[Stoves] Hilary Clinton announcing $50 million for cleaner cookstoves

[Director, MIT, Aurangabad]

dear sir,

thank you very much for this message.

i am from india. is it possible to attend

this conference in second week in tanzania?

regards.

y a kawade
india
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On 9/23/10, Richard Stanley <rstanley at legacyfound.org> wrote:
> Lloyd,
> Thanks much for your coverage of the big news today: Its great that the US
> State department, the Clinton foundation and other larger donors are getting
> interested in efficient stoves and fuels for development and extension
> within Africa.
>
> Its a world we have never had the overheads to penetrate ourselves but we
> will not be alone this time: Fortunately, the majority of this group share
> our own commitment to practical, direct and locally sustained aid: If any of
> us were to succeed in accessing the beneficence of these global initiatives,
> it will be money well spent-- as any one's success and exposure, really
> benefits of all of us.
>
> However in your reference to us, you state that we fund such organisations
> as Approvecho. and EWB. While we would love to be able to do that, frankly
> we are not set up to do so and never have been. While we laud their work and
> have greatly benefitted from their insights from time to time, we have a
> very specific focus on collaborative R&D, production training, set up of
> self sustaining nationally managed training teams and an ongoing
> participation in the growing,  network of fellow briquetters.
>
> Thanks for the mention none the less. Lets all hope for the best eh?
>
> I wanted to also mention that Legacy Foundation is shortly launching a
> briquette producers conference in Arusha Tanzania (between the 9th and 14th
> of November). It is specifically intended to engage actual producers and
> production trainers from the eastern half of that continent. While most
> nations have responded favorably, there is still a lack of commitment from
> the DRC, Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe,  If anyone knows of active
> producer projects there please let us know. The other nations are pretty
> much committed already.
>
> Pressing on,
>
> Richard Stanley
> www.legacyfound.org
>
>
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y a kawade,
mit, aurangabad.
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