Many thanks to Prof. Steven Jones, whose design we have been using since 2004.

Find his
design and a description of the science at: www.solarcooking.org/plans/funnel.htm.
The ABCs of Sex Educations
HOMEMADE SOLAR FUNNEL COOKER
Supplies (Unavyohitaji)
1. 1 cardboard box (at least 2 feet x 4 feet when flat) katoni 1, lenye angalau upana wa futi 2
kwa urefu wa futi 4, kama limenyooshwa/tandazwa. ( Hakikisha upana wake uwe nusu wa
urefu hasa. Usiwe chini ya au zaidi ya urefu, kwa mfano, urefu wa futi 4 kwa upana wa futi 2, au
urefu wa futi 6 kwa upana wa futi 3 aluminum foil (about 3 meters))
2. Aluminum foil aluminiam foili (karatasi inayomeremeta na hutumika kwa kupika chakula) ya
urefu wa mita 3
3. Glue (water based) gundi iliyochanganywa na maji
4. 1 bowl to mix glue with 50% water bakuli ya kuchanganya gundi na 50% maji
5. Duct tape tapi
6. 1 cooking pot with a lid sufuria moja ambayo ina kifuniko
7. Blackboard paint rangi nyeusi inayopakwa kwa ubao wa chaki
8. 1 block of wood (about 4 inches x 4 inches x 2 inches) kipande kimoja cha ubao ( takriban
inchi 4 kwa 4 kwa 2)
9. Some newspapers: to cover the ground, and also to use as a paintbrush magazeti
yatakayotandazwa chini sakafuni na kutumiwa kama brashi
10. 1 clear plastic bag large enough for the cooking pot not to touch the sides mfuko wa
plastic uliyo angavu (unaoweza kuona vilivyomo) iliyo kubwa kuliko sufuria ndio isiweze kuguza
pande za sufuria
11. 1 rubber band elastiki/raba bandi
12. 4 feet of twine or string (exactly the length of the length of the box) uzi wowote unaolingana
hasa na urefu wa kartoni (ikiwa katoni ni futi 4 urefu, uzi uwe futi 4)
13. Knife or scissors kisu au makasi
14. Pen or pencil kalamu
15. 2 people watu wawili
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1. Cut box open and flatten it.
Kata katoni ili ulifungue na kulinyoosha/kulitandaza.


2. Make your box at least 4 feet long and 2 feet wide.
Hakikisha katoni ni anglalu futi 4 urefu na futi 2 upana (lisipungue).
Pia, hakikisha upana wa katoni ni nusu ya urefu wake haswa (ona
unavyohitaji nambari 1).



3. Use the string to measure the box if you fold the
string in half its 2 feet long.
Tumia uzi kupima katoni. Ikiwa urefu wa uzi ni futi 4
kulingana na katoni, ukiukunja mara mbili, utakuwa futi 2.
(Usikate uzi)



4. Use the folded string to make the width exactly
half of the length.
Tumia uzi kupima urefu kisha ukunje uzi ili upana uwe
nusu ya urefu hasa.





5. Use duct tape to tape all the flaps and holes
together on both sides so the box is a solid piece.
Tumia tapi kuunginisha vipande vya katoni
lililotandazwa/nyooshwa flati.



6. Fold the string in half. Mark the center of the box
along the bottom.
Kunja uzi uwe nusu mbili. Tia alama katikati ya urefu wa
kartoni upande wa chini.


Directions (Maelezo)

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7. Fold the string in half. Hold the looped end with
one hand, and use the string to measure the width
(diameter) of the bottom of your pot.
Kunja uzi uwe nusu mbili. Kwa mkono mmoja, shikilia uzi
kwa upande wa tundu kisha utumie uzi kupima upana wa
sufuria. (Usikate uzi)



8. Hold the string in the same place with one hand,
and put your hand on the mark on the box.
Kwa mkono mmoja, shikilia uzi kwenye sehemu moja,
kisha tia mkono mwingine kwyeny alama uliyotia kwenye
katoni.





9. Put a pen in the loop, and pull the string tight. Use
it to draw a half-circle on the box.
Tia kalamu kwenye tundu ya uzi halafu vuta na kuukaza
uzi. Ukiwa umeshikilia hivyo, chora nusu duara kwyeny
katoni.




10. Cut out the half circle.
Kata mchoro wa nusu duara uliochora.


11. Decide which side of the box is the outside. Using
a knife, LIGHTLY score lines into the box like the rays
of the sun. This will help the box bend into a funnel
more easily. But dont cut too deep, because it can
ruin the box.
Amua ni upande gani wa katoni unaofaa kuwa upande
wa nje. Kwa kutumia kisu, kata kwa juu juu (usikate sana
usije ukaharibu katoni) laini katika katoni mfano wa miale
ya jua. Hii itawezesha katoni kujipinda kwa urahisi,
kwenye umbo la faneli.

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12. Turn the box over.
Pindua katoni upande mwingine

13. Using a round long object (like a broom handle,
stick, or your arm), roll the box on the lines so it
makes a funnel shape. This will make it easier to
bend later.
Tumia kifaa kirefu cha mviringo (kwa mfano mpini wa
ufagio, kijiti au mkono wako) Viringa katoni kupitia mistari
uliyoikata hapo awali mpaka ichukue umbo la faneli
(funnel).

14. Mix the glue with water in equal parts. Crumple a
piece of newspaper to use as a brush.
Changanya gundi na maji nusu- nusu (Tia gundi kwenye
bakuli hadi ifike nusu. Kisha tiam maji ili bakuli ijae kisha
uchanganye ili kuunda gundi) Kunja-kunja gazeti na
uilitumie kama burashi (brush).


15. Measure how high on the box the aluminium foil
can go, leaving 2 inches extra on the edge and at the
bottom.
Pima ni urefu upi ambao karatasi ya aluminiam uyaweza
fika upande wa juu; ukiacha inchi mbili(2) zaidi kwenye
miisho/ncha za upande wa juu na pia chini.

16. With one person gluing on the box, making sure
to glue to the edges, the second person rolls out the
aluminium foil onto the box, making sure to flatten it
down as you go.
Wakati Mtu mmoja anapaka gundi kwenye katoni
(ahakikishe gundi imefikia miisho/ncha zote), mwenzake
afuatilie akitandaza karatasi ya aluminiam foil juu ya
katoni (ahakikishe imetandazwa sawasawa juu ya katoni).

17. Try not to let the foil crease, and dont get any
glue on the foil facing up. (foil has two sides, a very
shiny side and a less shiny side. The less shiny side
will end up facing the sun)
Unapaswa pia uhakikishe kwamba karatasi ya aluminiam haijikunji vibaya au kupata mikunjo.
Jaribu kuhakikisha kwamba karatasi ya aluminiam isi pakwe gundi upande usio meremeta
sana (upande wa juu). Karatasi ya aluminiam ina pande mbili; moja ingara yo zaidi na ingine
isiyongara. Upande usiongara zaide unafaa uangalie juu (ndio umulikwe na jua).

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18. Repeat what you did on the bottom across the top, leaving 2 extra inches as
below.
Rudia kutandaza aluminiam upande wa juu kama ulivio fanya upande wa chini na uwache
nchi mbili zaidi kwenye miisho/ncha.

19. Make sure to apply the glue straight and to the edges, but try not to get glue on
the foil that will show.
Hakikisha umetia gundi katika miisho hiyo ukitahadhari gundi isipakwe juu ya aluminiam.

20. Wait for the glue to dry.
Ngojea hadi gundi ikauke.

21. Turn the box over on a FLAT, DRY surface,
so the aluminium doesnt get torn.
Pindua katoni uiweke mahali pakavu na kwenye
sakafu ilionyooka (ikiwezekana iwe meza au
tandaza magazeti kwenye sakafu) ili kratasi ya
aluminium isiraruke.

22. Cut the aluminium foil inside the half-circle
leaving about 2 inches extra foil.
Kata karatasi ya aluminiam iliyomo ndani ya nusu
duara ukiacha nchi 2 zaidi.

23. Cut lines in the half-circle so you can bend the aluminium foil back.
Kata mistari mfano wa miale ya jua kwenya nchi 2 zaidi za aluminium uliowacha katika nusu
duara ili aluminium iweze kukunjwa nyuma.





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24. Glue the foil down to the edges of the box.
Tia gundi na kukunja aluminium ili unfunike nafasi zote za kartoni ambazo zitamulikwa na
jua.

Glue EVERYTHING to EVERYTHING (foil to foil, the corners to each other, and in the
half-circle as well)
Hakikisha kwamba pande zote zimegundishwa - aluminiam kwa aluminiam, kona kwa kona
na hata ndani ya duara. Hakikisha karatasi ya aluminiam imefunika nafasi zote za katoni
ambazo zitamulikwa na jua. Hakikisha kuwa gundi yote imekauka ukizuia gundi kutapakaa
upande utakaumulikwa na jua.

25. Bring the bottom edges of the box together so that you form a circle, and overlap
them about 1 inch.
Leta pamoja miisho/incha za katoni upande wa chini ili kuunda duara halafu unganisha
takribani inchi 1.

26. With one person holding the top and bottom of the box, the second person puts a
piece of tape down the outside of the seam, and 3-4 pieces across the seam.
Wakati mtu mmoja ameshikilia pande za kartoni juu na chini mwenzake atie tapi upande wa
nje (kwenye mkunjo wa inchi 1 mahali miisho imekutana) na vipande 3 or 4 vya tapi kutoka
upande wa kulia hadi kushoto.

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Now What? Sasa Ufanye Nini?



A. Dig a hole in the garden in a funnel shape about
18 inches deep to keep the funnel from blowing over
Chimba shimo kwenye ardhi lenye urefu wa inchi 18 na
lenye umbo la pio (cone) kuelekea chini.




B. Paint the outside of your pot and the top of the lid
black with the blackboard paint.
Paka rangi nyeusi, nje ya sufuria na juu ya kifuniko


C. Put the solar funnel in the hole.
Tia faneli ya jua kwenye shimo.



D. Put the block of wood in the plastic bag.
Tia kipande cha ubao ndani ya mfuko ya plastiki angavu.


E. Put the bag with the block of wood in the solar
funnel.
Tia mfuko wa plastiki ndani ya faneli ya sola.




F. Put your food in your sufuria with the lid on,
exactly like you would if you were cooking over a fire.
Tia chakula chako ndani ya sufuria na ufunike kwa
kifuniko kama kawaida vile ufanyavyo ukitaka kupika kwa
moto wa mafiga






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G. Put the sufuria in the bag, balanced on the wood
so its not touching the ground, or the edges of the
solar funnel.
Tia sufuri ndani ya mfuko, ukihakikisha umetulia vizuri
katikati ya ubao, ili usiguse sakafu wala ncha/miisho ya
faneli ya solar.

H. Inflate the bag by blowing into it, so the pot isnt
touching anything except the block of wood.
Panua mfuko wa plastiki kwa kupuliza hewa ndani ya
mfuko ili sufuria isiguse chochote isipokuwa kipande cha
ubao.


I. Twist the end of the bag closed, fold it over and
rubber band it shut.
Kaza/mwisho wa mfuko kwa kuzungusha kisha ufunge
kwa raba bendi ili kufunga kabisa. Ikiwa tayari na kavu,
geuza katoni kwamba upande ulio na karatasi ya
aluminium umeangalia juu, tumia mikono yako (usiguze
upande wa karatasi) kufunga au kushikanisha miishi ili
ndio kwamba iwize kutengeneza umbo la pia (faneli).
Utaona kwamba upande mmoja utakuwa mkubwa na
mviringo mwingine mdogo.

J. Set the bag with the pot gently into the solar funnel cooker by 11 am. Your food will
be cooked by about 1:00.
Weka kwa utaratibu mfuko ulio na sufuria ndani ya faneli ya solar saa tano asubuhi.
(11:00am). Chakula chako kitakuwa tayari saa saba za mchana (1:00pm)

Many thanks to Prof. Steven Jones, whose design we have been using since 2004. Find his
design and a description of the science at: www.solarcooking.org/plans/funnel.htm.
Asante sana to Simon Wanjohi, David Kiguta and Maureen Njuguna. and especially to Phylis
Nasubo Magina for the Swahili translation! Also thanks to Magdaline Wangeci, who co-taught
many hundreds of rural Kenyans with Kathy Tate-Bradish. And thanks to Julie and Becky
Bradish for helping with prototypes of the design, and to Jessy Bradish for the write-up!
Please use and improve on these instructions. If you translate it into another language, or
have improvements or questions (or have corrections on our English or Swahili), please get in
touch!






Kathy Tate-Bradish, Director
The ABCs of Sex Education
Kathy@abcsofsex-ed.org