ENERGY
Solar power is an obvious choice. Solar ovens are simple enough but a real breakthrough in houses that depend on indoor cooking fires and lack chimneys.
What a treat! Hot showers and warm water for dishwashing through our rooftop solar water heaters.
Solar panels on the roof give us much-needed electricity for light, computers, and the internet.
A pot full of rice is ready to eat, with no added energy or attention, just the rays of the sun! Solar ovens not only cook food but eliminate the health risks of wood smoke within the buildings. Also, any reduction in wood used for fuel is a bonus in deforested Madagascar.
The school has given families the opportunity to buy highly efficient rocket stoves, to further the preservation of trees.