Half of the world’s population relies on wood fires to cook.


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Solar Household Energy, Inc. (SHE) was founded in 1998 to introduce solar cooking where it can add quality to life and alleviate stress on the environment. In 2004, SHE completed the design of a breakthrough solar oven, the HotPotTM, to meet the demand for an economical yet durable and powerful alternative cooking device. SHE’s staff is experienced in direct solar cooking instruction and promotion, international project management and commercial enterprise leadership.

In June 2006, Solar Household Energy Inc. was granted provisional authority to change its status from a 501(c)(3) private foundation to a 501(c)(3) public charity as described under Internal Revenue Code 509(a)(2). (We are still required to file our tax returns using form 990PF.) Please click here to download our current IRS Determination Letter.

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The solar cookers in our village just outside Dakar are not available in sufficient numbers to satisfy our needs. Many women here use the few we already have, and dream every day of having their own.
-- Abdoulye Touré, Ministry of Scientific Research, Dakar, Senegal, Summer 1999
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“Children See Their First Solar Cooked Meal” Oaxaca, Mexico, 2006 (left)
“Mexico HotPot Team” Oaxaca, Mexico, 2004 (right)


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