Solar Cookers for Africa

Mission

Solar Cookers for Africa's aim is to assist the spread of solar cookers in conjunction wih fuel efficient stoves and retained heat cookers throughout Africa as quickly as humanly possible.

Using web-based support to accept donations, we intend to assist solar cooker programs throughout Africa with technical, logistic and financial support. Solar Cookers for Africa's other aim is to demonstrate to international and African decision makers that solar cooker technologies are a growing movement across the continent worthy of support.

Organization Type Non-Governmental Organization

Contact Information

Primary Contact
 Mr. Crosby Menzies
crosby@solarcookersforafrica.com 		Secondary Contact

Address 20 Vardon Road
Emmarentia
Johannesburg, Gauteng
2000
South Africa 		Website www.solarcookersforafrica.com
Phone +27 (0)11 624 2432
Fax
Calling/Fax Instructions

Our Focus

Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Solar Cookers for Africa is currently working on the following initiatives:
Zambia - Please see video - our stated goal is to distribute 1000 integrated cooking packages
South Africa - entrepreneur program - please visit our partner's website to find out more: www.bvco.org.uk
South Africa - Eco-schools program - working with WESSA to supply integrated cooking packages to schools with feeding schemes nationwide

Fuels/Technologies: Biogas
Biomass
Kerosene
Solar
 Sectors of Experience: Agriculture
Behavior Change
Carbon Finance
Education
Energy
Environment
Financial/Banking
Forestry
Gender
Health
Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Small Business
Water
Carbon Project Development - www.africancarbonsolutions.com 		Countries of Operation: Zambia
Tanzania
Sudan
Swaziland
South Africa
Senegal
Rwanda
Nigeria
Niger
Namibia
Malawi
Mozambique
Madagascar
Lesotho
Kenya
Ethiopia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Burkina Faso
Botswana
Angola
Uganda
Israel
China
Netherlands

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

Necessity overcomes all barriers. While there are challenges in this area, our experience shows this factor is not as important as many people and organisations seem to state. Technology is and always will be driven by need.

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

Solar Cookers for Africa has a wealth of experience in this department. We will soon begin carbon offsetting through our sister company www.africancarbonsolutions.com.

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

We work with solar cooker project leaders all over the world and assist with this issue wherever possible.

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

Solar Cookers for Africa has been involved in a number of monitoring and research programs.

Relevant Publications or Studies

http://gallery.me.com/tinastallard/100016
Manda's Prize is now on You Tube. The link to Part One is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4tI9TLRokzs and to Part Two is http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=m_tHTz20f-o

Our Contribution to the Partnership

Solar Cookers for Africa is happy to contibute our extensive knowledge and skills about working in Africa in any way that can mutually assist PCIA and Partners to achieve their goals.