Solar cookers for the school in Fiadanana
Summary
Using solar cookers in the village’s school to prepare meals by and for the students. Introducing a new technology to the village via the children, reduces the need to chop down firewood trees.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Deforestation, due to using charcoal or wood fired cookstoves, is a key issue for Madagascar. Solar energy, often suggested, seems ideal, but introducing such a new technology is challenging and requires careful, culturally tailored planning. Currently a variety of solar cooker models are sold, but the price makes them unobtainable for most villages. Using and testing this new technology in the school, children will learn about solar energy benefits first hand and can take this experience home.
Activities
To determine the most suitable solar cooker, Zahana will buy 4 or 5 models. School children will test them by integrating the cooking of rice into the curriculum and comparing the results over time. Applied math skills will be an added benefit.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $3,638
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $2,262
Total Funding Goal: $5,900
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
140 children attend school, most coming to school hungry. Cooked food will help them to learn better. Introducing solar cooking in the curriculum will plant a seed to get the community interested while counterbalancing deforestation sustainably.
Project Message
The village of Fiadanana needs solar cooking, because firewood gets harder to find every day. We need to find a way to introduce it gently, so people can embrace this new technology with open arms.
- Dr. Marguerite, MD, Volunteer treasurer of Zahana
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Markus Faigle
Volunteer
Project Zahana
PO Box 62223
Honolulu, HI 96839
United States
1-808-988-9941
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Zahana
BP 8362
Antananarivo,
Capital
101
Madagascar
18089889941
http://zahana.org
Zahana's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 A community school for all (children) in Fiarenana |
Zahana's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Changing lives in the village of Fiarenana |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Madagascar
and can also be found under 
Climate Change (GG Green).
For more information about Madagascar, read the Human Development Report on Madagascar or the Wikipedia entry for Madagascar.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 13, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 24, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
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By Markus Faigle, Jeannette Koijane - Volunteers, November 13, 2009 01:09 PM
If you considered donating to Zahana again in this 2009 tax year, now (until Dec 1) might be a very good time. This project was invited to join the Give More - Get More Challenge and GlobalGiving will match your contributions incrementally. (The link with more information is on the top part of the project web page.)
Please help us getting these matching funds. Please tell your friends and encourage them to give too.
The challenge details: November 10 to December 1 (but ends Dec 1 at 12:59 EST, not your time zone!)
Matches are staggered based on the amount we raise, or in other words: The more of the total amount of all donation we raise the bigger the match.
We raise up to $2,500: donations will be matched at 30%.
We raise $2,501 - $7,500: donations will be matched at 40%.
We raise more than $7,501: donations will be matched at 50%.
The three projects that raise the most money will receive additional bonuses of $5,000, $3,000, and $1,000.
* Donations up to $500 per individual will be matched by GlobalGiving, so the matching funds don't get depleted too fast.
Thank you.
Ihanta, Jeannette and Markus
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