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Gaia Association- Ethiopia Offers Request to Join General Assembly

Posted Wednesday, April 4, 2012 by Project Gaia Team.

Gaia Association- Ethiopia Offers Request to Join General Assembly. The General Assembly is a group of individuals committed to supporting Gaia Association’s mission to improve lives, the environment and the well-being of families with clean and safe ethanol cookstoves and fuel.

Announcement: Request for Expressions of Interest to Install a Microdistillery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Due March 23

Posted Friday, March 2, 2012 by Project Gaia Team.

Gaia announces Request for Expression of Interest to install a 1,000 liter per day microdistillery in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Deadline for submission is Friday March 23, 2012.

Nigerian Government Agency Launches Microdistillery and Stoves to Provide Sustainable Ethanol Fuel for Household Cooking, Lighting and Small-Scale Power Generation

Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2012 by Project Gaia Team.

The NABDA project brings the distillery together with an initial 1,000 CleanCook ethanol stoves, a safe, efficient stove developed by the Dometic Group and selected by Project Gaia for use in Africa

Supermodel and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bundchen Participates in CleanCook Ethanol Stove Demonstration and Household Visits in Kisumu, Kenya

Posted Monday, January 23, 2012 by Project Gaia Team.

Supermodel and philanthropist Gisele Bundchen visited several clean cookstove projects including the CleanCook ethanol stove during a five-day energy access exposure visit to Kenya in honor of the UN launched International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.

Gaia Association and SEI Launch New Initiative to Produce Clean Cooking Fuel from Waste for Addis Ababa Households

Posted Tuesday, December 6, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

On November 23, Gaia Association, in partnership with Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority, launched the new project “Fuel from Waste: Demonstrating the Feasibility of Locally Produced Ethanol for Household Cooking in Addis Ababa.”

Press Release: Gaia Association Showcases Project at the Go Green Africa Fair in Addis Ababa, June 23-26, 2011

Posted Wednesday, July 6, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

Ethiopian non-profit organization Gaia Association showcased its commercial ethanol cookstove and fuel initiatives at the “Go Green Africa Fair” held from June 23 to 26, 2011, at the Addis Ababa Exhibition Center.

Firehiwot Mengesha of Gaia participates in National Institute of Health workshop on Indoor Air Pollution and Health

Posted Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

Firehiwot of Gaia Association attended the workshop – The Health Burden of Indoor Air Pollution on Women and Children in Developing Countries. The workshop brought together over 150 health and stove experts.

Read the new Boiling Point article co-authored by Gaia staff: Using emergency interventions for sustainable development

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

Abstract

The need for targeted energy interventions during relief efforts, especially for cooking but also for other household needs such as lighting and refrigeration, is becoming more critical and apparent. Supplying energy to people in crisis has frequently been neglected in relief efforts and distressed populations have been left to fend …

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Sofia Redal: A story about clean cooking in Awbarre refugee camp

Posted Tuesday, May 24, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

Upon her arrival in Awbarre camp four years ago, Sofia used firewood as cooking fuel. With six other women, she would walk up to 8 kilometers every four days to collect firewood.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts team up to tackle the clean cookstove cause on Oprah Winfrey Network special, Extraordinary Moms!

Posted Wednesday, May 4, 2011 by Project Gaia Team.

Join Project Gaia for this program featuring Hillary Clinton and Julia Roberts on Saturday May 7th at 8-9:30PM – OWN channel to learn more about the relationship between cookstoves, women and the environment!