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 Sunshine for sustainable
business and better health. Friday, November 21, 2008 |
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On August 21, 2008, the United Nations' SEED Initiative selected Las Mujeres Solares de Totogalpa as one of 5 winners for the 2008 Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development. Las Mujeres Solares was selected based on their plan to continue to develop their cooperative business that produces and markets photovoltaics made from recycled solar cells and solar cookers adapted for local needs. While in Nicaragua in the summer of 2008, Salud del Sol staffer Anna Young worked with partner Grupo Fenix of Managua to develop the plan submitted to SEED on behalf of Las Mujeres Solares. To read more, visit our Partner Report.
After a month on site, Daniel Hensel, Director of Product Research, completed construction of a modified solar cooker to be used for field-testing of the solar autoclave designs. The modified cooker is somewhat larger to allow room for testing a pressure vessel, which will contain instruments to be sterilized. Other research issues have been raised, and Salud del Sol is seeking in-kind contributions and collaborations to further the autoclave research. To read the detailed progress report, visit our Project Report.
New! Solar Cooker Construction Manual, 2008 by CJ Colavito, Grupo Fenix VolunteerThe Solar Cooker Construction Manual (Manual de Construcción de una Cocina Solar), complete with photos and detailed diagrams for building your own solar box cooker, is now available in English and en Español. Click the icon on the left to download the 4Mb PDF English version. Click the icon on the right to download the manual en Español.
Salud del Sol has launched an effort to profile the Solar Women of Totogalpa (las Mujeres Solares). The Nicaragua-based team has interviewed several of las Mujeres Solares to provide our web site visitors with a view of the human inspiration that motivates our daily work in Nicaragua. We believe that you will find these stories enlightening. Visit our Partner Page to read these stories.
On July 9th, Lori Hanna, Executive Director and Anna Young, Director of Development along with Susan Kinne of Grupo Fenix met with the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA). After the meeting, Salud del Sol received official permission from Dr. Jorge Orochena S., Director of Services Organizations, for the continuation of the solar autoclave research and development project. To read the entire meeting report, visit our News Post.