Darfur Stoves Project

Associate Debra Stein travels to Alem Gena in Ethiopia to make and drink coffee with the women of Ethiopian charity SIQQEE.

With the help of Marketing Consultant Jan Maes, the Darfur Stoves Project explores the concept of selling stoves to users as a means to ensure a high adoption rate of the Berkeley-Darfur Stove.

DSP Executive Director Andree Sosler reports her observations after her recent three-week trip to Darfur, Sudan.

In December 2009, Andree Sosler, Executive Director of Darfur Stoevs had the opportunity to travel to Darfur and meet the most important members of our project – the women who use the stoves to cook food for their families.

Scott Sadlon reflects on the first day of the production of the Berkeley-Darfur stoves in the assemblyshop in El Fasher, North Darfur.

Scott Sadlon reflects on the first trial run of the stove production process and communication barriers.

The arrival of materials: 85,000 parts (including 63,000 rivets), enough for 1,000 complete stoves, and hundreds of workshop tools arrived intact and relatively unscathed after traveling from Mumbai to Port Sudan to Khartoum and finally to El Fasher.

Scott Sadlon plans the set up of the workshop for maximum efficiency and userability during the 3-day Eid holiday.

Scott Sadlon reflects on touching down in Khartoum, flight to El Fasher, pending delays, and excitement to begin the project.