Asociación Amigas del Sol
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Guatemala Solar Oven Project, March, 2007 Up-Date
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Central American Solar Energy Project
1400 East Market Street
Charlottesville, VA 22902
casep@earthlink.net
Phone: (434) 971 1401 Vision
In Central America we seek to enrich the lives of women and their families by providing women with a viable and appropriate alternative to cooking with firewood. We provide women with opportunities to learn new skills, develop projects that address the needs of their community, and become leaders.
Cooking with solar ovens saves families time, energy, and money typically devoted to obtaining firewood, and significantly decreases the incidents of respiratory and eye problems and burns caused by cooking over an open fire. The Central American Solar Energy Project works towards improved health, personal growth and sustainable communities while reducing deforestation and continuing to spread environmental consciousness throughout Central America.
Each of the four countries has a community resource center operated by a coordinator and staff. The project has evolved in different ways in each country, adapting to the particular needs and strengths of the communities, but all sharing a common Vision, History and Development Model. While the life of the project is in Central America, there is a small administrative office in Fairfax, Virginia.
The Mission of the Central American Solar Energy Project (CASEP) is: -
To empower women to take part in the development of projects which improve the health of their communities.
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To enrich the lives of women and their families by decreasing their commitment of time and money obtaining firewood.
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To preserve the endangered ecosystems by reducing deforestation.
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To reduce the incidence of eye damage, respiratory illnesses and other health hazards due to open fire cooking.
CASEP strives
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To develop solar cooking technology that is consistent with the needs of women and families now cooking with firewood or natural gas,
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To provide opportunities to women to learn new skills and develop their leadership within the community and beyond.
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To provide long-term follow-up and organization that fosters the creation of diverse community projects.
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To encourage self-sufficiency and long-term sustainability of autonomous community groups in Central America.
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