Cameroon

Geographic location:
Loum and other cities of Moungo department.

Counterpart:
Africa-Edusa.

Economic collaboration:
Ajuntament de Castell-Platja d'Aro, Associació de comerciants de Platja d'Aro and private donations.

Technologies: Rocket stoves, solar cookers and institutional rocket stoves.

Development: Until now (December 2011) 100 rocket stoves, 10 parabolic solar cookers and 8 institutionals rocket stoves have been introduced.

Here are the news of our projects in Cameroon.

Monitoring of the use of rocket stoves and solar cookers (November 2011)

Monday, 12 December 2011 00:00

During our stay in Loum we have visited several families who get rocket stoves in March 2010 to check the degree of utilization and satisfaction. We have also visited the hospitals that received a parabolic solar cooker.

Eight improved institutional stoves to to reduce the consumption of firewood

Friday, 09 December 2011 14:12

Sol Solidari has donated eight large institutional improved stoves to eight centers situated in the Department of Moungo (3 prisons, 3 orphanages, and 2 internships). In these centers, where is cooked for many people, solar cookers and stoves are not powerful enough. The chosen cookers, designed by Aprovecho Research Center of the United States can prepare food for a hundred people, using up to 75% less fuel!

Introduction of economical and solar cookers in Loum - Camerun

Monday, 12 April 2010 00:00

During the month of March of 2010 a project has been carried out to introduce the solar and economical cookers in Loum (Cameroon), together with the ONGD Africa EduSa.

Cameroon

Monitoring of the use of rocket stoves and solar cookers (November 2011)

Eight improved institutional stoves to to reduce the consumption of firewood

Introduction of economical and solar cookers in Loum - Camerun

Sol Solidari opposes the destruction of 40,000 hectares of rainforest in Cameroon to turn them into a palm oil plantation (more info)