This week we are learning SPSS, a statistical analysis tool, with Marian. It's been an informal class in the mornings open to the interns and the Senegalese they work with. I'm happy to say that there are two master's students from the University of Dakar who are interested in the solar oven project. They'll certainly be an invaluable resource for collaboration throughout my time here, but even better would be for them to use the results of this summer's research for their thesis. This link benefits both CRESP and the U. of D. in terms of networking as well. One is named Daouda and is from Senegal, while the other is Briy from Chad, who offers the point of view of a foreigner like myself. We're piecing together the conceptual framework of what we hope to achieve this summer. I have presented to them my plan, including collecting data for an energy audit and demographic information from the village so that we can better understand the population that uses the oven. So far, they've been extremely helpful in developing those ideas and correcting my broken French.

We'll head back to Mékhé perhaps the week after next, when a suitable questionaire has been made.