Vietnam receives 1400-2000 hours of sunshine per year in the north and 2000-3000 hours per year in the central and southern part, but not many people take advantage of solar energy for daily cooking.

  Only one basic solar cooker is needed to save lives, money, time and even the environment.

 Since 2000, simple solar cookers for cooking food have been introduced by Solar Serve in Vietnam. 1500 families have been provided and almost 79% are using these solar cookers frequently. People have been able to save money, time and even improve their health.

 The use of solar cookers requires changes in cooking habits, food, and food preparations. Therefore a solar cooking training program was set up by Solar Serve. The aim is to provide teaching and training through workshops, home visits and group meetings.

 Over the years, local people have progressively adopted solar cooking as an alternative cooking method. Therefore Solar Serve hopes to benefit more people in cooking with free solar energy in the coming years.