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Last edited: 19 March 2020
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Events[]
- 17-23 December 2021: Solar Cooking Awareness Week (Southern Hemisphere) - A loosely organized bid to acknowledge the fun and benefits of solar cooking. Show someone how to solar cook and share a meal.
- 24-26 January 2022: Fourth International Conference: Advances in Solar Thermal Food Processing - CONSOLFOOD Chairman, Celestino Ruivo, has announced an extended call for abstracts for the upcoming conference in January 2022, which is now planned to be an online event. Advances in solar cooking as well as solar food processing will be considered for inclusion. The event schedule and submission requirements are in CONSOLFOOD 2022 conference information.
- See also: Global Calendar of Events and past events in Liberia
News[]
Heat retention devices insulate cooking pots, continuing the cooking process without a heat source. - photo by Karyn Ellis
- May 2013: This photo taken by Karyn Ellis in 2009 clearly illustrates the capabilities of extended cooking with heat retention baskets. It was taken at a gathering in Liberia, a country suffering from years of civil conflict. The villagers of the Gbehyi chiefdom in eastern Liberia have expressed a strong interest in creating sustainable income and obtaining clean water and electricity through green technology. Together with a Liberian organization specializing in community development and promoting local “eco-economies,” Empowerment Society International (ESI) is working to develop a Sustainable Village Initiative (SVI) in the Gbehyi chiefdom of Nimba County. Read more...
- August 2010: Eleven women from the West Africa Network for Peace Building and the Women in Peace Building Network are back in Liberia after completing a one month training workshop in Ghana. The women who were drawn from Margibi, Montserrado, Bong, Nimba and Lofa Counties were trained in kente weaving, basket weaving, making of solar stove, recycling and jewelry at the Kokrobitery Institute. Speaking Tuesday at WANEP/WIPNET Head Offices in Sinkor, The National Network Coordinator, Lindora Howard Diawara, praised the women for their determination to acquire some skills that will help themselves and their families and the country as a whole.
- July 2009: Solar Cookers International looking to expand to Africa’s West Coast in Liberia - Solar Cooker Review
History[]
- Main article: History of solar cooking
Archived articles
Climate and culture[]
Resources[]
Possible funders[]
- Find a Kiva microfinance partner in Liberia.
- Raising funds through grants and donations
- Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief
Reports[]
- March 2013: Building Local Capacity for Developing a Mitigating Activities in the Area of Climate Change
Articles in the media[]
External links[]
Audio and video[]
- September 2008:
Sustainable Development The Sustainable Village Model
Contacts[]
The entities listed below are either based in Liberia, or have established solar cooking projects there:
SCI Associates[]
- Main article: Solar Cookers International Association
