Haiti One Year Later
Haiti continues to benefit from solar cooking. SCI (Solar Cooker International) and International Child Care Ministries are working to expand the project in the schools around Port Au Prince to integrate solar cooking into the 5th grade science curriculum Complete Article
The Impact of Rising Food Prices
Across the world, food stocks are down in part because of unfavorable weather, ranging from drought to floods in various parts of the world. The demand for rice and other grains, meanwhile, has been growing, especially in big developing countries like China. This situation has added to the struggle for families trying to survive, and has helped to fuel protests in the Mideast. With food costs rising in developing nations, there is less money for the population to buy needed fuel, primarily charcoal, for cooking. Introducing solar cooking to more areas is an important way for residents to offset the higher price of food staples. Complete Article
