Women’s Red Clay coop in Oaxaca receives 33 solar cookers
A women’s Red Clay Artisan Co-op received 33 solar cookers thanks to US-Oaxaca Rotary Club partnerships between August and December 2023: With funding from the US-based Cashmere Rotary Club, and solar cooker donations by Haines LLC, Lorena worked… Read More
SHE at ConSyCSA, Mexico (Congress of Solar Drying, Cooking and Refrigeration)
In 2022 and 2023, SHE team members presented at the “Congreso Iberoamericano de Secado, Cocción y Refrigeración Solar de Alimentos (ConSyCSA)” or “Ibero-American Congress of Solar Food Drying, Cooking and Refrigeration” organized by the “Asociación de especialistas en… Read More
An example of theoretical carbon credit revenue in Mexico
Carbon credits, also known as carbon offsets, are a way to measure and trade reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Fuel-efficient cookstove projects reduce greenhouse gas emissions from burning coal, charcoal, fuelwood, dung and other biomass fuels. The amount… Read More
5-year evaluation of the Oaxaca ambassador program, CONSOLFOOD2023
In December 2022, 43 people in 18 poor rural communities of Oaxaca, Mexico, who had participated in SHE’s “solar cooking ambassador” program launched in January 2018 were interviewed about their cooking habits and related factors. For the 38… Read More
SHE Research on the greenhouse effect published by the Washington Academy of Sciences
The research paper “Is a Greenhouse Heated by Radiation Trapping or Convection Blocking?” by Paul Arveson was published in the Spring 2023 issue of the Washington Academy of Sciences. It refutes the conclusion of an often-cited 1909 experiment… Read More
SHE’s 11-person focus group in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya
SHE collaborated with Solar Education Project (SEP) and other partners to carry out an 11-person focus group solar cooker project in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya in May 2022 and a follow-up evaluation in April 2023, 11 months later…. Read More
Spanish Haines Pop Open instructions now available
The Haines Pop Open instructions were translated into Spanish for the solar cooking project in Tlapazola, Oaxaca, in partnership with the Guelaguetza, Oaxaca Women’s Rotary Club and the Cashmere, Washington Rotary Club. Find out more about this project… Read More
Haines 2.0 solar cooker now features heat retention capabilities
The Haines 2.0 solar cooker, a top-selling and award-winning solar cooker in the US, is used in several SHE projects. SHE works closely with their maker, Roger Haines, to suggest design improvements, and test these out in the… Read More
SHE’s 10-person focus group solar cooker project in Eldoret, Kenya
SHE collaborated with Solar Education Project (SEP) and other partners to carry out a 20-person focus group solar cooker project in St. Joseph church in Eldoret county, Kenya. This project provided 20 beneficiaries with materials to make 20 solar cookers… Read More
