Ken Goyer discussing Uganda, Darfur and Stove projects
Dear friends,
We shouldn't lose sight of why we are making stoves and for whom
we are making stoves. The ultimate TEST of the stove is whether or not
it is accepted and used. The woman must be able and willing to use the
stove. The best stove in the world will go for naught if it is
rejected by the consumer. One half of the people in the world live in
cities. They don't go out and cut their own fuel. Their fuel is offered
to them in the marketplace. Most people are unimaginably poor, and at
their wits end. Fuel is chosen because it is expedient. Many places
lack industrialization and infrastructure such as transportation. Even
in the country, people need to burn what they can find and often don't
have much choice. It seems to me that a woman who hauls fuel on her
head, sometimes for miles, would prefer to maximize it's use rather than
haul the charcoal back to her fields. What we can do is to present
choices. But if these choices are to see fruition, we need to think
through the whole equation. How much does it cost? Is it practical?
Will it help? As well as "is the combustion and heat transfer in my
stove better than the combustion and heat transfer in your stove?"
Let's remember that the customer is always right (whether they are
paying or not), and they have the final vote :-).
Best regards, Ken Goyer
from Ken's Message The Ultimate Stove Test http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2007-October...
See some of his Many projects and contributions
Ecocina Stove in El Guayabo, San Lorenzo, Honduras
http://www.bioenergylists.org/stoveteamecocinadec07
The 10,000 Stoves Project
Pictures: http://aiduganda.org/beginning.html
Ken's Description: http://www.bioenergylists.org/stovesdoc/Goyer/10k1.htm
http://www.bioenergylists.org/aidugandasixbricks10_07
The sprocket Rocket: http://www.bioenergylists.org/sprocketrocket
The begining of Aid Uganda:
http://aiduganda.home.comcast.net/~aiduganda/
His 2006 update to friends: http://www.uccpasadena.org/update120406.html
Refugee stoves in Darfur:
project report: http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/files/Making_the_SixBricks_Rocket_Stove...
http://www.bioenergylists.org/goyersixbricks06
http://www.bioenergylists.org/darfur6b
http://www.bioenergylists.org/darfursixbricks
Kilns and Brick Making: http://www.bioenergylists.org/kilnsandbrick
Armenia: Burning Manure and Plastic for Heat
http://www.bioenergylists.org/goyerarmenia
Starting a Rocket Stove Project With the Seyhan Adana Rotary Club
http://www.bioenergylists.org/goyerseyhanadana
And a few of his many list contributions:
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2007-April/0...
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2006-August/...
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2006-Decembe...
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2005-Decembe...
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2005-Novembe...
http://listserv.repp.org/pipermail/stoves_listserv.repp.org/2004-Decembe...Air Jordan Release Dates Calendar