I'm Going to Senegal!

Finally! I'm off to Africa again!

This time, I will be working for two weeks as an InStove consultant in Senegal, located in Western Africa. I am going with InStove's Executive Director, and we will be working with PERACOD and GIZ. PERACOD is an organization in Senegal working to improve access in rural areas to renewable energy. GIZ is a Germany-based group that does a lot of impacting work throughout Africa to build sustainable development. Our goal is to illustrate how our 100 Liter Stoves could be integrated into cooking for hundreds of thousands of people during national celebrations - as well as in schools, clinics, and the like. 

We will be in Senegal over Christmas for the Gamou Celebration; I will report on that when I get back to the States! It is wonderful to be getting a chance to illustrate my use in the field, and I'm excited for (hopefully) more trips in the future! I cover all shipping and travel logistics in the office, so I got to pick our flights! Fred and I have a short layover at IAD on the way there, and only two layovers on the way back; I'm pretty proud of finding those tickets at a reasonable price during the holidays.

As a side-note, the team at InStove has been working around the clock on our Indiegogo campaign. My main tasks have included fundraising research, social media strategies, and formatting the campaign. Please take a look: Indiegogo Campaign.