20 March 2015 by Lorin Symington
Here, our budding entrepreneurs Mackenson and Island are preparing more treats in the 3m2 solar oven on the roof of Haiti Communitere, in Port-au-Prince Haiti.
Everyone is really excited to create a business selling healthy food and earning extra $ by saving on fuel.
In the pictures below they’re cooking a popular street food Pate Ayisyen (Haitian Patties).
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