[Stoves] Designing for the affluent AND the poor.... this is NOT Re: ocean acidification

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Steve

>>   We made huge efforts to popularize our appropriate technologies among
the rural poor but failed because the lifestyle of the rich is the role
model of the poor. 

>This is the most profound observation in the comments on this thread, and
should be a key fact when planning 'what people want '

Or planning what 'they ought to want'.

I must thank Cecil in South Africa and Richard in Obamaland for their
experienced perspectives. Really worth the read and right on target.

Developing test methods that are culturally appropriate and give accurate
comparative performance has been an interesting process. The Social Science
team has provided detailed cooking cycles and that can be translated into
thermal power and performance numbers that give target performance tiers for
candidate stoves.

Because the finance available is based on achieved results, this approach to
testing gives the financiers some reasonably guarantee that they are getting
what they are paying for.

Regards
Crispi in Ulaanbaatar

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