solar cooker project

Solar Cooker Project

My aunty cooks using straw and dried grass as fuel. If she had a solar cooker then she could use less straw and grass and save it instead for her household's livestock. 

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

The villagers in Gongma Village have a meeting to vote who are the poorest families. These families will then receive solar cookers through my solar cooker project.

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

A resident’s house in Gongma Village. This household will receive a solar cooker. 

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

My aunt burns straw and grass to cook a meal. 

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

This Hui woman and her husband live with five of their grandchildren in this house. The grandchildren are fatherless and their mother has remarried into another village. It is now the grandparents' responsibility to care for five young children. Life is very hard for them.

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

Some Hui residents stand in front of their home in Gongma Village. They were chosen to receive a solar cooker.

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

I was taking picture of their house for my solar cooker project when these children asked to have their picture taken.

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi

Solar Cooker Project

Mawang Zhong is a Chinese woman who lives alone. Her son and daughter went to work in Germu (Golmud) last year. She is now 78 years old. She is one of the chosen residents to receive a solar cooker.

Photographer: 
Tsomo Jyi