Vajra Foundation Nepal, a non-governmental organisation is looking forward to launch its solar cooker project in six other Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal following its successful launching at the Beldangi camp in 1998.
The Foundation at a press conference organised Sunday informed that it was looking forward to expanding its project to six other camps.
Under this project, 7,300 solar cookers will be provided to refugees (one solar for every two household), as well as one hey box and two cooking pots for each household.
Vajra Foundation first began the solar cooker program in the Beldangi refugee camp in Jhapa district in 1998. Solar cookers were distributed to 2,192 households, with a breakdown of one solar cooker for every four households. In addition, cooking pans and hey- boxes were provided to each household.
Addressing the press conference, Tika Dhoj Bhandari, Foundation secretary said, “The solar cooker will benefit 14,300 families and it can cook up to 2 Kg of rice in 45 minutes.”
He further added that one cooker could last for 15 to 20 years.
Vajra Foundation Nepal is a non�governmental organisation registered in 1998 which has been active in providing services in: community health, vegetable gardening, and scholarship for poor and needy students, providing educational materials, building toilets, developing initiatives surrounding drinking water supply, construction of school buildings and health centre.
Vajra Foundation Nepal will continue to take a strong lead in South Asia in providing developmental assistance to communities in need, and are hopeful that the successful implementation of solar cookers to all remaining refugee camps will aid in undertaking such projects in future.
The project is funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery (NPL) through Stichting Vlkuchteling, a Dutch NGO and Vajra Foundation Holland (VFH).
From The Rising Nepal