Stephen and Sheila Harrigan

Stephen and Sheila Harrigan are the coordinators for Darfur Peace and Development Organization's solar cooking project to help the Darfur refugees inside Sudan. Stephen was raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa, and has spent a majority of his life in sub-Sahara Africa. Their solar cooking experience began in Africa in 1997.

News and recent developments

• January 2009: In Ethiopia Steve Harrigan made solar cookers with the Ethiopian and Somali people at the Agape Reading Center. The Somali people are already refugees in Ethiopia and in great financial need. Solar cooking is a free source of energy to that allows them to cook without having to use firewood. An Ethiopian couple also was excited to learn how to make solar cookers because they run an orphanage near the Somali boarder and have 30 little mouths to feed 3 times a day! We made cookers from the wheel chair boxes that had been donated to the handicap people of Ethiopia. A double use of the resources God has put at our disposal. If you would like to help provide solar cookers for this orphanage please contact us.

• July 2008: Stephen Harrigan reports: "In Feb. I had a great 3 week trip to Sudan and was able to cover both south and north Darfur. Also had a week in Ethiopia where a I left a few cookits to kickstart an effort there. Although the cardboard CooKit is still the first line of attack to use in Darfur and teach the people I have developed a cheap plastic CooKit with mylar attached that is absolutely awesome (See Poly-Furnace). It cooks great although a bit smaller than the CooKit. We have sent about 275 over to Sudan and have started a local effort here in Fort Wayne to mobalize the volunteer community. See Solar Clutch to see more of the local effort with making the plastic CooKits."

Audio and video

Cooking in Sakali Refugee Camp in Darfur:

Articles in the media

• December 2007: City aid efforts reach out to Darfur - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

See also

• Making the CooKit more durable
• Darfur Peace and Development Organization
• Stephen's plans for the CooKit solar panel cooker in Arabic
• Solar Clutch
• Sun Scoop
• Poly-Furnace
• Borma cooker

External links

• http://www.dpado.org
• http://www.solarclutch.com

Contact

stephensheila_1@msn.com
http://www.dpado.org
http://www.solarclutch.com