solar cookers international and conference of non-governmental organizations

Solar Cookers International

and Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

Kimberly Hargrave

Samantha Phillips

Who we are and what we do

• SIS students• Study abroad• Interns at Solar

Cookers International– Grant writing,

research, information and events

Solar Cookers International

Mission Statement:SCI promotes solar cooking and solar waterpasteurization systems to benefit people andenvironments.

Areas with ample sun

Countries with most potential

Cooking with the Sun• Addressing social and economic issues:– Keeps children safe from fires + more time for education– Reduces Indoor Air Smoke

• Indoor air pollution kills more people each year than Malaria and AIDS

– Less searching for wood as a form of fuel• Get Beyond Firewood - A recent video produced by the Women’s

Refugee Commission– Less money spent on coal and Petroleum– Sustainable technology

Cookit

Global Sun Oven

Parabolic

Tulsi-Hybrid

Water Pasteurization Indicator—WAPI • pasteurization: process for

which disease-causing organisms in water are killed by exposure to heat in a process

• Water heated to 65°C (149°F) for a short period of time is free from microbes, including E. coli, Rotaviruses, and Hepatitis A virus.

• Soy wax indicates when pasteurization temperature is reached

Solar Cookers at work!• Distributed or inspired 500,000+ solar cookers• Sponsor of the Solar Cookers World Network– More than 300 NGOs and individuals working together to

bring the promise of solar cooking to those in need. • The first solar powered street vendor in Oaxaca,

Mexico (2mins)

• Light Gives Heat (LGH) is a NGO promoting grass-root economic sustainability and creative endeavors in Uganda, Africa– received an 8,000 USD grant to supply their Uganda

Artisans with these solar cookers• Sun Oven manufacturer to match dollar per dollar in

purchased product and send proceeds to Haiti

Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations• United Nations Headquarters, New York City• Purpose: CONGO assists its members with a

view to a facilitating and enhancing their participation in UN decision making fora.

• Exhibition and Reception

• How to apply for a grant– Recognize opportunity• Highlight the importance and pertinence of opportunity

– Research prices• Flights, room and board, food

– What is you mission? What do you hope to gain from the experience?

– Pacific Fund and how to give back

• Solar Cookers International:–Website: www.solarcookers.org• See also wiki link

–1919 21st Street #101Sacramento, CA 95811T: +1 (916) 455-4499F: +1 (916) 455-4498info@solarcookers.org

– Executive Director: AmyJo Mattheis

Q &A