East Timor

Last edited: 6 August 2019

Events

• NEW: Webinar: Sunday, 24 January 2021 (14:30-16:50 EU, GMT) Spreading our passion for solar cooking - Celestino Ruivo, Chairman CONSOLFOOD, will lead this special meeting, with assistance from Ajay Chandak, and Dave Oxford from SLiCKsolarstove UK. View the Program schedule, and participate in the meeting...

• Have your event listed here by emailing paul@solarcookers.org.

See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in East Timor

News

• March 2006: Armando Herculano reports that he leads solar cooking demonstrations and workshops for schools, nongovernmental organizations, and local agencies. He recently designed a panel-type solar cooker called Girassol (“sunflower”). Its pentagonal shape eliminates the need to reorient the cooker to track the sun’s movement. With teacher friend António Serafim, Armando Herculano introduced the solar cooker to classes at National University of East Timor. This event was covered in local newspapers as well as on television.

History

Main article: History of solar cooking

Archived articles

Climate and culture

• Wikipedia article on the climate of East Timor
• East Timor Energy Situation - Energypedia
• Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

Resources

Possible funders

• Find a Kiva microfinance partner in East Timor.
• Raising funds through grants and donations

Reports

• SOPAC Hand-Made Cooker

Articles in the media

• December 2017: Rainbow Power Company donates solar oven to Timor-Leste - Echo NetDaily

Web pages

• Perguntas freqüentes sobre cozimento solar

Contacts

The entities listed below are either based in East Timor, or have established solar cooking projects there:

SCI Associates

Main article: Solar Cookers International Association

NGOs

• German Aid for Afghan Children

Individuals

• Armando Herculano