Summary of this project by Lorin Symington (dec. 2008) What type of concentrator was built? A Helios bread oven. Where and when did the construction occur? Bamako, Mali between the 26th of December 2007 and the 13th of January 2008. How much time did the construction take? 18 days from start to finish so around 15 days of work. I must warn that these numbers are not particularly accurate in their representation of the amount of work that goes into a Helios because the tools we were (...)

Project started in december 2007 for a 6 months adventure A Helios was made at Bamako by Lorin with RV Lhortolat et le soutien de Karim Sanogo (association "La Grange à Palabres"), Lalla Samaké, Djadjé Samaké, Ibrahim C Tomota, Sékou Dembele, Konan Venance, Yusuf Aydharima. They cooked bread, cakes, rice, soups and eggs and founded the non-profit org "Tilé Tasuma". They participated to various events with the "Cité des Enfants", Amader, and Cnesoler. Next the Butterfly design and the Helios (...)