Suncookers

http://www.deepdishtv.org This film has been extremely well recieved in recent film festivals including the Woodstock Film Festival, and will be screened in the upcoming Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival. This new film shot in Kenya in 2006, follows Margaret Owino, of Solar Cookers International in Nairobi, as she teaches refugees how to use solar cooking. Deforestation in Kenya has made the firewood and charcoal, that the refugees use to cook, incredibly scarce. The use of solar cooking helps prevent further deforestation and is cheaper than the limited and costly firewood. As SuNews in Kenya reports, "For millions of people living in dry, fuel scarce regions, solar cookers can literally save lives." This inspirational new DVD features recipes to use in solar cooking, as well as information to create your own solar cooker. Produced and Directed by Catherine Scott Executive Producer DeeDee Halleck featuring: Margaret Owino of Solar Cookers International in Nairobi, Elizabeth Auma Oranga, Pastor Alloyes Ogollo, and Shadrack Alumai Duma

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• solar
• cooking
• suncookers
• catherine
• scott
• deedee
• halleck
• margaret
• owino
• international
• kenya
• refugee

[achsofromm]

Free, clean and it doesn't heat up your home. These Cookit cookers are really neat and simple. I wonder who provides the poly turkey bags, which cost more than the cooker...at least if you make the cooker? Hopefully people are not using unsafe plastic bags that might melt or taint the food.

[DeepDishTV]

This is a good question. We will make sure that the folks at Solar Cookers International let us know what's up with the plastic bags. Thanks for your comments.

Deep Dish TV Staff

[WNanette]

Empowering women, one Coo-Kit at a time - you go, Margaret and SCI!

If anyone viewing these bits of the solar cooker (or any solar cookers videos) wishes to donate, any amount - please look up SCI, Solar Cookers International, and donate.

Thanks.