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Climate Change (GG Green) > Solar cookers for the school in Fiadanana (#2493)
Summary
Using solar cookers in the village’s school to prepare meals by and for the students. Introducing a new technology to the village via the children, reduces the need to chop down firewood trees.
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Deforestation, due to using charcoal or wood fired cookstoves, is a key issue for Madagascar. Solar energy, often suggested, seems ideal, but introducing such a new technology is challenging and requires careful, culturally tailored planning. Currently a variety of solar cooker models are sold, but the price makes them unobtainable for most villages. Using and testing this new technology in the school, children will learn about solar energy benefits first hand and can take this experience home.
To determine the most suitable solar cooker, Zahana will buy 4 or 5 models. School children will test them by integrating the cooking of rice into the curriculum and comparing the results over time. Applied math skills will be an added benefit.
Total Funding Received to Date: $5,583
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $317
Total Funding Goal: $5,900
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
140 children attend school, most coming to school hungry. Cooked food will help them to learn better. Introducing solar cooking in the curriculum will plant a seed to get the community interested while counterbalancing deforestation sustainably.
The village of Fiadanana needs solar cooking, because firewood gets harder to find every day. We need to find a way to introduce it gently, so people can embrace this new technology with open arms.
- Dr. Marguerite, MD, Volunteer treasurer of Zahana
Markus Faigle
Volunteer
Project Zahana
PO Box 62223
Honolulu, HI 96839
United States
1-808-988-9941
Email:
Zahana
BP 8362
Antananarivo,
Capital
101
Madagascar
18089889941
http://zahana.org
 A dedicated micro credit fund for rural Madagascar |
 A community school for all (children) in Fiarenana |
 Changing lives in the village of Fiarenana |
This project is located in Madagascar
and can also be found under Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Madagascar, read the Human Development Report on Madagascar or the Wikipedia entry for Madagascar.
This project was last updated on December 2, 2009.
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 24, 2008
By Markus Faigle, Jeannette Koijane - Volunteers, December 02, 2009 12:56 PM
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