Cooking in Tanzania

By: Ben, Noel, Sara, Lindsey

Traditional Ways of Cooking

❖ Outside over an open fire.❖ Fire inside of huts, usually

with poor ventilation.

❖ Roll the chapati dough and then flatten it out. Cook over open fire until done.

Existing Problems Potential health risks

Indoor smoke inhalation❖* Responsible for 1.5 million deaths per year globally, among women and small young children.

❖Deforestation ❖* Up to 500,000 acres are deforested in Tanzania

each year.❖Consumption of wood for fuel may

contribute.❖Waste of time

❖Much time is wasted traveling to collect the wood.

❖Waiting for wood to dry so it can be used in everyday cooking.

Recent Developments❖ Solar Cooker -The Global Resource

Alliance has offered solar cooking workshops and over 1000 subsidized solar Cookits this past January

❖ Landscape -WeForest is helping to restore the deforested area over the next 2 years by planting 130,000 trees

❖ A study was done that found solar cooking viable for the needs of a rural family even during the lowest average solar radiation levels.

Questions to Consider❖ Can we build it cheap and fast?❖ Can we store heat from it?❖ Things to consider:

❖ Complexity of construction, sun inclination, and longevity

❖ Limited availability of funds or materials for construction, durability, ease of use

❖ Viable daylight hours❖ Reproducibility of the project