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The UNDP is the United Nations Development Program.
News[]
- March 2024: Rebuilding after the 2023 earthquake in Herat - There has been a comprehensive response by the UNDP to help rebuild the community in Herat. They are providing transitional housing, community-cooked meals, a parabolic solar cooker, and PV lighting system for families. As most possessions were lost in the earthquake, the residents are amazed at the ability of the solar cookers to handle their needs. All with so much less smoke than before. The air is cleaner and the children are coughing less. Read more about the project...
Few possessions were left after the earthquake
Appreciating the ability of the sun to boil water
Less cooking smoke in the air, makes for easier breathing for residents
Photo credit: UNDP
Reports and evaluations[]
2019 UNDP program distributes solar cookers to Gaza communities, Photo credit: UNDP
- January 2019: UNDP solar cooker program offered in Gaza - As part of the efforts made by UNDP’s Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People to mitigate the harsh socio-economic conditions in the Gaza Strip, 47 vulnerable families received solar cooking ovens to improve their livelihoods. Families were selected based on their vulnerability status, family size, persons with disability within the family and the viability of their house to absorb energy. Read more...
- 2014: The Mekhe Solar Cooker: Empowering Women One Community at a Time - A Case Study - SGP The GEF Small Grants Programme