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The Solar women's construction team included Nimia, Alejandra, Ramuldah, Reyna, Yelba and Maria Magdelena. This team is very experienced, having built more than 50 cookers. Las Mujeres ... collaborators.
The first part of each of our visits is a technical exchange in which all the designs under consideration for the solution of the particular problems being considered are explained in adequate detail for all the team members to understand. Prof. Schlager and Nimia presented the two designs finished or under construction at the Solar Center. We decided to build two new cookers during the week, one essentially implementing the fold-able design with all the materials being readily available in Nicaragua and the second using the lighter of the Cornell designs with lower sides than our design and the door on the top. There were enough workers to allow construction of a solar dryer as well. We split into 3 construction teams mixing members of the various source teams to include people with relevant expertize on each team with members from all groups so as much learning was transferred as possible.
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