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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.

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Solar Cookers International and Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations

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  1. Solar Cookers Internationaland Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations Kimberly Hargrave Samantha Phillips

  2. Who we are and what we do • SIS students • Study abroad • Interns at Solar Cookers International • Grant writing, research, information and events

  3. Solar Cookers International Mission Statement: SCI promotes solar cooking and solar water pasteurization systems to benefit people and environments.

  4. Areaswithamplesun

  5. Countries with most potential

  6. 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

  7. Cookit Global Sun Oven

  8. Tulsi-Hybrid Parabolic

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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: AmyJoMattheis

  14. Q &A

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