 | Less air pollution (indoors and
outdoors) and less lung/eye diseases |
 | Less deforestation and soil erosion;
less waste of wood and fossil fuels |
 | Less global warming |
 | Savings in money (free sunshine) |
 | Savings in time and work (food cooks
unattended, less searching for fuel wood) |
 | Empowerment of women |
 | Drinking water safe from bacteria
and viruses; food with more nutrition and vitamins |
 | Solution for Emergency relief and
Y2K problems, when regular utilities do not function |