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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Friends<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>There are some documents available on line regarding the cooking and fuel situations in Haiti and the upcoming USAID project there. Lots if helpful information and a discussion of a broad range of fuels.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0mm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><a href="http://www.hedon.info/article2511">Presolicitation: USAID Improved Cooking Technology Program</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0mm;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nexant’s reports:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.fbo.gov/download/1d2/1d28439c1148c3c34ae388538b5205bb/Draft_of_the_Improved_Cooking_Technology_program.pdf">https://www.fbo.gov/download/1d2/1d28439c1148c3c34ae388538b5205bb/Draft_of_the_Improved_Cooking_Technology_program.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Appendix 1<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.fbo.gov/download/b11/b11391f74377c3074064d168136a7db9/Nexant_Final_Report_Haiti_2011.pdf">https://www.fbo.gov/download/b11/b11391f74377c3074064d168136a7db9/Nexant_Final_Report_Haiti_2011.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Appendix 2<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.fbo.gov/download/bc6/bc606d7aef58a34d8f02c315422437bf/Nexant_Final_Report_Annexes.pdf">https://www.fbo.gov/download/bc6/bc606d7aef58a34d8f02c315422437bf/Nexant_Final_Report_Annexes.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In the Final report “Assessment of Haiti Alternative Cooking Technologies Program”, page A-13 it says<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>“The average urban household interviewed during the course of this assessment consumes 2.27 kg of charcoal per day, or just under 2 marmite (can)/day. This represents 47.29gd/day (~$1.20 US) spent on fuel, which is 28% of the average income of respondents who are employed (average income is 170.11gd/day). <span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Estimates show that rural households are</span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'> consuming 1.5kg of wood per day (ESMAP 2007)</span></i><i><span style='font-size:11.5pt'>. Charcoal usage among rural households is difficult to judge because it is based on seasonal variations and is often sold in different quantities (such as macoute, or donkey sacks), but is likely around 2.18kg/day in the rainy season among wealthier households.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal>I think that must mean 1.5 kg per person per day, not per rural household.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The figure of 28% of income being spent on fuel is in the upper range for the poor. At this level they often engage in fuel switching (burning garbage, tires, leaf litter) or simply cooking less/ under-cooking the food. It appears that a great deal of the charcoal being consumed is not produced in Haiti.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Crispin<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>