Stan's grandmother, Oma Berends, his sister Ana and her husband Simon gave a donation to the orphanage and asked that we buy them something that would be useful. After discussions with Stan's dad who has an extensive history with helping poor in Africa for the seventeen years they lived there, it was decided that we would use the money to providing a gas cooker so they don't have to use charcoal any more. Currently they use one $5.00 bag of charcoal every three days. Using a gas bottle, we anticipate they will get a month's usage for about $17.00. Making the move to gas could save them over $350.00 a year.
They are currently rearranging the kitchen and making a secure room next to the kitchen to store the gas bottles so the children don't play with them. They also appear to be a bit hesitant to use gas with one lady telling me she is scared to use it. We'll try and cook a meal on it before we leave to show them it is safe and much easier than using charcoal.
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