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Ovens arrive in Afghanistan Updated August 1, 2002 Thanks to the Knightsbridge team, we are able to share photographs of one of the first Sun Ovens to arrive in Afghanistan. The Kightsbridge team has moved effectively through some of the most challenging regions of Afghanistan, including the northern region between the Uzbeck border and Kabul, and now the roads between Kabul and Bamiyan, the site of the tragic demolition of ancient Buddha statues by the Taliban. The Sun Oven has now been set up at a girls school for 2,900 students in Aibak, and another at a school on the outskirts of Kabul. The School is in need of many things besides desks and school supplies. It needs a roof, a well, latrines and chalkboards.
Ed Artis and Walt Ratterman of Knightsbridge complete unloading
and setup of the Sun Oven, donated by Rotary International, in Kabul.
Rotary Clubs Respond Rotary Clubs and districts throughout North America responded to the call by contributing enough money to purchase five VILLAGER SUN OVEN to help feed refugees in Afghanistan. Using the sun to cook food will allow the space on planes and trucks that was used to transport cooking fuel to be used to send more food and thereby enable the feeding of more people. This was the first war that has ever been fought with food being equal to bombs in their power to overthrow the enemy. Miami Country Day School Students Respond With the growing humanitarian crisis at the borders of Afghanistan students from the Abess Center for Environmental Studies (A.C.E.S.) at the Miami Country Day School are using the proceeds from their annual plant sale to help send large VILLAGER SUN OVENS The ovens will be used in northern Afghanistan at the IDP camp at Dasht-i-Qala. This area is not under the control of the Taliban. As of October 25 there were 61,000 families living in this camp and cooking fuel is very scarce. This is the first war that has ever been fought with food being equal to bombs in their power to overthrow the enemy. Other schools are being urged to participate and there is a good possibility that the local Rotary Clubs will match the money that students raise. THE TEMPLE SOLAR PROJECT is a district level of Rotary District 6450 (the birthplace of Rotary Chicago) program established in November of 1997. We have been sending these large solar cooking ovens around the world. The cost of each VILLAGER SUN OVEN is $10,000. The pots, baking pans and shipping to a U.S. destination (the shipping from the U.S. to Afghanistan will be covered by the receiving agencies) will be $11,400. There are many more countries in need of Villager ovens. Please consider contributing. Please make checks payable to: Temple Solar Project
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