Perhaps you are already aware of the danger of smoke in the homes of pastoral people in the developing world, caused by indoor cooking with open fires. This is a profound international health issue that affects millions. In response, the Maasai Stoves & Solar Project designs and installs clean-burning and efficient wood-burning stoves and solar panel-based electrical systems in the homes of the people. It also enables the installation of settlement-wide solar panel-based micro-grid electrical systems.
Since 2009 we have been the primary focus of the International Collaborative, also known as the ICSEE or the International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The Maasai Stoves & Solar Project designs and installs clean-burning and efficient wood-burning stoves, dramatically reducing indoor air pollution and wood fuel consumption. The stoves have a chimney and are insulated to eliminate burn danger. In addition, the Project installs photo-voltaic electrical systems either as small, single home systems or as a micro-grid serving an entire boma (Maasai family settlement).
The International Collaborative or International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment is the name of two legally independent, non-profit corporations. These organizations carry out the Maasai Stoves & Solar Project work with people of east Africa, primarily with the Maasai of Tanzania. The organizations are also known as the ICSEE and ICSEE(T) In Tanzania, many refer to the organization as"Maasai Stoves." The International Collaborative offers innovative and highly successful methods for organizing for women's empowerment.
While Maasai Stoves & Solar staff visited her village of Enguiki in the Monduli Juu district of Tanzania to gather information about stove usage, Mama shared her story. Firstly, The smoke is gone. All problems which my family was facing because of the smoke are gone. For example, before I had this ICSEE Stove, my eyes were itching. Each week we had to take one of my kids to hospital because of the coughing problem, but now we don't have those problems anymore. So I believe that the source of those problems was the presence of smoke inside our house.
Women's empowerment through providing opportunities for women is a central value for the International Collaborative. At first, The Maasai Stoves & Solar Project saw the installation step as a potentially difficult logistical challenge to overcome. However, the Project Leaders soon realized that the construction work required for chimneys and solar power presented a great opportunity for women. And indeed, it would become the an entry point for engaging women in the local value chain. Joining the Maasai Stoves & Solar Installation Team helped to build the women's ownership of the product and market process, while also providing additional income.
Today, the Maasai Stoves and Solar Project is the primary focus of our umbrella organization, the International Collaborative, also known as the International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment. 1986-87-While teaching physics at the University of Dar es Salaam, during a sabbatical Dr. Lange collaborated with Dr. Mohammed G. Bilal to start the Zanzibar Science Camp Project, a yearly retreat for students and educators based on Lange's hands-on, inquiry-based science education approach.
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