Our vision is to reach all people in Bolivian homes so we may teach them about the greatest threats to the natural environment, and show them better alternative methods of meeting their needs in order to live a better life.
We exist to provide the population of our home, Bolivia, with efficient yet simple technology in order to give them a better option for meeting their needs while improving their quality of life without harming the environment, and also to offer an example of sustainable development to those in the rest of the developing world.
"Obviously, this technology has improved the lives of people with the lowest incomes in our city...The demand for these cookers is greater than the actual supply that now exists."
Charlie Terceros, mayor of Cochabamba
"[Ecological kitchens]...don't just work, they can protect women and children from the pandemic of respiratory illnesses caused by inhaling smoke from wood fires. They can liberate women from the agonizing work of collecting firewood and can recover the wasted hours of their lives spent over the fire. They can reduce the terrible degradation of our environment..."
-Darwin O'Ryan Curtis y Louise Meyer, Americas, April 2005
Advantages of Cooking with the Sun's Energy:
1. It's Free: You use only the sun's rays to cook, and don't need electricity, gas, or firewood.
2. It's Easy: You don't need to watch your food because it cannot burn in the solar cooker. You can do other things while cooking.
3. It Takes Less Work: There is no need to search for firewood or carry canisters of gas.
4. You Keep in Nutrients and Flavor: With this way of preparing food, you prevent the loss of vitamins, minerals, and taste.
5. Safety: There's no risk of burns.
6. Environment: Using your solar cooker reduces deforestation and its effects, such as erosion, and does not contaminate the atmosphere or your food.
7. It's Smoke-Free: Solar cookers produce no smoke.
To contact for more information about our products, if you would like to volunteer, or to place an order, please write, email or call:
Alternative Technologies in Ecological Cooking
ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY KITCHENS,
EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY,
A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT
Webmaster: sobrelaroca@gmail.com
Visit the website of the CEDESOL Foundation, our partner organization:
Calle América Oeste No. 1675 - Telf. / Fax: [591-4]-448-0988 Cochabamba - Bolivia [Sur América] - Email: sobre.la.roca1998@gmail.com
