Liberia

Last edited: 19 March 2020

Heat retention devices insulate cooking pots, that will continue the cooking process without a heat source, are demonstrated at a gathering in Liberia. - Photo credit: Karyn Ellis (2009)

Online events

• NEW:  23 -27 November 2020: 1er. Congreso Nacional de Secado Solar y Cocción Solar de Alimentos - Online presentation from the UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in Spanish. Contacto: ensycsa@ier.unam.mx

• December 2020: SWC50 – The Century of Solar - In 1970 solar research pioneers met at the first International Solar Energy Society (ISES) Conference in Melbourne Australia. ISES is commemorating this Conference with a special 50th Anniversary Conference and Display, called the Solar World Congress at 50 (SWC50). The face-to-face conference, originally scheduled for 2-4 December 2020, will be replaced by a series of eight virtual conferences over the course of the month in December 2020. It will include the same panel sessions that were planned for the in-person planned event. More information...

Have your event listed here by emailing webmaster@solarcooking.org.

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

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

Climate and culture

• Liberia Energy Situation - Energypedia
• Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables

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

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

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

Main article: Solar Cookers International Association

NGOs

• NGO Sustainability, Inc.
• Solar Liberty Foundation

Manufacturers and vendors

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

Individuals

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

Government agencies

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

Educational institutions

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.

See also

Extension:DynamicPageList (DPL), version 3.3.3: Warning: No results.