[GSBN] GSBN - Haiti solar cookers

[Andy Horn]

Thought it might be of interest to those getting involved in helping out in
Haiti:

 

A couple of years ago I ran a student leadership workshop with a local
community in a rural area of Transkei on alternate cooking using solar
cookers and oven bags. True to a low tech natural builder approach, rather
than importing material/expensive equipment I took patterns/designs and info
booklets for people and workshopped what could be made locally in the
community.

 We found most of what we needed for the solar ovens from the litter we
picked up in the environment! We used shiney chip packets used as the
reflective foil, and athen made our own flour paste glue which we glued to
the scraps of cardboard boxes as the base. We formed these into simple
funnel shaped panel heaters and then set our black enamel pot (not always
easy to find) in a clear plastic bag (oven bags would be much better here)
which we tyed up and placed on a braai grid in the middle of the funnel
which is dropped into a bucket. Biggest challenge of the panel heaters was
to find a wind free zone...so making a wind screen also helps. 

 

 

Cheers Andy

 

A.R. HORN (BAS, B. Arch, Pr. Arch, MIA, CIA)

ECO DESIGN - Architects & Consultants

6th floor 79 on Roeland, 79 Roeland St. Cape Town

Tel: 0721 462 1614 Fax: 0721 461 3198 Cel 082 6762 110

www.ecodesignarchitects.co.za

 

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From: GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com]
On Behalf Of Derek Roff
Sent: 22 January 2010 06:22 AM
To: GSBN
Subject: [GSBN] BWB Newsletter - Haiti

 

FYI,  below is the most recent Builders Without Borders mailing to our
mailing list.  We _won't_ be sending GSBN the multiple mailings mentioned
below, but we will keep you informed of our project plans.  

 

Catherine Wanek and Derek Roff

 

 

As I am sure is true for most of you, Catherine and I have been researching
ways to make a meaningful and effective contribution to the situation in
Haiti.  We will soon send information about a possible approach for Builders
Without Borders, and you, our members, to be directly involved.  In the
meantime, we would like to forward to you information about a small number
of effective, established organizations, which you might not hear about
otherwise.  We promise not to stuff your mailboxes, but expect two or three
mailings over the next few days.  

 

Catherine Wanek and Derek Roff

Co-Directors, Builders Without Borders

 


In response to the Earthquake destruction in Haiti, Builders Without Borders
would like to recommend these avenues to contribute:

Solar Cookers for Haiti: One of Haiti's most serious problems in the coming
months will be access to safe drinking water. This combined with a serious
and growing shortage of fuel has now reached crisis proportions.  With a
solar cooker it is possible to pasteurize several liters of drinking water
every day using only the light of the sun. 

Friends of Haiti Organization is working with U.S.-based Sun Ovens
International <http://www.sunoven.com/international/index.php>  to provide
the people of Haiti with solar cookers.  Sun Ovens Intl has been operating
in Haiti for the past eleven years.  Donations marked (For purchase of Sun
Ovens) will be used only to buy solar cookers that will be distributed in
Haiti.  On January 28, 2010 FOHO in partnership with Feed My Starving
Children will be sending a shipping container with 270,000 meals and Sun
Ovens to Port au Prince Haiti. There is room for additional Sun Ovens to be
included with this shipment and additional shipments are being planned.
Contributions to Friends of Haiti can only be sent by check.  (FOHO is a
501C3 nonprofit organization so all donations will be tax deductable. 100%
of the donation will go directly to sending Sun Ovens to Haiti no
administrative expenses will be deducted. FOHO has been working in Haiti for
45 years and has sent over 1,400 Global Sun Ovens and 12 Villager Sun Ovens
to Haiti.)   Checks should be made payable to the:  Friends of Haiti
Organization, PO Box 222, Holland, OH  43528  (Please note the donation is
for the Sun Oven project.) 

If you prefer to give on line, you can send a donation to Solar Cookers
International's <http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Haiti>  Haiti Project .
Our colleague Patricia McArdle has served on SCI's board of directors for
the past three years.  SCI  <http://solarcookers.org/> is collecting funds
for solar Cookits <http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/CooKit> , pots, and
reusable Water
<http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Water_Pasteurization_Indicator>
Pasteurization Indicators that will be added to this month's and future
shipment of Sun Ovens to Haiti. 

Architecture For Humanity:   AFH had been set to send a design team to Haiti
this month to partner with local NGO < <http://www.yele.org/>
http://www.yele.org>
Yele Haiti but have put this on hold until they can get a full assessment of
the situation. AFH is connected with both Yele and AIDG (Appropriate
Infrastructure Development Group) at < <http://www.aidg.org/>
http://www.aidg.org/> .  AFH is commitmented to supporting both their
efforts in the long term
rebuilding of affected areas.   They have launched an appeal for supplying
construction and design professionals and supporting earthquake resistant
housing and community structures, according to Cameron Sinclair, Executive
Director of Architecture for Humanity.

A donation to AFH will contribute to these efforts.  All Haiti updates will
be via this link:  http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/node/1314
Contact AFH at: cameron at architectureforhumanity.org   W: 415 963 3511 
Mail contributions to:  Architecture for Humanity, 848 Folsom Street, Suite
201, San Francisco, CA 94107-1173

In addition, to support the AFH appeal, please link to their site with your
social network accounts and/or blogs.





 

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