On November 27, 2010, a thousand people will gather in Cape Town, South Africa to share a meal together. Imagine this. One THOUSAND people eating together, chatting, laughing, exchanging stories, sharing flavours and aromas. What makes this even more special is that they will be cooking their food exclusivley with solar cookers.
In the Khayelitsha community of Cape Town, many residents do not have access to electricity. Families are forced to cook with parffin, scraps of wood or other flammable and carbon-intensive materials. For families that do have access to electricity, energy is very expensive. The NGO, South South North, estimates that in neighborhoods like Khayelitsha 25% of a family's income is spent on energy service.
These cookers are an immediate and critical solution to the energy crisis in this community that also helps to relieve the financial struggles of local families.
People helping People
People all over the world can support this event in South Africa by sponsoring a large parabolic solar cooker for $150 that will be used in the event and then given to the Khayelitsha community of Cape Town. Each high powered parabolic cooker lasts for 10 years and requires no fossil fuels.
Maybe this is what you want to ask for for Christmas? To learn more or to donate, visit:
http://earth.350.org/cooking-your-food-with-the-sun-in-south-africa/
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