India in One Week

I've been emailing back and forth with my aunt and Satish, and it looks as if we've figured out the problem with the cooker. My aunt had been trying to use a pot that wasn't painted black, so the pot couldn't absorb all of the suns rays.

Some of the women that my aunt showed the cookers to.

 Satish sent over a new pot and everything seems to be working properly. Good news as I will be leaving for India next week!

My Next Trip and a Grant!

School is finally finished, and with it some good news. Over the winter, I applied for the Winton Scholarship at my school. I was recently told that I had been chosen as the recipient of the prize and a $2000 grant that goes along with it! I will be using the money to fund my next trip to Pamban/Rameshwaram.

At the end of this month, I will be bringing around 30 of the solar cookers to Pamban Island. While there my aunt and I will be meeting with community leaders and having workshops, teaching the villagers how to effectively use the cookers.

For now, I am talking to Satish and my aunt to work out some details on the development of the new solar cooker, as it seems my aunt is having trouble cooking with the one of the prototypes. I will be talking to Satish and hopefully we will have the problem solved soon.