[Stoves] integrating stoves and development

[Bryden, Kenneth [M E]]

I see the url didn't carry here it is again

http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/ethos/proceedings2011/Lange_MaasaiStovesSolar.pdf

Mark


On May 9, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Tom Miles wrote:

Bob,

These integrated stove development values were very evident in your
presentation at ETHOS 2011
http://www.vrac.iastate.edu/ethos/proceedings2011/Lange_MaasaiStovesSolar.pd
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Too often we get drawn into mass production in Asia by the overwhelming need
for widespread dissemination.

Thanks for telling your story.

Tom Miles
www.bioenergylists.org


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In my work with the Maasai in East Africa, I am very concerned that the
stove development not only help with health, conservation, and women's
labor.  I also want the procurement and labor related to the stoves to
result in money circulation in the local economies.    Quality in
manufacturing must be a goal, but we must accept the challenge to accomplish
this without all the economic stimulation occurring in Asia.    Creating
distribution businesses for imported finished items is not enough.   We need
commerce, manufacturing, skill development, procurement, production to
develop along with the stoves.   That is integrated stove development.

It is more effort.  But the accomplishments of local people and their
excitement, satisfaction, and energy makes it more than worthwhile.  also we
get better stoves!

Collectively we claim as a goal the empowerment of women.   That has to be
more than having women be active in distribution companies for imported
finished goods.   Our work with the Maasai shows no limit to the
appreciation of women when brought into all aspects of the stove development
and distribution effort.   The Maasai women have said "people don't come to
our communities normally and show that we women can be involved in new
things, can accomplish difficult tasks like these."     The women can learn
why the stoves are designed as they are, can be involved in field
development, and can learn about the measurement of smoke and carbon
monoxide.

We found, for example, that our stove was not physically stable under the
vigorous stirring that occurs in the cooking of "ugali" a corn meal dish.
the pot moved around too much, and smoke leakage around the pot became
severe..   It meant sitting in the houses with the women and cooking ugali
alongside them, looking at their solutions to the problem and then working
with them, and local craftspeople, to make the stove adequate in this way.

Field development is our key.  Not just field testing.  Stoves and
development.  True women's empowerment.  Economic stimulation.   Increasing
industrial strength.

Bob

Robert V. Lange
the ICSEE
508  735 9176
www.maasaistovessolar.org




we don't want the econonic stimulation to flow to Asia except for the
creation of distribution businesses.





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