Solar Education Project

Organization

Mission

Educate. Empower. Cook with the Sun

The Solar Education Project (SEP) promotes solar cooking as a powerful tool for education, sustainability, and clean energy adoption. Through STEM-based learning, hands-on demonstrations, and professional training, SEP empowers students, educators, and communities to integrate solar cooking into daily life, fostering scientific inquiry, economic empowerment, and environmental recovery. By using the DARE Method and project-based learning, SEP accelerates the transition to clean cooking mastery, reducing reliance on traditional fuels.

Other Organizational Expertise

Adoption / Behavior Change Capacity Building Climate/Environment Monitoring and Evaluation Policy Development Research

Technologies & Fuels

Solar

Clean Cooking Activities

The Solar Education Project (SEP) advances clean cooking solutions by integrating solar cooking into education, training, and community programs. Through STEM-based learning curriculum resources, hands-on demonstrations, and lending programs, SEP empowers students, educators, and communities to transition from polluting fuels to sustainable solar cooking.

SEP partners with schools, libraries, and policymakers to expand access to integrated solar cooking solutions, ensuring that clean energy solutions are practical, scalable, and accessible worldwide. SEP establishes solar cooker lending programs in schools, libraries, and community centers, allowing individuals to test solar cooking risk-free. SEP Provides teacher training and professional development to equip educators with clean cooking instructional materials aligned with education standards.

Partnership

The Solar Education Project (SEP) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) share a common mission—to promote clean, sustainable, and accessible cooking solutions worldwide. SEP’s expertise in solar cooking education, training, and behavioral change strategies makes it an ideal partner to support global efforts in scaling clean cooking adoption. SEP welcomes the opportunity to discuss specific partnership opportunities, joint initiatives, and funding collaborations with groups to advance clean cooking adoption worldwide.

Regions Operating In

Latin America and Caribbean, Northern America, Sub-Saharan Africa

Country Based In

United States

Address

6557 Chestnut Ridge Road
Hubard, Ohio 44425
United States

Website

www.GDSNonprofit.org

Primary Point of Contact

Name: Ms. Jennifer Gasser

Title: Co Founder

Email: solareducationproject.gasser@gmail.com

Phone: 3303605580

Secondary Point of Contact

Name: Ms. Mary Buchnic