-16.png|200px|right]][[Media:Three-million-solar-cookers-worldwide-impacting-over-eleven-million-people_Faro_2016.pdf|Three Million Solar Cookers Worldwide Impacting Over Eleven Million People]] - ''[[Caitlyn Hughes]], [[Julie Greene]]''
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2005.htm Annual Report for 2005]
 
*[http://solarcooking.org/SCI-Annual-Report-2004.htm Annual Report for 2004]
 
 
===Reports===
 
 
*'''November 2009:'''[[Media:Touloum Refugee Camp Evaluation - November 2009.pdf| TchadSolaire Project Evaluation, Touloum Refugee Camp, Chad]]
 
*'''November 2009:'''[[Media:Touloum Refugee Camp Evaluation - November 2009.pdf| TchadSolaire Project Evaluation, Touloum Refugee Camp, Chad]]
*'''November 2008:''' [[Media:Karyn_Ellis_Kenya_Report_October_November_2007.pdf|International Program Development, Kenya Report]] Status report of SCI programs including the [[Safe Water Project]] and [[Sunny Solutions]] by Karyn Ellis, SCI Director of International Development.
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*'''November 2008:''' [[Media:Karyn Ellis Kenya Report October November 2007.pdf|International Program Development, Kenya Report]] Status report of SCI programs including the [[Safe Water Project]] and [[Sunny Solutions]] by Karyn Ellis, SCI Director of International Development.
*'''October 2008:''' [http://solarcookers.org/programs/nyakach_evaluation.pdf Sunny Solutions Independent final evaluation]
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*'''October 2008:''' [[Media:Sunny_Solutions_Nyakach_evaluation_-_2008.pdf|Sunny Solutions Independent final evaluation]]
 
*'''September 2008:''' [[Media:Sunny Solutions Final Report 2008.pdf|Sunny Solutions Final Report]]
 
*'''September 2008:''' [[Media:Sunny Solutions Final Report 2008.pdf|Sunny Solutions Final Report]]
*'''July 2008:''' [[Media:East_Africa_Report_-_Karyn_Ellis_-_July_2008_.pdf|East Africa Report: Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya]] by Karyn Ellis, SCI Director of International Development.
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*'''July 2008:''' [[Media:East Africa Report - Karyn Ellis - July 2008 .pdf|East Africa Report: Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya]] by Karyn Ellis, SCI Director of International Development.
*'''October 2007:''' [[Media:Iridimi_Evaluation_Report_October_2007_compressed.pdf|Solar Cooker Project Evaluation, Iridimi Refugee Camp, Chad]]
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*'''October 2007:''' [[Media:Iridimi Evaluation Report October 2007 compressed.pdf|Solar Cooker Project Evaluation, Iridimi Refugee Camp, Chad]]
*'''December 2003:''' [[Media:Kakuma evaluation 2003-12.pdf|Evaluation of Solar Cookit Project in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya - Final Report]]
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*'''December 2003:''' [[Media:Kakuma evaluation 2003-12.pdf|Evaluation of Solar CooKit Project in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya - Final Report]]
*'''January 2003:''' [[Media:Aisha_Refugee_Camp_Ethiopia_Evaluation_2003.pdf|Aisha Solar Cooking Project, Evaluation Report to Solar Cookers International]], Aisha refugee camp, Ethiopia.
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*'''January 2003:''' [[Media:Aisha Refugee Camp Ethiopia Evaluation 2003.pdf|Aisha Solar Cooking Project, Evaluation Report to Solar Cookers International]], Aisha refugee camp, Ethiopia.
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===SCI Digest (Archive)===
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{{See|SCI Digest}}
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===Solar Cooker Review (Archive)===
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{{See|Solar Cooker Review}}
   
===Articles in the media===
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==Articles in the media==
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*{{NewJun22}}'''May 2022:''' [https://mailchi.mp/atlasobscura/can-solar-cookers-save-the-world?e=b65bf497a5 Can solar cookers save the world?] - ''Gastro Obscura''
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*{{NewOct21}}'''October 2021''' [https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/21/asia/janak-palta-mcgilligan-solar-cooking-c2e-spc-intl/index.html 'Whole forests will be saved': Is solar cooking more than just a flash in the pan?] - ''CNN''
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*{{NewJan21}}'''January 2021:''' [https://www.indiaspora.org/solar-cookers-international-clean-cooking-solutions/ Solar Cookers International: Clean Cooking Solutions] - ''Indiaspora''
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*{{NewOct20}}'''October 2020:''' [https://online.fliphtml5.com/qvkv/shcs/?fbclid=IwAR2rRfxxA6ZaazTDQ5E1ODdxHIEQ7vROzrMx5ovI_jTcNEJGAiYDINU3-g8#p=15 What's Cooking With Solar Cookers?] - ''LEADERS: Indonesia's Forum for Sustainable Living''
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*{{NewApr20}}'''April 2020:''' [https://www.comstocksmag.com/web-only/sun-power Sun Power - Evolving practices help bring solar cooking to the world stage] - ''Comstock's Magazine''
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*{{NewFeb20}}'''December 2019:''' [https://full.gulf-times.com/story/649749/Qatar-s-climate-friendly-plan-for-WC-2022-highligh Qatar’s climate-friendly plan for WC 2022 highlighted at COP25]
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*{{NewDec19}}'''December 2019:''' [https://www.gulf-times.com/story/649677/MME-at-COP25-presents-tech-solutions-to-meet-green MME at COP25 presents tech solutions to meet green challenges] - ''Gulf Times''
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*{{NewSep19}}'''September 2019:''' [https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/30/alan-bigelows-solar-cooking-revolution Alan Bigelow’s Solar-Cooking Revolution] - ''The New Yorker''
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*{{NewJul19}}'''July 2019:''' [https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/is-it-hot-enough-to-fry-an-egg-outside-we-got-cracking-to-find-out/2019/07/19/812040c2-aa5c-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html Is it hot enough to fry an egg outside? We got cracking to find out] - ''The Washington Post''
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*{{NewAug17}}'''August 2017:''' [[Media:Energy World Article 2018-08-08.pdf|Can solar cookers offer higher living standards and reduced emissions?]] - ''Energy World''
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*{{NewJul17}}''' July 2017:''' [http://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-dr-mcgilligan-shares-struggle-of-empowering-tribal-women-at-un/1105111 Indore: Dr. McGilligan shares struggle of empowering tribal women at UN] - ''The Free Press Journal''
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*{{NewDec16}}'''December 2016:''' [http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/12/05/ed-goldman-julie-greene-is-on-a-sunfueled-mission.html Julie Greene is on a sun-fueled mission] - ''Sacramento Business Journal''
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*{{NewJul15}}'''July 2015:''' [http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article29231068.html Solar cookers sizzle in Sacramento heat] - ''The Sacramento Bee''
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*[http://www.ediblemanhattan.com/eat/solar-cooking-fuel-emissions-baking-method/ Solar Cooking: The No-Fuel, No-Emissions Way to Make Dinner] - ''Edible Manhattan''
 
*'''December 2011:''' [http://crosscut.com/2011/12/23/environment/21712/Solar-cooking-works,-from-sunny-Brazil-to-Seattle Solar cooking works, from sunny Brazil to Seattle] - ''Crosscut.com''
 
*'''December 2011:''' [http://crosscut.com/2011/12/23/environment/21712/Solar-cooking-works,-from-sunny-Brazil-to-Seattle Solar cooking works, from sunny Brazil to Seattle] - ''Crosscut.com''
 
*'''June 2011:''' [http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20110608/COMMUNITY/110609899/1066&ParentProfile=1051 Sierra High School partners with Solar Cookers International] - ''Sierra Sun''
 
*'''June 2011:''' [http://www.sierrasun.com/article/20110608/COMMUNITY/110609899/1066&ParentProfile=1051 Sierra High School partners with Solar Cookers International] - ''Sierra Sun''
*'''May 2011:''' [http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/solar-cookers1/0/question The Science Channel explains the need for solar cooking in Iridimi refugee camps, and the work of the [[KoZon Foundation]] and [[Solar Cookers International]].] - ''The Science Channel''
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*'''May 2011:''' [http://curiosity.discovery.com/question/solar-cookers1/0/question The Science Channel explains the need for solar cooking in Iridimi refugee camps, and the work of the [[KoZon Foundation]] and Solar Cookers International.] - ''The Science Channel''
 
*'''September 2010:''' [http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/the-art-of-solar-cooking/Content?oid=2043965 The Art of Solar Cooking] - ''East Bay Express''
 
*'''September 2010:''' [http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/the-art-of-solar-cooking/Content?oid=2043965 The Art of Solar Cooking] - ''East Bay Express''
*'''August 2010''' [http://www.actionatlas.org/climate-change/adapting-to-change/harnessing-solar-energy-for-a-better-livelihood/summary/pa380D454F289C6C1FD3 Solarcooking for the Rural and Marginalized Communities] - ''Global Action Atlas''
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*'''August 2010''' [http://www.actionatlas.org/climate-change/adapting-to-change/harnessing-solar-energy-for-a-better-livelihood/summary/pa380D454F289C6C1FD3 Solar Cooking for the Rural and Marginalized Communities] - ''Global Action Atlas''
 
*'''June 2010:''' [http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/06/27/1986985/solar-cooking-sizzles.html Valley club makes solar cooking sizzle] - ''The Fresno Bee''
 
*'''June 2010:''' [http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/06/27/1986985/solar-cooking-sizzles.html Valley club makes solar cooking sizzle] - ''The Fresno Bee''
 
*'''January 2010:''' [http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/21211/Solar_Cookers_International_to_Help_Haitian_Families Solar Cookers International to Help Haitian Families] - ''Sacramento Press''
 
*'''January 2010:''' [http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/21211/Solar_Cookers_International_to_Help_Haitian_Families Solar Cookers International to Help Haitian Families] - ''Sacramento Press''
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*'''August 2008:''' [http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Inspiration/2003-05-01/Nuts--Bolts.aspx Nuts + Bolts-Cooking with Sunlight] - ''Natural Home Magazine''
 
*'''August 2008:''' [http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/Inspiration/2003-05-01/Nuts--Bolts.aspx Nuts + Bolts-Cooking with Sunlight] - ''Natural Home Magazine''
 
*'''July 2008:''' [http://www.solarcookers.org/news/2008/06/sci-featured-on-good-day-sacramento-tv.html SCI featured on "Good Day Sacramento" TV show] - ''CBS13.com''
 
   
 
*'''July 2008:''' [http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?mnu=details&id=1143990877&catid=259 Taming harsh sunrays to make cooking easy] - ''The Standard''
 
*'''July 2008:''' [http://www.eastandard.net/InsidePage.php?mnu=details&id=1143990877&catid=259 Taming harsh sunrays to make cooking easy] - ''The Standard''
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*'''February 2007:''' [http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Rural_Kenyan_Women_On_Vanguard_Of_African_Solar_Revolution.html Rural Kenyan women on vanguard of African solar revolution] - ''Agence France Presse''
 
*'''February 2007:''' [http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Rural_Kenyan_Women_On_Vanguard_Of_African_Solar_Revolution.html Rural Kenyan women on vanguard of African solar revolution] - ''Agence France Presse''
   
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*'''January 2006:''' [http://www.jennifer-davidson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/JDavidson-HforC-Cooking-with-the-Sun.pdf Cooking with the Sun] - ''Highlights''
===Blog posts===
 
*'''February 2009:''' [http://hivinkenya.blogspot.com/2009/02/sun-worship-and-self-reliance.html Sun Worship and Self Reliance] Report on SCI's visit to an HIV project in Kenya.
 
   
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=={{HeadingVideo}}==
*'''April 2008:''' [http://climatechange.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2008/04/27/black-carbon-and-solar-cookers/%0A Black Carbon and Solar Cookers]
 
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*{{NewDec23}}'''December 2023: COP28 panel discussion:''' [[Solar Cookers International]] Program and Science Director [[Alan Bigelow|Alan Bigelow,Ph.D]], speaks at the ‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28' panel discussion
 
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::[[File:Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from Dubai COP28 - 5 Dec 2023 at 8.30 pm (IST)-2|‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28'|400px|thumb|none]]
===Audio and video===
 
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*{{NewAug23}}'''July 2023: Meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals with Solar Cooking''' - Solar Cookers International and featured guest panelists highlighted how initiatives at all levels, from grassroots projects to global advocacy, help expedite the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how language in a Voluntary National Review can create an enabling environment for scaling solar cooking.
*'''April 2011'''
 
[[Video:Solar Cookers International|thumb|400px|left|Providing better access to pasteurized water in developing countries.]]
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::[[File:Solar Cookers International HLPF 2023|400px|thumb|none]]
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*{{NewMar23}}'''March 2023: SCI's CSW67 Virtual Parallel Event, "Empowering Women and Girls Through Solar Cooking"''' - Solar Cookers International hosts a webinar highlighting how solar cooking impacts women and girls around the world, featuring guest speakers from Cameroon, Morocco, and France. Speakers provide a general overview of the types of solar cookers, along with a brief history of solar cooking introductory programs.
[[Video:SolarCookersInternational|thumb|400px|left|[[Margaret Owino]], director of [[Solar Cookers International East Africa Office]] updates activities.]]
 
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::[[File:SCI's CSW67 Virtual Parallel Event, "Empowering Women and Girls Through Solar Cooking"-2|400px|thumb|none]]
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*{{NewDec22}}'''December 2022: Solar Cooking – A Pathway to Emissions Prevention and Climate Crisis Mitigation-2''' - [[SCI]] representatives hosted a side event presentation in the Cryosphere at COP27, to provide a general overview of solar cooking. They are joined by SCI Global Advisors, [[Janak McGilligan]] speaking on solar cooking activities in [[India]], [[Deepak Gadhia]] on institutional large scale solar cooking methods, and [[Sanu Kaji Shrestha]] the founder of [[FoST]], tells about his experiences promoting solar cooking in high altitude [[Nepal]]. Urs Riggenbach from [[GoSol.org|Lytefire]], mentions several entrepreneurship opportunities available with solar cooking.
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::[[File:Solar Cooking – A Pathway to Emissions Prevention and Climate Crisis Mitigation-2|400px|thumb|none]]
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*{{NewJul22}}'''July 2022:'''
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::[[File:Solar Cookers International hosts Side Event at the United Nations High-level Political Forum 2022-2|thumb|400px|none]]
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*{{NewApr22}}'''March 2022:'''
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::[[File:Solar_Cookers_International_at_the_United_Nations_Commission_on_the_Status_of_Women_(CSW)_Forum-2|400px|thumb|none]]
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*{{NewJan22}}'''January 2022:'''
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::[[File:Alan Bigelow- The Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) Test for Solar Cooker Watts-2|400px|thumb|none]]
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*{{NewJul21}} '''July 2021:'''
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::[[File:SCI at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum 2021-2|400px|thumb|none|[[Solar Cookers International]] and [http://www.ppafoundation.org Public-Private Alliance Foundation] members and advisors discuss how solar cooking can help meet the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).]]
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*{{NewMar21}} '''March 2021:'''
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::[[File:SCI at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) virtual event-2|400px|thumb|none|Dedicated in memory of the devoted solar cooking advocate Dar Curtis]]
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*{{NewDec20}} '''December 2020:'''
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::[[File:Solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment|thumb|400px|none|Even though the United Nations Climate Conference did not happen in person this year, SCI continued to raise your voice in support of solar cooking at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event which took place on December 2, 2020. In collaboration with The Women and Gender Constituency, SCI discussed solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment.]]
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*{{NewJan21}} '''November 2020:'''
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::[[File:ReEnergy Africa eSummit Day Two FRIDAY, 23 October 2020 Success Stories Session|thumb|400px|none|SCI's Executive Director [[Caitlyn Hughes]] had the pleasure of speaking at the Success Stories session at the ReEnergy Africa E-Summit which was held virtually on October 23rd, 2020. Caitlyn discussed the impact of solar cooking around the world and shared success stories from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya.]]
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*{{NewJan21}} '''November 2020:'''
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::[[File:Virtual Café Sci- DARE to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine|thumb|400px|none|On Nov. 2, Carnegie Science Center Virtual Café Sci featured a conversation with three advocates for solar cooking, a clean cooking technology that creates no emissions, is free to use, and is readily abundant in most parts of the world. Dr. Alan Bigelow, Science Director and Main Representative of Solar Cookers International to the United Nations, discussed the technical details of solar cooking and incorporating the science of materials and light optics. Solar Education Project Co-founders Mary Buchenic and Jennifer Gasser shared their experiences promoting solar cooking STEM curricula and the collaborations they enjoy with colleagues in Haiti and around the world.]]
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*{{NewOct20}} '''October 2020:'''
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::[[File:SCI shares solar cooking techniques for the American Solar Energy Society's Solar Tour|thumb|400px|none|]]
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*{{NewJul20}}'''July 2020:''' 
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::[[File:Solar cooking – A transformative approach for the SDGs|none|400 px]]
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{{HeadlineExt|United_Nations_Framework_Convention_on_Climate_Change.jpg|https://www.solarcookers.org/about/blog/united-nations-climate-conference-cop25|{{NewJan20}}Solar Cookers International at COP25: Building Solar Cooking Capacity Worldwide (Listen On-Demand)}}
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Webinar - Solar cooker performance evaluation|[[ISES]] and SCI Webinar - August 2017
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Monica Woods, Solar Cookers International|SCI Vice President, Monica Woods, discusses the SCI mission. April 2017
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Solar Cookers International All About Access|Household air pollution: causes and solutions [[6th SCI World Conference 2017]]
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Solar Cookers International Tanzania Project 2016|[[Solar Cookers International]] piloted the Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey with 30 women who now have box cookers, retained heat baskets, and water pasteurization indicators.
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Cooking with sunlight Julie Greene TEDxSacramento|April 2016
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Hughes Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey|[[6th SCI World Conference 2017]]
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Why is SCI Important to You? Pete Schwartz| Dr. [[Pete Schwartz]] an Associate Professor with the Cal Poly physics department in San Luis Obispo, {{State|California}}, [[USA]], quickly explains why SCI is an important resource for his teaching curriculum. August 2015
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The Solar Cooking Solution-0|Solar cooking is a solution for nearly 3 billion people worldwide who cook over open fires. Some cannot afford to purchase food and fuel, or to make their water safe to drink. This film, created by Solar Cookers International in April 2015, focuses on the solution SCI’s donors make possible with their gifts to support solar cooking worldwide. Learn more at www.solarcookers.org/donate. May 2015
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Solar Cooking Festival 2014
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Solar Cooking at Sacramento Farm-to-Fork Festival 2014|You can take part in farm-to-fork by not only eating locally, but cooking locally with a solar cooker – an affordable and fun technology you can use any day the sun shines. Solar Cookers International was pleased to take part in the 2014 Sacramento Farm-to-Fork Festival to share solar cooking.
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2014 SCInet Convention Keynote
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Yes We Do Solar Cook|Participants from around the world at the Solar Cooking Festival, Sacramento, {{state|California}}, [[USA]], July 2014
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Garvey Financial Products Reducing Risk for Solar Cooking Projects|July 2014
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Solar Cookers International - Harnessing the Sun to Benefit People and the Environment|Solar Cookers International - Harnessing the Sun to Benefit People and the Environment - 2013
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Allart Ligtenberg|Presented at Solar Cookers International's Shine On:2013 event, [[Allart Ligtenberg]] explains various solar cooking projects he has been involved with.
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Solar Cookers & Safe Water 2013 Goals-2|Solar Cookers International provides solar cooking and water pasteurization devices in fuel-scarce, sun-rich regions of the world
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Harnessing the Sun to Improve Health and Environments Julie Greene at TEDxGrassValley|September 2013
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Solar Cookers International|Providing better access to pasteurized water in developing countries (April 2011)
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National Geographic Video covering work of SCI|National Geographic covers the work of Solar Cookers International, April 2009
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Tusk Trust Documentary - 13 Solar Energy|Tusk Trust documentary of introducing the [[CooKit]] in [[Kenya]] in 2008.
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===Additional audio and video===
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*{{NewAug19}}'''August 2016:''' [https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/3607711-local-solar-cooking-company-leaving-mark-around-the-world/ Solar Cookers International covered by local Sacramento television news]
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*{{NewNov17}}'''November 2017:''' On September 14, SCI Executive Director [[Julie Greene]] and solar cooking aficionado Phyllis Davies were guests on the "Hometown Radio with Dave Congalton Show", broadcast by KVEC 920 AM from San Luis Obispo, {{State|California}}, [[USA]]. The 40-minute interview spanned numerous topics, from the health impact of no-emission passive solar cooking to the need for performance testing protocols to SCI's work with the [[United Nations Sustainable Development Goals]]. Listen to the [http://storage.googleapis.com/americangeneralmedia/2017/09/19/DCS_09142017%20seg2%20Solar%20cooking%20experts%20Phyllis%20Davies%20and%20Julie%20Greene2.mp3?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=c9471b2a-6b5a-450d-9e6e-3907d35ac6be audio file].
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*{{NewOct17}}'''October 2017:''' [http://3blmedia.com/News/Ole-Kaven-Julie-Greene-Earthquakes-and-Solar-Cookers Julie Greene from SCI, and Ole Kaven, geophysicist, discuss earthquakes and solar cooking options when power is out. Julie's discussion begins at 14:30. From a 2015 recording. - ''3BL Media'']
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*{{NewMar16}}'''January 2016:''' [http://www.sunpod.de/2016/03/187-sunpod-interview-julie-greene-solar-cookers-international SunPod interview with SCI director Julie Greene from recent Portugal conference]
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*{{NewAug15}}'''August 2015:''' [http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/article29224534.html SCI is featured on local Sacramento, California TV news] demonstrating how solar cookers allow a household to cook during the current heat wave without heating up the kitchen.
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*'''2013:''' Monica Woods, SCI Board Member and News 10 Chief Meteorologist, discusses how a basic solar cooker functions, and the social, environmental, and health benefits of cooking with the sun. [http://player.vimeo.com/video/69388800??width=640&height=360&autoplay=1 Listen to the interview...]
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*'''July 2013:''' Mendocino County Public Broadcasting interviews [[Julie Greene]], Executive Director of Solar Cookers International about solar cooking strategies, equipment, and the impact of SCI's work in emerging nations. [http://www.kzyx.org/index.php/talk-shows/self-help-and-sustainability/the-renewable-energy-hour/entry/upcoming-re-hour-show-07-29-13-solar-cooking-with-solar-cookers-international Listen to the program...]
 
*'''August 2009:''' Dr. [[Bob Metcalf]] gave a very informative interview to Kirk Hamilton PA-C, of http://www.prescription2000.com, an online resource that delivers credible nutrition research to health professionals and to the public. [http://prescription2000.com/images/stories/audio/2009-08-14-Bob-Metcalf-Solar-Cookers.mp3 Listen here]. There is also [http://www.prescription2000.com/images/stories/transcripts/2009-08-14-bob-metcalf-phd-solar-cookers-water-purification-transcipts.pdf a transcript] available.
 
*'''August 2009:''' Dr. [[Bob Metcalf]] gave a very informative interview to Kirk Hamilton PA-C, of http://www.prescription2000.com, an online resource that delivers credible nutrition research to health professionals and to the public. [http://prescription2000.com/images/stories/audio/2009-08-14-Bob-Metcalf-Solar-Cookers.mp3 Listen here]. There is also [http://www.prescription2000.com/images/stories/transcripts/2009-08-14-bob-metcalf-phd-solar-cookers-water-purification-transcipts.pdf a transcript] available.
 
*'''January 2009:''' [http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=7705 Solar Cookers Head to Haiti] (Audio) - ''Capital Public Radio''
 
*'''January 2009:''' [http://www.capradio.org/articles/articledetail.aspx?articleid=7705 Solar Cookers Head to Haiti] (Audio) - ''Capital Public Radio''
*'''April 2008:''' [http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21594049~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html World Bank audio interview with SCI's Margaret Owino]
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*'''April 2008:''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20070813041535/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21594049~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html World Bank audio interview with SCI's Margaret Owino]
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*'''April 2008:''' [http://web.archive.org/web/20070813041535/http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:21594049~pagePK:64257043~piPK:437376~theSitePK:4607,00.html World Bank audio interview with SCI's Margaret Owino]
 
*'''January 2007:''' [http://movies7.arcoiris.tv/movies/WSF_nairobi_2007/spazi_e_stand/solar_cookers_intl_big.ram A video interview with SCI's Faustine Odaba at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.]
 
*'''January 2007:''' [http://movies7.arcoiris.tv/movies/WSF_nairobi_2007/spazi_e_stand/solar_cookers_intl_big.ram A video interview with SCI's Faustine Odaba at the World Social Forum in Nairobi, Kenya.]
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*'''October 2007:''' [[Suncookers]] - A DVD showing the work of Solar Cookers International in Kenya
 
*'''September 2006:''' [http://solarcooking.org/media/video/INN_Report_2006-09-22.wmv A video interview with SCI's Margaret] Owino (Low bandwidth version [http://solarcooking.org/media/video/INN_Report_2006-09-22-Low.wmv here])
 
*'''September 2006:''' [http://solarcooking.org/media/video/INN_Report_2006-09-22.wmv A video interview with SCI's Margaret] Owino (Low bandwidth version [http://solarcooking.org/media/video/INN_Report_2006-09-22-Low.wmv here])
   
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==Donating to SCI==
*'''October 2007:''' [[Suncookers]] - A DVD showing the work of Solar Cookers International in Kenya
 
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==See also==
==Becoming a member of SCI==
 
   
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*[[Media:SCI brochure of benefits to target groups.pdf|Brochure showing the benefits for target groups of SCI's work]]
There are few important tangible benefits to being a member of Solar Cookers International. Most of our members join because of their philanthropic desire to support the work which SCI does. About the only tangible benefit to membership is receipt of our newsletter, the [[Solar Cooker Review]]. However, we provide free subscriptions to interested parties outside the United States.
 
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*[[Media:The History of SCI to 1999.pdf|The history of Solar Cookers International from 1988 to 1999]]
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*[[Testing]]
   
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==External links==
There are two methods for becoming an official member of SCI. One method is to make a donation. Membership is considered valid throughout the calendar year in which the donation is made. Our standard suggested donation is US $50 per year, but any amount, larger or smaller, is sufficient. We can receive donations from outside the United States only under certain methods of payment: we can accept VISA and Mastercard credit card payments; we can accept checks written for US dollars on a US bank; we can accept International Money Orders and International Postal Money Orders if they are payable in US dollars. Such checks or money orders should be made out to "Solar Cookers International" or "SCI." Mail to:
 
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*{{NewMay20}}[https://www.solarcookers.org/work/research The Solar Cookers International PEP testing program] ([https://www.solarcookers.org/work/research/schedule-test Schedule a test.])
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*[https://www.solarcookers.org/about/team/sci-board-directors SCI Board of Directors]
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*[http://www.solarcookers.org/partners/sci-association Become an SCI Associate]
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*[http://solarcookers.org/donate/ Make a donation]
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*[https://www.solarcookers.org/donate/legacy-giving-1 Legacy giving]
   
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==Contact==
Solar Cookers International<br />
 
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1919 21st Street, Suite 101<br />
 
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You can also [http://www.solarcookers.org/catalog/donatetosolarcookersinternational-p-36.html join or make a donation online].
 
   
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The second method was devised to meet the needs of solar cooking activists and their organizations located in countries outside the USA. It was developed because we understood that in many countries the ability to donate money, particularly in US dollars, to an organization outside one's country, is limited or restricted by a variety of factors. In this method, we request two things from organizations (or individuals) who are petitioning for membership. We request a letter in which the petitioner requests membership. Along with that letter, we request some materials from the organization that relate to its activity in the solar cooker field. Some examples of these types of materials are: studies on the need for or interest level in solar cooking in the region served by the organization requesting membership; educational materials about solar cooking produced by that organization, possibly in languages local to the region the organization serves; solar cookbooks appropriate to the languages and cuisine of the region served; reports on solar cooker dissemination activities by the organization requesting membership; reports on the results of these activities, particularly number of people or families who become users of solar cookers and their comments on the benefits of solar cooking, the foods they solar cook, problems they have had with solar cooking and solutions they have invented to solve those problems. Other materials relating to the solar cooking activities of the requesting organization can also be used. To be clear, we do not ask that a petitioner send ALL these types of information—simply a sample of documents, cookbooks, etc. that the petitioner has available.
 
 
==Donating to SCI==
 
* '''Donate online''' [http://solarcookers.org/catalog/donationsmembership-c-26.html here].
 
* '''Donate your car''' - Donate your car [http://www.donationline.com/newvehicle_donation_form.shtml using this form] or call call toll free (877) 227-7487 extension 2403.
 
* Use your iPhone to down load this [https://chancetogive.org/ new application] The ChancetoGive Foundation selected Solar Cookers International as one of the charities that will receive donations from the application's users.[[File:Capital One banner.jpg|thumb|370px|Register for a Capital One [https://www.cardlabconnect.com/AffinityPortal/visitorAction.do?affinityName=solarcookingsafewater SCI credit card] and Solar Cookers International earns 25 dollars for each approved application and 1% of your purchases.]]
 
*'''Capital One SCI Credit Card''' Apply for a [https://www.cardlabconnect.com/AffinityPortal/visitorAction.do?affinityName=solarcookingsafewater SCI credit card] through Capital One. SCI earns 25 dollars for each approved application and 1% of your purchases each quarter. To place this banner on your site, insert the code from this document into your site: [[Media:Sci credit card banner code.pdf|Code for SCI credit card banner]]
 
* '''Good Search / Good Shop'''- Search the web with [http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=825143 GoodSearch.com] and each time you do a search, GoodSearch will donate a penny to our cause! Shop online at [http://www.goodshop.com/?charityid=825143 GoodShop.com] and a percentage of each purchase will be donated to our cause! More than 600 top stores are participating including Amazon, Target, Staples, Best Buy and more! [[Media:Goodshop code.pdf|Code for inserting a Good Shop banner]]
 
* '''Fun(d)-raising''' - Your group or community can support SCI, be listed in [[Solar Cooker Review|our newsletter]] as an organizational member, AND have fun too. Creative events people have organized include community Solarbrations, Sol Food pot-lucks and Sun Runs. For more information on events, contact SCI.
 
* '''Sell items on Ebay!''' SCI is a certified charity on Ebay, which means you can help fundraise for us. Visit [http://donations.ebay.com/charity/charity.jsp?NP_ID=30111 our EBay charity page] for more information.
 
*[https://www.capitalone.com/give/donate/680153141?external_id=WWW_Z_680153141_Charity_Widget_Z_Z_G_GSDON Donate to SOLAR COOKERS INTERNATIONAL with the Capital One No Hassle Giving Site].
 
* Contact [mailto:info@solarcookers.org SCI's Sacramento, California office] to discuss these or other options.
 
 
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==See also==
 
*[[Media:SCI_brochure_2007.pdf|The Solar Cookers International brochure from 2007]]
 
*[[Safe Water Project]]
 
*[[Media:SCI brochure of benefits to target groups.pdf|Brochure showing the benefits for target groups of SCI's work]]
 
*[[Media:The_History_of_SCI_to_1999.pdf|The history of Solar Cookers International to the year 1999]]
 
*[[Refugee camps]]
 
*[[Solar Cooker Review]] newsletter published by Solar Cookers International
 
*[[Julie Greene]]
 
 
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*[http://solarcookers.org/catalog/donationsmembership-c-26.html?osCsid=5fbeb02c1d945ca846899886f3cad233 Join or make a donation]
 
*[http://solarcookers.org/catalog/all_products.php?osCsid=d55a083a1b625d21b5d716abcb3ea4df Online ordering of cookers, pots, books, etc.]
 
*[http://solarcookers.org '''SCI''' website]
 
*[http://solarcooking.org Solar Cookers World Network] - sponsored by '''SCI'''
 
*[http://solarcooking.wikia.com The Solar Cookers World Network] - wiki sponsored by '''SCI'''
 
*[http://es.solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/El_Wiki_de_las_Cocinas_Solares El Wiki de las Cocinas Solares] - Spanish language wiki sponsored by '''SCI'''
 
*[http://fr.solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Les_Archives_de_Cuisson_Solaire_-_Wiki Les Archives de Cuisson Solaire - Wiki] - French language wiki sponsored by '''SCI'''
 
*[http://solarcooking.org/newsletters/scrjul09.htm ''Solar Cooker Review''] - '''SCI''' newsletter
 
*[http://www.solarcookers.org/news/news.html Solar Cookers International Blog]
 
*[http://www.bogolight.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SolarCookers2 Buying a BoGo solar flashlight for yourself causes one to be donated to family participating in one of SCI's projects]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Cookers_International Wikipedia article on '''SCI'''] - with references
 
 
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Solar Cookers International (SCI) helps lead global efforts to promote solar cooking. Solar cookers have no emissions and use free solar energy accessible worldwide for cooking and water pasteurization. SCI raises solar cooking knowledge and awareness by organizing and attending international conferences. It also hosts the Solar Cookers International Association, the Solar Cooking Wiki, as well as SCI's organizational website. This work assists in the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Tens of thousands of individuals and organizations from around the world have learned about solar cooking through SCI's advocacy, leadership, education resources, and information exchange network. SCI, based in Sacramento, California, USA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization supporting and reporting on the work of hundreds of partner organizations and individuals in 143 countries.

  • SCI has consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
  • SCI sponsors the Solar Cooking Wiki (this site), an internationally recognized resource for solar cooking information.
  • SCI was named as a winner in the Keeling Curve Prize for sustainable planet solutions in August 2021. SCI won for its work “improving human and environmental health by supporting the expansion of effective carbon-free solar cooking in world regions of greatest need” in the Social and Cultural Pathways category.
  • SCI has a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator.
  • SCI's Worldwide Office is located in Sacramento, California, USA (Map).

In addition to its advocacy, leadership, research, and networking activities, SCI provides grant funding to pilot projects that focus on innovative processes that scale up solar cooking technologies in the regions of the world where the human and environmental needs are greatest.

Solar Cookers International is spearheading the solar cooker Performance Evaluation Process (PEP). Evaluation of the performance, user experience, and quality of solar cookers was identified as a high priority by the attendees of the 5th SCI World Conference in Sacramento, California, USA, 2014. The process and instrumentation was presented and demonstrated at the 6th SCI World Conference in Gujarat, India, January 2017.

If you would like to promote SCI's global work to introduce solar cooking technology to families around the world to improve health, quality of life, and the environment, please make a donation online or to the postal address below. The majority of SCI's funding comes from individual donors and foundations supporting social impact and environmental sustainability.

See SCI's website for detailed information.

Events

Most significant solar cooking projects

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Refugees from Sudan are trained by Solar Cookers International in the use of their new CooKit solar cookers.

  • A refugee camp in Kenya was the first to receive a large scale solar cooking project - The Kakuma Refugee Camp was formed in 1972 when Sudanese refugees first arrived in Kakuma, Kenya. Introducing solar cooking to the camp was Solar Cookers International’s first large-scale refugee project, beginning in January 1995. Kakuma had considerable refugee turnover, but by 2004, when Solar Cookers International (SCI) concluded the project, the camp had tripled in size to nearly 90,000 refugees. Though rapid growth posed problems for assisting all those who wanted to solar cook, SCI ultimately served over 15,000 families. This project was one of the earliest to use the CooKit solar panel cooker to introduce solar cooking. The program also extended solar cooker technology to schools, especially primary school, through demonstrations, poems, songs and drama.

News

SCI photo Solar Today, 3-15-24

An appreciative woman with her new solar thermal box cooker, Photo credit: SCI for Solar Today

  • NEW: March 2024: Solar Cookers International recognized in Solar Today - an article about the value of solar cooking in helping to address climate change, deforestation, and respiratory health was written by Sara Rosen, Program and Operations Manager at SCI. It was accepted for publication in Solar Today, the ASES news magazine. Read the article...


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  • NEW: January 2024: Cooking efficiency calculation published by ELSEVIER - In their Science Direct collection, 'Testing Solar Cookers for Cooking Efficiency' has been published in the recent issue of Solar Energy Advances, Vol. 4, 2024. Established under the direction of Solar Cookers International Program and Science Director, Dr. Alan Bigelow, the Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) is recognized as a valid method for testing the performance of solar cookers. SCI is now proposing that a metric for cooking efficiency be added to standards for measuring solar cooker performance. Other team members responsible for the cooking efficiency calculation are Justin Tabatchnick, who also designed the testing mechanism, and SCI Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes. View the report
  • December 2023: COP28 Press Conference - SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes and SCI Strategic Partnerships Manager Keith Wingeard discuss the importance of solar cooking and its impact on mitigating climate change
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COP28 Press Conference (Dec. 5, 2023)-2

  • December 2023: COP28 Press Conference with UN Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) - Keith Wingeard, SCI's Strategic Partnerships Manager, interviews Fred Onduri, Vice Chair of CTCN Advisory Board. Mr. Onduri explains the role of the CTCN, and sees new opportunities for developing countries in Africa to adopt solar cooking strategies to promote better health and take the pressure off precious local environmental resources.
  • December 2023: Special Message from SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes from COP28
  • December 2023: SCI initiative in Yemen - Solar Cookers International, under the direction of SCI Science Director, Alan Bigelow, Ph.D., has been working alongside the Nahda Makers Organization to provide the Yemenis government with solar cooking solutions to benefit the typical family living along the arid west coast of Yemen. This area is currently recovering from wartime related damage. Funding for the initiative was provided by the German government. The two beneficiaries of the initiative are the families receiving the solar cookers, and also importantly, the people that are being trained and employed to manufacture solar cookers, solar dryers and heat retention cooking bags. Solar food dryers help to extend the viability of the crops grown locally. The manufacturing skills that are acquired are also applicable in making a variety of other necessary products for retail sale. The Nahda Makers Organization now has the production capacity, and looks forward to also exporting solar cookers and dryers to other neighboring countries.
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COP28 Press Conference with Nahda Makers Organization-2

  • December 2023: COP28 panel discussion: - Solar Cookers International Program and Science Director Alan Bigelow,Ph.D, speaks at the ‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28' panel discussion hosted by the Brahma Kumaris Environment Initiative and the Raja Yoga Center in Dubai. This exclusive series aims to bring the latest in science, policies, and wisdom towards and from the #COP28 climate conference directly to the global audience. The discussion focuses on key resolutions, agreements, and ways to contribute to a sustainable future.
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‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28'

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Solar Cookers International representatives at COP28, Photo credit: SCI


  • September 2023: Solar Cookers International receives Patron of the Planet Award 2023 - SCI was honored to receive the Patron of the Planet award at this year’s NYC Green School Conference. The conference brings together leaders, educators, learners, policymakers, innovators, diplomates, administrators, solution providers, bookkeepers, healthcare experts, and climate leaders worldwide to discuss a wide range of topics related to fostering a more inclusive, compassionate, and climate-conscious approach toward humanizing and climatizing global education.
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Dr. Alan Bigelow, Science Director at SCI, receives the Patron of the Planet award 2023 for SCI, Photo credit: SCI


  • June 2023: The U.S. Senate introduces the Clean Cooking Support Act - Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the bipartisan bill. Its intention is to improve global health and reduce climate-harming emissions, by helping people in low- and middle-income countries gain access to cleaner-burning fuels and stoves for cooking. “Our bill aims to address a serious global public health and environmental issue where leadership by the United States can make a real difference. It would directly benefit some of the world’s poorest people, including the women and girls who are disproportionately affected, and reduce harmful pollution that affects us all,” said Senator Susan Collins. Solar Cookers International welcomes the news and is listed as a supporter among a notable field of other environmental advocates.
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Woman examines an Ecomandate Foundation built solar box oven at the Kakuma Refugee Camp, Photo credit SCI

  • March 2023: Solar Cookers International in partnership with the Ecomandate Foundation - The organizations have implemented an ongoing solar cooking project at the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. Solar Cookers International emphasizes and applies best practices in project development and project monitoring and evaluation. Ecomandate Foundation brings hands-on construction, their local experience as part of the community, and familiarity with local customs, practices, and languages. Read more...


  • December 2022:
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The SCI team members at COP27 included SCI Board Members, Nathan Schumacher, Mike Paparian, Peg Barrat, Program and Science Director, Alan Bigelow, Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, and Strategic Partnership Manager, Keith Wingeard


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The SCI team at COP27, Photo credit: Solar Cookers International

  • December 2022: SCI at COP27 - Solar Cookers International representatives were able to explain to government officials the value of developing solar cooking programs within their countries. Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, Science Director, Alan Bigelow, and Strategic Partnership Manager, Keith Wingeard, held press conferences and side events to help conference delegates understand the importance of building solar cooking capacity, to see the related environmental benefits of solar cooking, and the importance of uniform solar cooker testing. They also offered strategies on how to navigate potential project funding sources. See the list of in-person hosted video events at: SCI at COP27 conference presentations and side events.
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SCI hosted a solar cooked meal for COP27 delegates, Photo credit: Rob Tyrrell

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  • March 2022: United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum - Solar Cookers International Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes and Alan Bigelow, SCI Science Director, presented first-hand accounts of solar cooking initiatives empowering women. Other speakers included Esther Wang'ombe, Senior Deputy Director, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy, Terry Tempest Williams, author, conservationist, and activist, Dr. Daniel Kammen, Senior Advisor for Energy Innovation at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Rocío Maldonado, SCI Global Advisor. Watch the video below of the proceedings.
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Solar Cookers International at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum-2

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A woman prepares a meal with her parabolic solar cooker in India, Photo credit: CNN

  • October 2021: Recognizing the need for solar cooking: - Solar Cookers International was pleased to be recognized for its effort in promoting solar cooking by CNN. Approximately four million solar cookers are in use at this time worldwide, helping to save entire forests from destruction. SCI Advisor, Janak McGilligan, describes the efforts the Jimmy McGilligan Centre for Sustainable Development has contributed to many communities in India with their solar cooking introductory programs. Read the article...
  • August 2021: SCI named as winner! - Solar Cookers International has been named as a winner in the Keeling Curve Prize for sustainable planet solutions. SCI won for its work “improving human and environmental health by supporting the expansion of effective carbon-free solar cooking in world regions of greatest need” in the Social and Cultural Pathways category. Dr. Shishpal Rawat, SCI’s Board President, said, “This recognition helps elevate the role of solar cookers as a key technology to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.” SCI estimates that there are over four million solar cookers directly and positively impacting over 14 million people, preventing over 5.8 million tons of CO2 emissions annually, equivalent to taking more than 1.25 million cars off the road, and an estimated 30 million tons of CO2 is prevented over the lifetime of solar cookers distributed, equivalent to not burning over 34 billion pounds of coal or driving over 76 billion miles. Read more about the SCI award in Mongabay.com. The awards ceremony is included at approximately the 48 minute mark in the following video.
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Nepalese citizens receive training in using a parabolic solar cooker. Photo credit: Sanu Kaji Shrestha

  • June 2021: Solar cookers and sustainable cooking equipment distributed in Nepal - With assistance from Solar Cookers International, approximately 300 people from especially vulnerable groups from communities in Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur, Kavre, Okhaldhunga, and Solukhumbu districts have received solar cookers, solar dryers, heat-retention boxes, and water pasteurization and safety equipment, as well as the necessary training. These locations in Nepal have limited local resources, and the new appliances help the recipients be better prepared for the challenges facing their communities. Read more in the SCI Summer 2021 Newsletter
  • April 2021: SCI named as finalist - Solar Cookers International has been named as a finalist in the Keeling Curve Prize for sustainable planet solutions. The award announcement of the ten programs selected for the prize is scheduled to be made 31 July 2021.
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  • March 2021: The Solar Cookers International Order of Excellence annual award for 2020 has been given to the Republic of Kenya for including solar cooking in its Voluntary National Review (VNR) to track progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The award recognizes the most outstanding people and organizations whose sustained efforts have  contributed most to empowering people to cook food and pasteurize water with solar energy. 
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  • December 2020: SCI presented on solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event - Even though the United Nations Climate Conference did not happen in person this year, SCI continued to raise your voice in support of solar cooking at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event which took place on December 2, 2020. In collaboration with The Women and Gender Constituency, SCI discussed solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment. Watch video
  • November 2020: SCI shares successes at the ReEnergy Africa E-Summit - SCI's Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes discusses the impact of solar cooking around the world and shared success stories from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya. Watch video
  • November 2020: Alan Bigelow, SCI's Science Director, presents at virtual Carnegie Science Center session "DARE to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine" - SCI’s Science Director Alan Bigelow, Ph.D. spoke at the Carnegie Science Center for their event called Virtual Cafe Sci: D.A.R.E. to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine on November 2, 2020.  He spoke alongside SCI Global Advisor Mary Buchenic and SCI Associate Jennifer Gasser. Alan discussed the technical details of solar cooking and incorporating the science of materials and light optics. Mary and Jennifer shared their experiences promoting solar cooking STEM curricula and the collaborations they enjoy with colleagues in Haiti and around the world. Café Sci is the Carnegie Science Center program where anyone interested in science can get together in a virtual setting to discuss today's science issues with experts. Watch video.
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  • October 2020: Solar Cookers International featured in Leaders magazine - Solar Cookers International was profiled in Leaders magazine, a publication dedicated to sustainable living in Indonesia. Highlights include a brief history of SCI, the importance of solar cooking, and SCI's plans to promote solar cooking in Asia. Read more...
  • August 2020: SCI hosts virtual UN Sustainable Development Goals event - Solar Cookers International (SCI), the Public-Private Alliance Foundation (PPAF) and Konbit pou Developman Commune Kote de Fer (KDCK) held a virtual Side Event showcasing solar cooking as a transformative approach in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2020. Video...
  • June 2020: PEP Update -  On a 19 June 2020 video conference, SCI Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes and Science Director, Alan Bigelow, conducted a basic overview of the different types of solar cookers, explained the various parts of the Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) test station, and the history behind the process. They also shared results and lessons learned from conducting tests on specific solar cookers.
  • May 2020: Resource guide -  Solar Cookers International has assembled a number of resources in one location for easy access for interested users. SCI Download Resources includes links to:
    • Solar Cooking Economic Impact
    • Promotion Toolkit
    • Solar Cooking Basics
    • Adoption Program Evaluations
    • Publications, and more.
  • April 2020: Solar Cookers International published its Spring 2020 newsletter
  • April 2020: Solar Cookers International published The Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking. The document explores that with approximately 3 billion people cooking over open fires, there is tremendous potential for countries to save money by avoiding the environmental and health costs associated with biomass cooking. If people relying on solid fuels for cooking switched to cooking with solar cookers even ¼ of the time, countries can save millions, and even billions, of dollars.
Read the report: The Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Solar Cooking
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Solar Cooking in Kenya

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  • January 2020: Solar Cookers International featured in Physics World article and podcast - Solar Cookers International was featured in a Physics World article and podcast, Physics World Weekly, with a discussion about SCI's work and the benefits of solar cooking. Article... Podcast...
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SCI Distribution of Solar Cookers Map

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SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes and SCI Board Member Mike Paparian, discuss the benefits of solar thermal cooking technology with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Betty McCollum.

  • December 2019: Solar Cookers International presents solar cooking to Speaker Nancy Pelosi at COP25 - While attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 25, SCI Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes and SCI Board Member Mike Paparian, had the opportunity to discuss the benefits of solar thermal cooking technology with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Betty McCollum. More information...
  • December 2019: Attending the United Nations COP25 conference, Caitlyn Hughes, Executive Director of Solar Cookers International, explained the case for solar cooking. Watch video...
  • November 2019: SCI to exhibit and advocate at COP25 conference in Madrid, Spain - Solar Cookers International (SCI) will be advocating for increased adoption of solar cookers at the United Nations Climate Conference, known as COP25, in Madrid, Spain on December 2-13. We will be promoting the urgent need for solar cooking with influential government and NGO leaders from around the world. Solar Cookers International will have an exhibit booth during the first week of the conference (Monday December 2 through Saturday Dec 7th). SCI will also hold press conferences on Monday Dec 2, Wednesday Dec 4, Friday Dec 6, Monday Dec 9, and Wednesday Dec 11, each from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Everyone in attendance at COP is invited to visit SCI’s exhibit booth and watch our press conferences. Press conferences will also be broadcast to the public by the United Nations, and everyone around the world is encouraged to watch. More information...
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  • June 2019: Solar Cookers International opens new PEP testing center at the University of Nairobi, Kenya - SCI’s PEP test allows manufacturers and consumers to know the cooking power of solar cookers without brand bias and to develop a baseline for comparison. PEP testing demonstrates to solar cooker users and investors the power, in watts, they can expect from a specific model of solar cooker. SCI PEP results are trustworthy because the PEP test is based on an internationally accepted protocol for testing and reporting solar cooker performance. SCI also has centers in Lalitpur, Nepal; New York, USA; and California, USA. Having global locations for SCI PEP testing centers is important to advancing the adoption of solar cooking worldwide and affirms SCI’s role as the leader within the solar cooking sector. Local testing of solar cookers supports the regional economy, job growth and builds capacity in the sector. [1]
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Refugee women with a Heliac Solar Cooker

  • June 2019: Solar Cookers International has recently brought life-saving solar cooking to more than 300 people in the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Before you stepped in, women were often forced to sell their precious food rations for cooking fuel, putting their children at risk of malnutrition. If they dared to journey outside of the camp to collect firewood, they risked violence.


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SCI's PEP device

  • November 2018: SCI's Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) was named as a Finalist in the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) Climate CoLab "Energy Supply 2018" contest. Judges agreed that solar cooking is an "exciting new approach to tackling climate change-from reducing emissions to shifting public perception to pricing carbon." The MIT Climate CoLab is an online crowdsourcing platform of over 100,000 global members, sourcing proposals on climate adaptation, reducing emissions from buildings and transport, behavioral change strategies, etc. More information...
  • October 2018: Caitlyn Hughes has been hired as Executive Director of Solar Cookers International. Caitlyn has worked with SCI as Program Director and most recently as Interim Executive Director between July 1, 2018, and October 5, 2018. More information...
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  • December 2023: COP28 panel discussion: Solar Cookers International Program and Science Director Alan Bigelow,Ph.D, speaks at the ‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28' panel discussion
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Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from Dubai COP28 - 5 Dec 2023 at 8.30 pm (IST)-2

‘Care, Share, Inspire - Climate Wisdom from COP28'

  • July 2023: Meeting the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals with Solar Cooking - Solar Cookers International and featured guest panelists highlighted how initiatives at all levels, from grassroots projects to global advocacy, help expedite the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how language in a Voluntary National Review can create an enabling environment for scaling solar cooking.
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Solar Cookers International HLPF 2023

  • March 2023: SCI's CSW67 Virtual Parallel Event, "Empowering Women and Girls Through Solar Cooking" - Solar Cookers International hosts a webinar highlighting how solar cooking impacts women and girls around the world, featuring guest speakers from Cameroon, Morocco, and France. Speakers provide a general overview of the types of solar cookers, along with a brief history of solar cooking introductory programs.
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SCI's CSW67 Virtual Parallel Event, "Empowering Women and Girls Through Solar Cooking"-2

  • December 2022: Solar Cooking – A Pathway to Emissions Prevention and Climate Crisis Mitigation-2 - SCI representatives hosted a side event presentation in the Cryosphere at COP27, to provide a general overview of solar cooking. They are joined by SCI Global Advisors, Janak McGilligan speaking on solar cooking activities in India, Deepak Gadhia on institutional large scale solar cooking methods, and Sanu Kaji Shrestha the founder of FoST, tells about his experiences promoting solar cooking in high altitude Nepal. Urs Riggenbach from Lytefire, mentions several entrepreneurship opportunities available with solar cooking.
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Solar Cooking – A Pathway to Emissions Prevention and Climate Crisis Mitigation-2

  • July 2022:
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Solar Cookers International hosts Side Event at the United Nations High-level Political Forum 2022-2

  • March 2022:
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Solar Cookers International at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Forum-2

  • January 2022:
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Alan Bigelow- The Performance Evaluation Process (PEP) Test for Solar Cooker Watts-2

  • July 2021:
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SCI at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum 2021-2

Solar Cookers International and Public-Private Alliance Foundation members and advisors discuss how solar cooking can help meet the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • March 2021:
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SCI at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) virtual event-2

Dedicated in memory of the devoted solar cooking advocate Dar Curtis

  • December 2020:
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Solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment

Even though the United Nations Climate Conference did not happen in person this year, SCI continued to raise your voice in support of solar cooking at the United Nations Climate Dialogues virtual event which took place on December 2, 2020. In collaboration with The Women and Gender Constituency, SCI discussed solar cooking's positive impacts for women and the environment.

  • November 2020:
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ReEnergy Africa eSummit Day Two FRIDAY, 23 October 2020 Success Stories Session

SCI's Executive Director Caitlyn Hughes had the pleasure of speaking at the Success Stories session at the ReEnergy Africa E-Summit which was held virtually on October 23rd, 2020. Caitlyn discussed the impact of solar cooking around the world and shared success stories from Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya.

  • November 2020:
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Virtual Café Sci- DARE to Solar Cook - The Physics of Cooking with Sunshine

On Nov. 2, Carnegie Science Center Virtual Café Sci featured a conversation with three advocates for solar cooking, a clean cooking technology that creates no emissions, is free to use, and is readily abundant in most parts of the world. Dr. Alan Bigelow, Science Director and Main Representative of Solar Cookers International to the United Nations, discussed the technical details of solar cooking and incorporating the science of materials and light optics. Solar Education Project Co-founders Mary Buchenic and Jennifer Gasser shared their experiences promoting solar cooking STEM curricula and the collaborations they enjoy with colleagues in Haiti and around the world.

  • October 2020:
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SCI shares solar cooking techniques for the American Solar Energy Society's Solar Tour

  • July 2020: 
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Solar Cookers International at COP25: Building Solar Cooking Capacity Worldwide (Listen On-Demand)

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