It does not need much to make the world a better place
EnergySavingStovesEastAfrica is a private initiative by Florian Knaus, a young mechanical engineer from Germany. The main focus is on the health protection of housewives and their children who spend several hours daily in smoky kitchens. With an efficiency of 83% and a fuel saving of more than 60%, the Stoves are also used for the prevention of deforestation, which are a direct read more...
EnergySavingStovesEastAfrica is a private initiative by Florian Knaus, a young mechanical engineer from Germany. The main focus is on the health protection of housewives and their children who spend several hours daily in smoky kitchens. With an efficiency of 83% and a fuel saving of more than 60%, the Stoves are also used for the prevention of deforestation, which are a direct factor of global warming.
As I already mentioned in my last post from Tanzania, I was traveling back to Uganda to finalize the school kitchen and catering school project. Starting from Tanzania Mufindi Saturday morning, I arrived in Entebbe monday noon. One of the main reasons I went to Tanzania, was the long processing time for my special stainless steel saucepands I ordered from read more…
Another 2 weeks already passed, and I didn’t have any time to update all of you. Well, after my last report from Tanzania, we started working, improving, developing and we did big steps forward. But first in order. Before we started with an extensively training for the bricklayers, we had to solve and improve our plastering issue with the cement. read more…
As I mentioned in my last post from Uganda, I was traveling to Tanzania in order to bridge over the waiting time for the supply of some materials. My trip started last Friday from Kasese, Uganda. It was an 7h drive up to Entebbe. From there I check in to my flight at 2am in the morning before the filght read more…
The last week started with an unexpected party for my 30th birthday. Father Modest organized a small party with some priests living close by as well as some nuns. While I had the honor to help to slaughter a goat they prepared a big dinner for me. I insisted that at least a part of that goat will be roasted read more…
…is the Swahili expression for step by step. Kidogo kidogo we are doing efforts to to finish all the preparations and to start our project of a big school kitchen and a cooking school. I finally finished my drawings and calculations and could explain to my partners what I am planning and what we are going to construct. My team read more…
I can say I attained in the Kasese District in Uganda and settled in very well. Its a green paradise with plenty of great tasting fruits. After a very busy weekend especially for my project partner Father Modest (3 weddings on saturday and a 7h youth mass with the bishop attending in the church next door), we finally could start read more…
After a long flight through Brüssel, I arrived safely in Entebbe. Spending one night there, I had another day ride to the Rwenzori region. In Fort Portal I was picked up by Pater Modest, with whom I am working with the next weeks. He is a very interesting and diligent men, who is managing several projects. I am staying in read more…
Today I went on the way to a new project it a country I haven’t been yet. Uganda. My flight will leave tomorrow from Munich to Kampala where Pastor Modesto will pick me up. I am invited to that region by an german/austrian association called “Rwenzori e.V” (http://www.rwenzori.eu) which is running a development project in the Rwenzori area in Uganda (close read more…
Finally I find time to update all of you about the status of the incinerator stove in Port-Au-prince. After finalizing all constructions and drying the whole thing, it only needed to be burned. I bought plenty of wood for that and we were able to light the first fire on a Monday early morning. So far, everything looked good with read more…
We also received some great news from Kenya these days. During the christmas time, we had a special campaign to support our partner organization “EnergySavingStoveGroup Kenya” from Kabarnet, Baringo county. Donators were able to support a poor family, a widow with children or other people in need with one of our energy saving stoves. The whole january they had a read more…
