Benonian, Canadian team up to help Lesotho grannies
They send solar-powered stoves to Lesotho.
Crystal Park resident Margaret Bennett is working with Canadian Carol Pritchard to provide grandmothers in Lesotho with solar-powered stoves.
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The Raging Grannies and the Sunstove Organisation are the two organisations behind the project.
Pritchard said Raging Grannies is a Canadian organisation comprising mostly grandmothers who protest inequality and fight for human rights.
The branch involved in this project is the Salt Spring Island Raging Grannies.
“I met Margaret in 2006, we have been working together since,” Pritchard said.
She relies on funding from the Raging Grannies and donations from her community in Canada.
Pritchard explained how the project turned into a more personal affair.
She said donors send letters to the grandmothers in Lesotho.
The Canadian admitted these can be challenging to deliver because the letters must be translated.
Senders also include photos of themselves and of Canada.
In Lesotho, grandmothers must often care for children orphaned by HIV/Aids.
Bennett said the stoves, Sunstove Solar Cookers, are ideal for preparing meals for large groups of people.
She also explained the cookers are safe, healthy, user-friendly, eco-friendly, affordable, durable and portable.
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