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November 2025
French manufacturer, Solar Brother, offers a double layer cook pot solution called the COSMO Universal Solar Pot
Integrated Solar Cooking Kenya is a network of vendors and entrepreneurs promoting the benefits of integrated solar cooking across 47 counties in Kenya
 
October 2025
First solar cooking initiative for Central African Republic - Solar Cookers International (SCI) partners with the United Nations Environment Programme’s Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN)
For her efforts promoting solar cooking, Lorena Harp awarded prize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life from the World Summit Foundation
University of Missouri researchers develop a promising method to remove nanoplastics from water
500 indoor solar cooking systems called ‘Surya Nutan’ donated to the government of Sri Lanka through Lanka IOC
Solar Lab Marga Marga - Chile is an initiative focused on solar energy innovation and education in the Valparaíso region of Chile
The government of Mali has partnered with Solar Cookers International to locally produce solar cookers to benefit a community of 2,400
 
September 2025
Revisiting the industrious group of entrepreneurs in Kabul, Afghanistan as their business grows fabricating parabolic solar cookers
Solar Cookers International representative, Keith Wingeard, participates in Africa Climate Week and the Africa Climate Summit 2 held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Student from the United Kingdom helps to prevent cholera with solar cooker project in Zimbabwe
Guest speaker Mikael Melin shares insights on advancing clean, people-centered energy solutions at Solar Cookers International’s UN High-Level Political Forum 2025 Webinar
Didacus Odhaimbo, CEO of Farmers With a Vision, demonstrates solar cookers to the Mango Road Self Help Group in Bumala, Kenya
Classes begin at the Walker Solar Bakery in Lesotho
 

Events

Featured international events[]

ISES SWC 2025 logo, 7-22-25
  • 3-7 November 2025 (Fortaleza, Brazil): Solar World Congress 2025 - The Solar World Congress (SWC) is the official congress of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), held every two years since 1970. It is the world’s largest event for scientific and technological dissemination in the field of solar energy conversion technologies, along with other renewable energy sources. The congress gathers professors, researchers, students, public managers, company representatives, and other professionals in this field. SWC 2025 will take place at a crucial time for global discussions on the advancement of renewable energy, as COP30 will take place in Belem, Brazil only a few days after SWC 2025 closes. (Early bird registration by 7 August 2025) More information...
COP30 logo, 10-30-25
  • NEW:  10-21 November 2025 (Belém, Brazil):The Conference of the Parties (COP30) - The largest global United Nations event for discussions and negotiations on climate change. COP is held annually, with the presidency rotating among the five UN-recognized regions. In 2025, Brazil will have the honor of hosting the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30). The chosen city will provide the world with a unique platform to discuss climate solutions, firmly rooted in the heart of the Amazon. The event will gather world leaders, ministers and representatives of international organizations to discuss how to tackle the climate crisis through fair and sustainable energy transitions, as well as forest and biodiversity conservation. Solar Cookers International's, Executive Director, Caitlyn Hughes, Science Director, Dr. Alan Bigelow, and Strategic Partnerships Manager, Keith Wingeard, will be representing the solar cooking community. The SCI team will showcase the success of new programs in Mali and the Central African Republic, along with progress from the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya. See the schedule of SCI's participation and presentations...

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France[]

Solar Brother event video, 10-20-25
  • NEW: Saturday, 8 November 2025, 10am-2pm (Carnoules, Var, France): Participate in the "Discovering Solar Cooking" Workshop - Offered at the Solar Brother Solar Center, The program includes: Theoretical module on the principles of solar concentration, discovery and familiarization with different types of solar ovens, and a collective preparation of a convivial solar meal! Enjoy a short video of a past gathering Price: €69 Book quickly, only 10 places available. Reservation information...


Lesotho[]

WSB 2, 7-14-25

Karabo Motsamai, founder of the Walker Solar Bakery, Photo credit: Walker Solar Bakery

  • Training program to begin on 1 September 2025 at the Walker Solar Bakery (Matsoatlareng village, Maseru) - Each two-week class will be open to twenty students, typically youth and women, at the Walker Solar Bakery. Learn to use and care for the solar ovens and basic business skills. The program is set to run September through November 2025. Contact Karabo Motsamai at the bakery or at motsamaikarabo51@gmail.com to learn more.


Mexico[]

ConSyCSA logo, 8-29-25
  • 11-14 November 2025 (San Luis Potosí, SLP, Mexico): ConSyCSA 2025 - Attend solar cooking and drying workshops and lectures. Learn about solar food preservation. Analyze the potential for these technologies to participate in national and international programs to promote the development of agricultural, livestock, and fishing industries. Attendance is virtual and in-person. More information... (Abstracts accepted until 31 August 2025)


Cuernavaca club photo, 9-30-25
  • First Sunday of the month (Cuernavaca, Morelos): Cuernavaca Solar Cooking and Solar Drying Club - The club meets the first Sunday of the month for solar cooking, 11:00am - 2:00pm. You can bring ingredients and utensils to cook with the sun and share sunny food at the end. San Miguel Ecological Park Acapantzingo, Av. Atlacomulco No.14, Acapantzinga, 62448 Cuernavaca, Mor. Mexico. If you like to bring materials to build your solar kitchen or solar dryer, we will send you the plans and list of materials by mail. jm.hernandezjarquin@gmail.com


Awards and grants[]

Several small grant programs without deadlines for application are listed below. For information on how to develop a funding application, with a complete list of other funding sources see: Raising funds through grants and donations. Awards programs will be added as they are announced.

  • Climate Adaptation Challenge Fund: The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity will run competitive challenges or calls for proposals aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) that show the potential to create work opportunities for young women and men, young people living with disabilities or refugee youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Fund will run these challenges across three sectors to establish a robust portfolio of innovative SMEs as they create work opportunities in SSA. The Climate Adaptation Fund will launch in 2025 and be open for nine months. Details of the challenge will be provided at a later stage. More information...
  • Roddenberry Catalyst Fund: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - The Catalyst Fund is geared towards small and/or early-stage ideas and projects that need a capital infusion to launch or prove viability. Catalyst awardees are typically piloting a program, venturing into new territory, on the cusp of launching, or pivoting in a new direction. The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world addressing pressing global challenges. You can have 25 years of experience or be just starting out. You can be working alone, with a team, as part of a non-profit organization, a social enterprise, or a for-profit corporation. See the following link for more information: https://roddenberryfoundation.org/our-work/catalyst-fund/#faq
  • LUSH Charity Pot Grants: Applications accepted anytime (EN/FR/ES) - Charity Pot grants support small, grassroots organizations in North America and around the world that are working on the root cause of issues and creating long-term sustainable change. [They] support organizations working in areas of animal protection, environmental justice, and human rights....Applications are submitted via an online granting system asking about your organization’s purpose, main activities, governance structure and annual revenue. Additionally, a description of the project that you’re seeking funding for is requested along with an itemized budget, timeline and how the project’s success will be measured. Our support ranges from a few thousand dollars to a maximum of $15,000 per project. Applications available in English, French, and Spanish. See the following link for more information: https://www.lushusa.com/stories/article_funding-and-application-guidelines.html
  • GEF Small Grants Programme: Applications accepted anytime (EN) - SGP grants are made directly to community-based organizations (CBOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in recognition of the key role they play as a resource and constituency for environment and development concerns. The maximum grant amount per project is US$50,000, but averages around US$25,000. In this way, SGP complements the large and medium-sized GEF project funding by providing a window for the direct participation of NGOs, local communities, and other grassroots organizations. How to apply..., and find your national coordinator

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