Promoting solar cooking

==Project planning==
===Determine whether solar cooking is appropriate in your area===
* Evaluating solar cooking potential for a locality
* Countries with the greatest solar cooking potential
* Cultural variables to consider
* Solar radiation maps 
*Quick Needs Assessment for Solar Cooking
*Solar Cooker Adoption and Impact Survey
===Learn from the work of others and make contacts===
* Find existing promoters in your country of interest
*Find participants and read papers from past conferences
* Study the most significant solar cooking projects
* Read project evaluations of past solar cooking projects
*Consult interactive map of known solar cooking projects
* Learn about cooking for large groups
* Learn about solar cooking programs in refugee camps
* Consider how to collect data on your project
===Access handbooks and training materials===
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 The John Collentine Solar Cooking ToolkitSolar Cookers International created this toolkit to teach the basics of solar cooking and its promotion 
160px|center|border|link=https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/solarcooking/images/2/2d/Solar_Cooker_Project_Best_Practices_Manual.pdfJewish World Watch created this manual that details how to assure a successful solar cooking project in refugee camps. - Solar Cookers International - Solar Cookers International - Solar Cookers InternationalThis is a handbook published by Solar Cookers International that includes detailed plans for building a CooKit solar panel cooker. (There are also detailed versions in , , , , , and .) - Solar Cookers Netherlands - Christelle Souriau & David AmelinThis is an excellent overview of solar cooking basics and simple solar cooker and dryer construction methods.
 (Dari and English) - Grace Magney. 
===Determine which model(s) to work with===
* Solar cooker designs
* Solar cooker construction plans
===Determine the availability of materials and components===
===Information on solar cooking individual foods===
===Additional technologies to consider===
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* Integrated Cooking Method
* Heat-retention cooking
* Solar water pasteurization
* Solar food drying
* Pot-in-pot cooler
* Solar food processing
* Solar autoclave
* Other non-cooking uses for a solar cooker
===Fund your project===
* Raising funds through grants and donations
* Raising funds through manufacturing and/or sales
* Business development
* Carbon credits
* Microcredit
* Solar restaurants and bakeries
==Data collection==
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*Contribute your data
==Publications==
*July 2024: ‘Haven’t Bought an LPG Cylinder in 4 Years’: How To Use Solar Cooking to Save Money & Time, - the better india
*March 2023: - Alaa Abdul Sater & Johanna Tolly
*January 2020: - Sara Hjalmarsson, Stefan Karnebäck
*October 2019:  Solar Cookers International's John Collentine Toolkit
*January 2018:  - Neha Mehta, et al
*January 2018:  - Jennifer L. Gasser, et al
*February 2018:  - Climate Outreach
*June 2017: What’s cooking? Unverified assumptions, overlooking of local needs and pro-solution biases in the solar cooking literature - L. Iessaa, et al
*January 2017:  - Ignacio R. Smith and Sherry McMillan
*January 2017: - Rocio Maldonado
==Audio and video==
*May 2024:
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*July 2023: Solar cooking as a higher education gateway towards global engagement
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*December 2022: SCI speaks with UN representatives at COP27 - The presentation focusses on responding to country requests for help with meeting their clean technology goals. The CTCN is the technical assistance arm of the UNFCCC, providing direct technical assistance to countries, by helping to define goals, advice on building clean technology capacity, and in offering advice on receiving financial aid for a program tailored to their situation. 
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*September 2022: Solar cooking awareness: NE Public Radio commentator, Michael Meeropol, makes the case for solar cooking with input from Solar Cookers International
*June 2018: 235 SunPod-Interview: Dr. Pia Otte – Developing solar energy technologies for and with people (First minute in German, interview in English)
*January 2017:
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==Additional resources==
* - Ramon Coyle
*Promoting solar cooking in developing countries
* What you can do to promote solar cooking
* Solar cooking slide decks - Presentation slide decks that can be used to introduce solar cooking to groups
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* Classroom resources
* Organizing solar cooking events
*August 2015: Sustainability: Clean cooking empowers women - nature, Laura S. Brown and William F. Lankford
*August 2005: - Carole St. Laurent (An investigation of using local language videos to introduce solar cooking in Nigeria.)
*August 2006: - Carole St. Laurent (A case is made to encourage the use of instructional videos made in local languages, over printed materials when introducing solar cooking.)
==See also==
Category:Solar cooking promotion