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==Project planning==
===Determine whether solar cooking is appropriate in your area===
* [[Evaluating solar cooking potential for a locality]]
* [[:Category:Countries with the greatest solar cooking potential|Countries with the greatest solar cooking potential]]
* [[Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables|Cultural variables to consider]]
* [[Solar radiation|Solar radiation maps]] 
*{{NewAug20}}[https://solarcookers.sharepoint.com/Programs/Quick%20Needs%20Assessment%20SCI_2020-06-10.pdf Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking]
*{{NewAug20}}[https://solarcookers.sharepoint.com/Programs/Working%20groups/Adoption%20and%20Impact/Solar_Cooking_Adoption_and_Impact_Survey_2020-06-10.pdf Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact Survey]

===Learn from the work of others and make contacts===
* [[:Category:Countries|Find existing promoters in your country of interest]]
*[[:Category:Conferences|Find participants and read papers from past conferences]]
* [[Most significant solar cooking projects|Study the most significant solar cooking projects]]
* [[Project evaluations|Read project evaluations of past solar cooking projects]]
*[https://www.solarcookers.org/work/capacity/distribution-solar-cookers Consult interactive map of known solar cooking projects]
* [[Cooking for large groups|Learn about cooking for large groups]]
* [[Refugee camps|Learn about solar cooking programs in refugee camps]]
* [[Data collection|Consider how to collect data on your project]]

===Access handbooks and training materials===
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[[Image:SCI_logo,_7-8-21.png|160px|center|border|]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download/sci-toolkit  '''''The John Collentine Solar Cooking Toolkit''''']<br />[[Solar Cookers International]] created this toolkit to teach the basics of solar cooking and its promotion</td></tr><tr><td> 
[[Image:Solar_Cooker_Project_Best_Practices_Manual.JPG|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/2/2d/Solar_Cooker_Project_Best_Practices_Manual.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[[Media:Solar Cooker Project Best Practices Manual.pdf|'''''Solar Cooker Project: Best Practices Manual''''']]<br />[[Jewish World Watch]] created this manual that details how to assure a successful solar cooking project in [[refugee camps]].</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Trainers_Manual-Teaching_Solar_Cooking.png|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/9/93/TrainersManual.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[[Media:TrainersManual.pdf|'''''Trainers Manual: Teaching Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Field_Guide-Spreading_Solar_Cooking.png|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/b/b8/FieldGuide.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[[Media:FieldGuide.pdf|'''''Field Guide: Spreading Solar Cooking''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Solar_Cookers-How_to_Make,_Use,_and_Enjoy.png|160px|center|border|link=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/f/f2/How_to_Make%2C_Use%2C_and_Enjoy_Solar_Cookers_-_Solar_Cookers_International.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[[Media:How to Make, Use, and Enjoy Solar Cookers - Solar Cookers International.pdf|'''''Solar Cookers: How to Make, Use, and Enjoy''''']] - ''[[Solar Cookers International]]''<br />This is a handbook published by [[Solar Cookers International]] that includes detailed plans for building a [[CooKit]] solar panel cooker. (There are also detailed versions in [[Media:CooKit ar.pdf|Arabic]], [[Media:CooKit french plans.pdf|French]], [[Media:Box_cooker_plans_Malagasy.pdf|Malagasy]], [[Media:CooKit Plans detailed Spanish.pdf|Spanish]], [[Media:Solar cookit nairobi booklet.pdf|English for Kenya]], and [[Media:CooKit - Galician.pdf|Galician]].)</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Integrated_Sustainable_Solar_Cooking_-_Instruction_leaflet_for_end_users.png|160px|center|border|link=https://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/Media:Integrated_Sustainable_Solar_Cooking-SCN-2011.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">[[Media:Integrated Sustainable Solar Cooking-SCN-2011.pdf|'''Integrated Sustainable Solar Cooking''' - Visual instruction guide]] - ''[[Solar Cookers Netherlands]]''</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Construction_of_Solar_Cookers_and_Driers_-_Pro-Agro.jpg|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nnocookie.net/solarcooking/images/4/4e/Construction_of_Solar_Cookers_and_Driers_-_Pro-Agro.pdf]]</td><td style="padding-left:10px;">{{NewJan16}}[[Media:Construction of Solar Cookers and Driers - Pro-Agro.pdf|'''Construction of Solar Cookers and Driers''']] - ''Christelle Souriau & David Amelin''<br />This is an excellent overview of solar cooking basics and simple solar cooker and dryer construction methods.</td></tr><tr><td>[[Image:Peace_Corps_Improved_Cookstoves_Manual_2013.jpg|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/6/6f/Peace_Corps_Improved_Cookstoves_Manual_2013.pdf]]</td><td>{{NewJul16}}[[Media:Peace Corps Improved Cookstoves Manual 2013.pdf|'''Peace Corps Improved Cookstoves Manual (2013)''']]</td></tr><tr><td>[[File:Dari parabolic cooker manual cover, 5-18-22.png|thumb|160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/6/6b/How_to_use_a_parabolic_solar_cooker_-_Global_Hope_Network_International.pdf]]</td><td>
{{NewSep16}}[[Media:How to use a parabolic solar cooker - Global Hope Network International.pdf|'''How to Use a Parabolic Solar Cooker''']] (Dari and English) - ''[[Grace Magney]]''. </td></tr></table>

===Determine which model(s) to work with===
* [[Solar cooker designs]]
* [[:Category:Solar cooker plans|Solar cooker construction plans]]

===Determine the availability of materials and components===
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===Information on solar cooking individual foods===
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===Additional technologies to consider===
* [[Media:IASC TF SAFE Decision Trees FINAL-1-.pdf|Decision Tree Diagrams on Factors Affecting Choice of Fuel Strategy in Humanitarian Settings]]
* [[Integrated Cooking Method]]
* [[Heat-retention cooking]]
* [[Solar water pasteurization]]
* [[Solar food drying]]
* [[Pot-in-pot cooler]]
* [[Solar food processing]]
* [[Solar autoclave]]
* [[Non-cooking uses|Other non-cooking uses for a solar cooker]]

===Fund your project===
* [[Raising funds through grants and donations]]
* [[Income generation|Raising funds through manufacturing and/or sales]]
* [[Business development]]
* [[Carbon credits]]
* [[Microcredit]]
* [[Solar restaurants and bakeries]]

==Data collection==
*[[Media:Quick Needs Assessment SCI.pdf|Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking]]
*[[Media:Solar Cooking Adoption and Impact Survey 2020-06-10.pdf|Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact Survey]]
*{{NewApr21}}[[Contribute your data]]

==Publications==
*{{NewJul24}}'''July 2024:''' [https://thebetterindia.com/357212/solar-cooker-vs-lpg-stove-cylinder-how-to-use-for-cooking-reva-malik-saves-money-with-solar-energy/ ‘Haven’t Bought an LPG Cylinder in 4 Years’: How To Use Solar Cooking to Save Money & Time,] - ''the better india''
*{{NewApr23}}'''March 2023:''' [[Media:Chalmers Masters Thesis on Kenya Solar Cooking.pdf|Chalmers Masters Thesis on Kenya Solar Cooking]] - ''Alaa Abdul Sater & Johanna Tolly''
*{{NewMay20}}'''January 2020:''' [[Media:Overcoming Hurdles To Solar Cooking.pdf|Overcoming Hurdles to Solar Cooking]] - ''[[Sara Hjalmarsson]], Stefan Karnebäck''
*{{NewJan20}}'''October 2019:''' [https://www.solarcookers.org/resources/download/sci-toolkit  Solar Cookers International's John Collentine Toolkit]
*{{NewMar18}}'''January 2018:''' [[Media:Challenges in Promoting Solar Cookers in India - CONSOLFOOD 2018 - Neha Mehta, et al.pdf|Challenges in Promoting Solar Cookers in India]] - ''Neha Mehta, et al
*{{NewMar18}}'''January 2018:''' [[Media:Creating Programs to Promote Solar Cooking - CONSOLFOOD 2018 - Jennifer L. Gasser, et al.pdf|Creating Programs to Promote Solar Cooking]] - ''Jennifer L. Gasser, et al''
*{{NewFeb18}}'''February 2018:''' [[Media:Communicating Decentralised Renewable Energy to Financiers and Senior Policymakers - George Marshall, et al - February 2018.pdf|Communicating Decentralised Renewable Energy to Financiers and Senior Polymakers: A Guide for Campaigners and Non-Governmental Organisations]] - ''Climate Outreach''
*{{NewFeb18}}'''June 2017:''' [https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/6/6b/Unverified_assumptions%2C_overlooking_of_local_needs_and_pro-solution_biases_in_the_solar_cooking_literature_-_L._Iessa_-_2017.pdf?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=e7b70dc7-485d-46d8-be7a-91c49ed7d2c1 What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature] - ''L. Iessaa, et al''
*{{NewFeb17}}'''January 2017:''' [[Media:Diaspora Financing, Developing a Strong Solar Cooking Industry in the Region Smith.pdf|Diaspora Financing, Developing a Strong Solar Cooking Industry in the Region]] - ''Ignacio R. Smith and Sherry McMillan''
*{{NewFeb17}}'''January 2017:''' [[Media:Experience of Financing a Solar Cookers Project for Fifteen Years in the Andean Region of South America Maldonado.pdf|Experience of Financing a Solar Cookers Project for Fifteen Years in the Andean Region of South America]] - ''Rocio Maldonado''

==Audio and video==
*{{NewMay24}}'''May 2024:'''
::[[File:Greg Lynch- Big on Solar Cooking in the Big Sky Country-2|400px|none|thumb|Greg Lynch is a seasoned solar cooking user and educator in the [[USA]].  His popular interview with [[Luther Krueger]] also explores a number of [[Heat-retention cooking|retained-heat]] methods he has explored.]]

*{{NewOct23}}'''July 2023: Solar cooking as a higher education gateway towards global engagement'''
::[[File:S3B3 Riad Bahur et al. (USA)- Solar cooking as a higher education gateway towards global engagem ...-2|thumb|400px|none]]
*{{NewDec22}}'''December 2022: SCI speaks with UN representatives at COP27''' - The presentation focusses on responding to country requests for help with meeting their clean technology goals. The CTCN is the technical assistance arm of the UNFCCC, providing direct technical assistance to countries, by helping to define goals, advice on building clean technology capacity, and in offering advice on receiving financial aid for a program tailored to their situation. 
::[[File:COP27 press conference with the UNFCCC Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)-2|400px|thumb|none]] 
*{{NewSep22}}'''September 2022: Solar cooking awareness:''' [https://www.wamc.org/commentary-opinion/2022-09-02/i-was-just-introduced-to-solar-cooking NE Public Radio commentator, Michael Meeropol, makes the case for solar cooking with input from Solar Cookers International]
*{{NewJun18}}'''June 2018:''' [http://www.sunpod.de/2018/06/235-sunpod-interview-pia-otte-developing-solar-energy-technologies-for-and-with-people/ 235 SunPod-Interview: Dr. Pia Otte – Developing solar energy technologies for and with people] (First minute in German, interview in English)
*{{NewJan17}}'''January 2017:'''

::[[File:Solar Cookers International All About Access|thumb|none|400 px|Household air pollution: causes and solutions]]

*'''July 2014:'''

::[[File:Menzies The most well funded solar cooker program in the world lessons learned from GTZ|thumb|none|400px]]

*'''July 2014:'''

::[[File:Otte Mapping global impact data for solar cooking a case study|thumb|none|400px]]

*'''July 2014:'''

::[[File:Powers The global public image of solar cookers|thumb|none|400 px]]


*'''July 2014:'''

::[[File:Yes We Do Solar Cook|thumb|none|400 px]]

==Additional resources==
*[[Media:What one person or a small group can do to promote solar cooking RCoyle.pdf|What one person or a small group can do to promote solar cooking]] - ''Ramon Coyle''
*[[Solar cooking in developing countries|Promoting solar cooking in developing countries]]
* [[What you can do to promote solar cooking]]
* [[Solar cooking slide decks]] - Presentation slide decks that can be used to introduce solar cooking to groups
*{{NewJun23}}{{Cat|Conferences}}
* [[Classroom resources]]
* [[Organizing solar cooking events]]
*{{NewAug15}}'''August 2015:''' [http://www.nature.com/news/sustainability-clean-cooking-empowers-women-1.17562 Sustainability: Clean cooking empowers women] - ''nature, Laura S. Brown and William F. Lankford''
*'''August 2005:''' [[Media:ICT4D- A Solar Cooking Case Study.pdf|A Solar Cooking Case Study: Investigating Appropriate Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for Development in Nigeria]] - ''[[Carole St. Laurent]]'' (An investigation of using local language videos to introduce solar cooking in [[Nigeria]].)
*'''August 2006:''' [[Media:Digitally Assisted Diffusion of Innovations, Carole Laurent, 2-19-15.pdf|Digitally Assisted Diffusion of Innovations]] - ''[[Carole St. Laurent]]'' (A case is made to encourage the use of instructional videos made in local languages, over printed materials when introducing solar cooking.)

==See also==

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