Our colleague Victor has been asked to write a report for the Low-Tech Journal about his trip to our project in Chad.
Naturally, we love to talk extensively about our projects and the social impact we achieve with them. Victor was therefore thrilled when he was approached by Low-Tech Journal to write an article about our project. Low-Tech Journal is an independent slow-press magazine about simple and sustainable technologies. It’s therefore a perfect match for our innovative solar cookers in Chad.
Since 2003, hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled violence in Darfur and ended up in refugee camps in eastern Chad. They have been living there in vulnerable conditions for years. Due to the lack of firewood and the dangers women face gathering it, FairClimateFund is providing solar cookers there.
This low-tech solution improves the health and safety of families and gives them greater independence. The crisis is one of the world’s largest humanitarian disasters, yet it receives little media attention. We are therefore extremely pleased that Low-Tech Journal has taken the time to describe our project in this comprehensive manner. The solar cooker in Chad is a relatively simple solution to a much larger problem.
Since the project began in 2005, we’ve been working with solar cookers in refugee camps. Initially, these were simple CooKits made of cardboard and aluminum foil, locally produced. Since September 2025, we’ve taken a significant step forward with the Haines Solar Cookers: stronger, more efficient, and more sustainable thanks to reflective Mylar. They perform better and last longer.
