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PPAF Insider July 8, 2024 SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK! By David Stillman – PPAF Executive Director Dear readers! We are eager for you to help advance PPAF’s work on solar cooking in Haiti. There are two ways to do it this week. Both will generate matching funds. I want to tell you about PPAF’s latest project news, but first here’s the information about donations. 1. GlobalGiving -- The annual July Bonus Day is Wednesday July 10, starting at 9 AM EDT until matching funds run out. Crowdfunding donations will be matched as follows -– 20% for gifts from $100 to $499; 30% for those from $500 to $749 and 40% for those from $750 to $1,000. If you are already a PPAF donor through GlobalGiving, you will receive automatic reminders Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. To connect through that site please visit https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/tracking-clean-cookstoves-and-fuel-in-haiti/. 2. PPAF website – All this week, Monday through Friday, an anonymous donor will match direct contributions to PPAF up to a total of $2,500. A Donate button is on the Welcome page at https://www.ppafoundation.org/.
I’m happy to report PPAF’s latest news! We have conducted a survey that shows solar cooking indeed reduces the need for charcoal and other fuels. We and a talented technical colleague created a Google Drive monitoring device for our three Haitian representatives to record interviews about the use of the solar cookers sold or donated through our project work. They can use cell phones or computers and easily give the results to several questions. At this point, we have data from interviews with 55 people who bought Haines solar cookers in Hinche or Jacmel. We also have information from cooks at four orphanages near Hinche. Solar Oven Reflectors LLC and a friend donated about 70 solar cookers to these four. They help to feed some 200 children.
The results so far are very positive. The respondents have different numbers of household members, they are of different ages and occupations, and their normal types of fuel vary. Some have used only wood, some charcoal and wood, and some propane and charcoal. Even the bags of charcoal come in different sizes. This is not a controlled survey. But out of all this, several points are quite clear. The people like solar cooking. They are using the solar cookers frequently. They cook several kinds of foods, among these especially beans, a staple that takes a lot of charcoal or wood to cook. They welcome solar cooking to save money, give time for other things, protect health from smoke, and help reduce the cutting of trees. Notably, they are using much less other fuel, especially wood in rural areas & charcoal in town. The negatives, if you can call them that, include comments that more people should have solar cookers, the cookers could be more sturdy, larger sizes could serve more people at a time, and it would be great to make solar cookers in Haiti.
It’s a pleasure to read their comments. Here are a few, with names deleted -- … has 6 people in her house. She uses only charcoal. She would always buy 2 bags of charcoal per month but with the solar cooker she buys only one. … is a blind man who says his wife has always had a lot of problems to find wood to cook, but she is looking for less wood because the stove helps her boil beans quickly. … said she always used to use charcoal and a pan to make bread for the Lord’s supper at church every 1st Sunday of the month. Thanks to the solar stove she no longer uses charcoal to make bread; it is well cooked and does not burn, and ashes from the fire do not fall in it. (This is for a church with 500 members.) … used to buy about 1 big bag and a half of charcoal to cook every month. Since she bought a solar cooker her expenses decreased. Now she uses only half a big bag during a month to make food for seven persons. All this is from using the power of the sun and $0 to use it. … said using the solar cooker is a perfect thing for her because it is using a system that helps to save money, helps to have more time to do whatever you want, and a system that can help us to have another environment in the future. … orphanage uses 15 donated solar cookers for more than 40 children and staff. The kitchen manager said before the solar ovens, they had wood for a week. Now the same amount lasts two weeks. They used to use two bags of charcoal a week, but now it is one bag a week. She is delighted that the solar ovens help to cut costs but also to reduce the number of trees they cut down in the community. We want to acknowledge and thank our collaborators in these exciting steps. The work around Hinche relies on SunDome Solar Ovens, from Solar Oven Reflectors, LLC, and others from a generous individual (donations), and from Haines Solar Cookers, LLC (sales). The work in Jacmel relies on purchases at a discount from Haines. We are glad to call upon several organizations and individuals for advice and to lend a hand. We are happy to share preliminary information in this newsletter! Going forward, we want to expand the work and create small business opportunities, including local assembly and distribution of solar cookers. It is our donors and friends who make this possible!
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP Your gift is your way to be a part of our work. Your contributions make it possible for the Foundation to continue our work in bringing organizations and people together for sustainable development and clean energy. (1) Other ways to donate: You can also mail a check directly to Dr. David Stillman, PPAF, 166 Edgars Lane, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706, USA. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Its EIN is 71-1016293. (2) Become a Corporate Sponsor. You'll be listed on our website and in our newsletter as a corporation that supports important work in clean energy, and broad assistance to people in Haiti. Contact David Stillman at [email protected] (3) Volunteer, serve as an intern, or get involved as a professional. Use the information above to contact us. Corporate Sponsor Thank you to our corporate sponsor Resource Furniture:
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PPAF Insider July 8, 2024 SPECIAL EVENTS THIS WEEK! By David Stillman – PPAF Executive Director Dear readers! We are eager for you to help advance PPAF’s work on solar cooking in Haiti. There are two ways to do it this week. Both will generate matching funds. I want to tell you about PPAF’s latest project news, but first here’s the information about donations. 1. GlobalGiving -- The annual July Bonus Day is Wednesday July 10, starting at 9 AM EDT until matching funds run out. Crowdfunding donations will be matched as follows -– 20% for gifts from $100 to $499; 30% for those from $500 to $749 and 40% for those from $750 to $1,000. If you are already a PPAF donor through GlobalGiving, you will receive automatic reminders Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. To connect through that site please visit https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/tracking-clean-cookstoves-and-fuel-in-haiti/. 2. PPAF website – All this week, Monday through Friday, an anonymous donor will match direct contributions to PPAF up to a total of $2,500. A Donate button is on the Welcome page at https://www.ppafoundation.org/.
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