Check out this short video post by Mariela from the site of her apprenticeship with Instituto Perene in Brazil where she is working to track and monitor the installation of wood-efficient cookstoves that come without the health risks of cooking over an open fire and without the environmental damage on the forests.
Efficient Cookstoves in Brazil
About Mariela Garcia
Mariela is passionate about politics, technology, and student government. As a student leader, she was Junior class Vice President and Senior class President. Mariela also has a talent with words, earning her a spot on the Mock Trial Team and the 2010 Gunderson Poetry Slam finals.