A group in Berkeley has engineered a cookstove that uses 75% less fuel than the traditional three-stone hearth used by these refugees.
Darfur Stoves Project
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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Darfur Stoves Project
If you're reading this, chances are you don't risk rape or other violent attacks when you prepare your meals. If you are a woman living in Darfur, where millions of refugees live in very dense camps, and you have to walk for up to 7 hours to collect firewood for cooking, chances are you will be assaulted and raped if you encounter a militia group. The catch is - you can't bring a man along for protection because he'll most certainly be killed by the militia and the camps are only about 20% male because of the genocide.
A group in Berkeley has engineered a cookstove that uses 75% less fuel than the traditional three-stone hearth used by these refugees.
Please consider donating to this project -- just $20 will help someone make dinner with less risk to her life and health.
Darfur Stoves Project
Engineers Without Borders
A group in Berkeley has engineered a cookstove that uses 75% less fuel than the traditional three-stone hearth used by these refugees.
Darfur Stoves Project
Engineers Without Borders
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Thank you for posting that information.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea. Thank you for posting this.
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