Previous experiences have shown the lasting gain of Integrated Solar Cooking (ISC) as a development aid/charity project in Africa was often below expectations.  Therefore, Solar Cooking Kozon (merged from Solar Cooking Netherlands and Kozon) adopted a new approach for ISC project support.  Solar Cooking Kozon’s strategy now is to promote ISC social businesses.  Solar Cooking Kozon offers support in ISC business startup financing and skills training. Organizations or individuals that submit a project proposal to Solar Cooking Kozon must prepare a business plan, showing how they expect to become financially (almost) independent after two to three years of financial support.  

Two examples of successfully growing ISC businesses in Africa will be presented: Togo Tile in Mali and the Solar Connect Association in Uganda.  Both small ISC companies are successfully expanding primarily due to the drive and skills of the entrepreneurs themselves, which is facilitated and reinforced by Solar Cooking Kozon’s support.  These examples stimulate Solar Cooking Kozon (SCK) to continue their ISC social business approach.

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