Villager Sun Oven : Reducing Health Risks to the Vulnerable
The acrid smoke from cooking fires subjects women and their children to levels of smoke that at times are often 100 times above the international safety standards. This results in 3 deaths a minute, totaling over 1.6 million deaths each year. The use of SUN OVEN® solar ovens reduces the amount of acrid smoke from cooking fires by up to 70%.
The Villager Sun Oven Reduces Health Problems Caused by Cooking Fires
The acrid smoke from cooking fires subjects women and their children to levels of smoke that at times are often 100 times above the international safety standards. This results in 3 deaths a minute, totaling over 1.6 million deaths each year.

Putting multiple pots and other foods in the Villager Sun Oven. No wood smoke, and meals cook within one to three hours. No danger of burning!
Bio-mass smoke has many harmful effects which can cause or contribute to:
- Acute respiratory infections (Respiratory infections are one of the world’s leading child killers. A child is two to three times more likely to contract acute lower respiratory infections when exposed to smoke than an adult.)
- Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Lung Cancer
- Asthma
- Lower birth weights
- Cataract
- Nervous and muscular fatigue
The Villager Sun Oven has the capability to act as a bakery, supporting entire villages. This image shows bread made in the Sun Oven. No fires, no smoke, no cutting of wood needed.
The use of the VILLAGER SUN OVEN solar ovens reduces the amount of acrid smoke from cooking fires by up to 70%. HOW?? Because it uses NO WOOD to cook.