Democratic Republic of the Congo

==Events==
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*December: COP27 press conference with Dr. Hans André Lohayo Djamba of the Democratic Republic of Congo - SCI representatives met with Dr. Djamba during COP27 to discuss the current situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The DNC contains approximately 60% of the forested area of Africa, and country officials are keenly aware of potential deforestation. They wish to find alternative solutions to eliminate cooking over open fires. Recent war torn areas in eastern DRC has forced many citizens living there to leave their rural homes and move to the larger cities for their safety. Dr. Djamba explains how solar cooking can provide another tool to help manage living in these cities for those with limited financial resources. The DRC plans for greater solar cooking capacity in the country, and have successfully found a pathway to access financing from the Green Climate Fund to help with this. Their efforts can be a model for other countries. 
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*November 2022: Solar drying workshop - An engineer at Étudiant, Ferdinand Bukunda Matabishi, explains solar food dehydration with a “Kiin solar food dryer to social groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
*November 2017: Clement Musonda organized a project in DRC-Katanga, which began in 2010 with the creation of an NGO to highlight environmental concerns and manufacture solar cookers and food dryers in the town of Kinshasa.
*February 2017: Congo Clean Cookers reports: After a meeting we eat rice cooked by a solar cooker #Cookit at the Université Libre des Pays des Grands Lacs. More information...
*December 2014: Clement Musonda has provided a business proposal for his group. It can be seem here: - Clement Musonda
*Mai 2011: L’échauffement climatique est beaucoup observé ce dernier temps. Les gents en parlent partout. Nos habitations sont surchauffées par la cuisine lors qu’on cuisine de repas. Une façon plus simple c’est cuisine avec de four solaire là il n’y aura pas l’échauffement. C’est dans ce sens là que nous avons eu ce matin 12/05/2011, un coup de téléphone provenant de nos amis solaires du Congo Brazza qui comptent venir nous rencontrer pour voir comment nos cuiseurs solaires cuisinent les repas sans dégager la chaleur ; une façon de n’est pas chauffer notre entourage (maison, cité, village …). Ils veulent apprendre la cuisson solaire et nous sommes près d'organiser des ateliers de démonstration pour eux ainsi que tous ceux qui s'intéresse à cette façon de cuisiner uniquement avec le soleil sans se chauffer.
*February 2010: Upon her departure from Kinshasa in June 2009 at the end of her stay in DRC, our Madame Doctor Joyce Hightower asked us "to not let go the use of solar cookers, because they have the potential in the future of Congo to save many people in a humanitarian fashion, especially by water pasteurization." Today her thoughts are confirmed by the invitation of African Energy. It was an opportunity that does not arrive every day, to see the seminars and trainings on solar energy in Kinshasa led by outside partners African Energy from the 15 to 16 of February. We participated in these trainings while the leaders (Steve, Patrick, and Lincoln) gave us materials what are rare in our country, so we have all we need to live more enlightened. We are happy to provide solar cookers for solar electricity to our villages and cities in DRC (solar pumps, solar projectors, public solar lighting systems) with a system of assistance that can respond to the needs of the rural and urban population. The American firm, to testify to our participation, gave us a certificate as "Entrepreneurs of Renewable Energy" in which dozens of people took part. The pioneers of solar cooking were numerous. There were many demonstrations of solar products, a good occasion and suitable moment to learn for poor countries who live in obscurity. - Sylvain Kimour Kalubi
*March 2007: Sylvain Kimour Kalubi of the Terre de la Paix group has been busy translating solar cooker information on the Solar Cooking Archive into several local languages. Kalubi and his colleagues have also been experimenting with various cooker designs, including the Twelve-Sided Parvati cooker, and have developed their own solar box cooker called the KIN 1. Kalubi has found advantages to using cassava (or manioc) flour instead of wheat flour for making paste. He says the cassava flour is cheaper in the Congo than wheat flour, and it makes a stronger glue for cardboard solar cookers. Contact: Terre de la Paix
*March 2007: Après un atelier de formation durant 2 jours les mamans passent à la pratique de connaissances eu durant la formation qui était bien animée par le PIONIER de fours solaire au Congo S.KIMOUR KALUBI. Read more
*February 2007: Une rencontre très fructueuse avait eu lieu le lundi 19 Février 2007 pendent 1 heure 30’ entre le représentant de SCI en RDC et membre de conseil de direction de Solar Cookers International à la personne de Madame Docteur Joyce Hightower et le pionnier des cuiseurs solaires Monsieur Sylvain Kimour Kalubi. C’était dans son bureau de Kinshasa. L’entretien était très innovateur car beaucoup de bonne chose pour avancer la vulgarisation de cuisson solaire et pasteurisation d’eau furent évoqués, en vue de voir notre pays se trouver une place au soleil comme d’autres pays comme le Kenya, South Africa, etc., où l’énergie solaire est développé. Et docteur nous a encouragé à continuer de travailler pour que les cuiseurs solaires prospère comme ailleurs et que nous ne pouvons pas nous sentir orphelins car cuiseur solaire à de l’avenir pour le Pays enfin de sauver la population et l’environnement. Presque à tous nos problèmes, Madame a essayée d’en trouver des solutions appropriées. On avaient aussi évoqué des CooKits qui peuvent fonctionnés avec satisfaction au Congo. Je lui ai remis quelques archives de SCI en langues congolaises qui sont déjà sur le site web. J’ai sollicité son appui permanant pour la réalisation de nos projets. La prochaine rencontre pourra avoir lieu dans 2 où 3 semaines. Débuté à 14h30’ on se séparaient vers 15h45’. - Le Pionnier Sylvain Kimour Kalubi
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*Northern part of the country: Abundant rain most months and abundant firewood.
*Southern part of the country: Six months of abundant rain. Local sources of firewood are in the process of being depleted. The south is a good region for solar cooking. (Source: Juan Urrutia Sanz, 2010-Feb)
See also
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*Discussion of DRC's suitability for solar cooking
*Solar cooker dissemination and cultural variables
==Resources==
===Reports===
*September 2018: 
*November 2014: Safe Access to Fuel and Energy: Rapid Assessment Report for Ruzizi DRC - Women's Refugee Commission
===Articles in the media===
===Materials in Tshluba and Kikonga===
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*Nkonku ya pabuayi pa matshuwa adi ipika ne munya wa diba
*The Tire Cooker in the Tshiluba language
*The Tire Cooker in the Kikongo language
===Materials in French===
*Questions courantes sur les fours solaires
===Audio and video===
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