AHEAD, Tanzania and The Gambia, Africa
Solar Cooking and Environmental Preservation
In developing countries of Africa, the demand for wood for cooking leads to a rapid loss of trees, erosion of soil and pollution of waterways. AHEAD works to reduce deforestation by teaching communities how to harness the sun for solar cooking. Solar panel and box cookers can reduce the use of wood by as much as 50% by using the sun's energy. This technology also reduces emissions of toxic fumes and smoke, and AHEAD is currently teaching individuals in eleven villages of around 1500 each in the Gambia and Tanzania to use solar energy to purify water and prepare meals.
One solar oven - $17
Water pasteurization indicator - $6