I have started to send out emails requesting donations for this project. I also ordered five of the CooKits so that I could have them as examples to teach the villagers. When I go to Rameshwaram, I want to be able to be able to teach the people there how to use the solar cooker, and then teach how to make them on the spot. The CooKit is simple enough that mostly anyone can build a makeshift one with only tape, aluminum foil, and cardboard.
Monday, March 21, 2011
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Nutrition for the Poor: The Idea
Spring is coming up, and for part of my break I will be making a trip to India. Every year I make a trip to Dhanushkodi, each time to help the poor children and their families with problems they face in their lives. The last time I was at Dhanushkodi I found that many of the children were suffering from extreme malnutrition. Most of the villagers have a diet of mainly fish, and most think that vegetables and rice are not tasty or sustainable, and are expensive to prepare.
I have been doing research on how they could eat healthier food, and one way is to introduce easily made boiled vegetables and rice into their diet. The people of the village are very poor, so they cannot pay a bill every month to have gas and electricity needed for proper cooking.
I have found a way for the villagers to cook food in a sustainable fashion. Using solar power, a small device called the CooKit can boil rice and other foods completely free. All that is needed is sunlight. This device only costs $25 each, and if successfully implemented, is easy to produce for even cheaper.
More information on the device can be found here: http://solarcooking.wikia.com/wiki/CooKit
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