Posts by Project Gaia Team
Celebrating International Womens Day with CleanCook Stoves: South Dakota Example
Posted Thursday, March 3, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.
In the heart of ethanol country, a coalition of women in Sioux Falls, SD have mobilized to create a spectacular event which will celebrate women and “give back” by sponsoring stoves for women in Africa and Latin America. Their example connects women across the globe by educating those of us in the U.S. on the dangers women face in the developing world to cook their daily meals and allowing women to send stoves and cards to families in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Madagascar, and Haiti. We love this example of truly grassroots fundraising which empowers women in the U.S. and in the areas we work in Africa and Latin America!
Firehiwot Mengesha of Gaia Association presents at 2011 ETHOS Symposium
Posted Tuesday, February 15, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.
Firehiwot Mengesha of Gaia Association joined our partners in clean energy technology at the 2011 ETHOS symposium, presenting about the lessons Gaia has earned through experience with small and large scale ethanol supply for household energy
Mekdes Ijigu, Assistant Project Coordinator of Gaia Association, attends Ethiopian Civil Society Network on Climate Change
Posted Tuesday, February 8, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.
Mekdes Ijigu, Assistant Project Coordinator of Gaia Association, recently attended the 2011 ECSNCC Forum, representing Gaia and the renewable energy implementing group. The ECSNCC is a venue for Gaia Association to share its experience with renewable household energy and disseminate project results to relevant stakeholders.
Ethiopian Energy NGO Gaia Association Receives Grant from Ethiopian Federal EPA to Install Community Microdistilleries for Clean Cooking Projects
Posted Friday, February 4, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.
Gaia Association has received a grant from the Ethiopian Federal Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to source and install three microdistilleries in rural Ethiopian communities.
High-Level EPA Official Dr. Paul Anastas Visits Ethiopia Gaia Association
Posted Wednesday, December 8, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
On November 16, 2010, Dr. Paul Anastas of the EPA met with the Gaia Association for a day of discussions and field site visits to assess future strategies for clean cooking. The trip is part of the EPA’ s increasing efforts to develop solutions that ensure clean, household energy for the millions in the world who lack access to energy.
The International Institute for Ecological Agriculture and Project Gaia Host Small-Scale Alcohol Fuels Seminar
Posted Monday, October 25, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
The IIEA, in collaboration with Project Gaia, will host a seminar on Appropriate-scale Alcohol Fuel Production in Atlanta, Georgia November 29 to December 2, 2010. The 3 and a half day educational seminar will focus on small-scale alcohol fuel production and global solutions for cooking, refrigeration, electricity and transport. These …
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Gaia and New Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
Posted Friday, October 15, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton announces the new public-private partnership to provide 100 million homes with clean stoves by the year 2020, saying “clean stoves can be as transformative as bed nets and vaccines”. Project Gaia was represented at the Global Launch on September 23, 2010. This new Alliance has created a flurry of press around the benefits of clean cookstoves, picked up by CNN, BBC, New York Times, the Guardian, etc.
Gaia forms new partnerships during a recent trip to Haiti
Posted Wednesday, June 30, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
Gaia found far-reaching support for a stove and fuel initiative in Haiti. Many new partners have been identified and site visits for pilot studies were conducted. The Haiti project is now gearing up with the many capable partners on the ground.
Ethanol producer features Gaia in quarterly magazine
Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
POET is the U.S.-based leading producer of ethanol in the world. Vital is their quarterly magazine with an online component that has a readership of more than 22,000. Gaia’s photo makes the cover of the April 2010 edition and the Gaia story is featured– read here. Thanks to Julie Flannery-Allen for the wonderful article “Stoves that Save”!
Gaia named one of Africa’s top projects for 2009
Posted Wednesday, April 14, 2010 by Project Gaia Team.
Alternative Energy Africa magazine took reader nominations for the best African renewable energy projects for the past year. The year 2009 saw the continent gaining momentum in the sector and many large-scale projects were announced or moved forward. Here we highlight a few of the lesser known, smaller projects that …
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