Dear Steve >> We made huge efforts to popularize our appropriate technologies among the rural poor but failed because the lifestyle of the rich is the role model of the poor.
>This is the most profound observation in the comments on this thread, and should be a key fact when planning 'what people want ' Or planning what 'they ought to want'. I must thank Cecil in South Africa and Richard in Obamaland for their experienced perspectives. Really worth the read and right on target. Developing test methods that are culturally appropriate and give accurate comparative performance has been an interesting process. The Social Science team has provided detailed cooking cycles and that can be translated into thermal power and performance numbers that give target performance tiers for candidate stoves. Because the finance available is based on achieved results, this approach to testing gives the financiers some reasonably guarantee that they are getting what they are paying for. Regards Crispi in Ulaanbaatar
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