Save a Forest – Promote Solar Cooking
March 29, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under ENVIRO
According to Solar Cookers International:
“Food is easily and conveniently cooked with solar energy as the “fuel” in devices called solar cookers (or solar ovens). Solar cookers are an ideal addition to any kitchen wherever there are predictable hours of sun many days of the year. Solar cooking and baking are easy. Solar cookers are safe around children and provide a great way to learn about and use solar energy. Solar cookers are clean, convenient, non-polluting and easy on the environment. And, for millions of people living in arid, fuel-scarce regions of the world, solar cookers can literally save lives.
Solar Cookers International (SCI) spreads solar cooking awareness and skills worldwide, particularly in areas with plentiful sunshine and diminishing sources of cooking fuel. SCI has enabled 30,000 families in Africa to cook with the sun’s energy, freeing women and children from the burdens of gathering wood and carrying it for miles. Tens of thousands of individuals and organizations — from all over the world — have learned about solar cooking through SCI’s excellent publications and educational materials, and have benefited from SCI’s information exchange networks, research, technical support, and the SCI-sponsored Solar Cooking Archive, the internationally recognized Internet resource for solar cooking information.”
If you’re interested in helping SCI get the word out (and help those in need obtain their own solar cookers), please check out their website. They accept donations and are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with offices in the United States and Kenya so your help is tax-deductible in most cases. The mission of SCI is to assist communities to use the power of the sun to cook food and pasteurize water for the benefit of people and environments.
And think about adding a solar cooker to your own home as an alternative to the usual BBQ. You can either get one from SCI or check out the ones below:
Plus solar power isn’t just for cooking – it works for your home and your car, too. Click below to check it out:
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Small Business Loans – Helping People Help Themselves
March 29, 2008 by Spotlight-on WM
Filed under ENVIRO, OTHER
I want to let you all know about a cool non-profit that is doing great things: Kiva.
Kiva allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). By doing so, individuals like you provide affordable working capital for the poor (money to buy a sewing machine, livestock, etc.), empowering them to earn their way out of poverty.
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