Fridge For The Poor

A 'community refrigerator' near Chennai's Elliot's Beach is changing the way the hungry are fed. Those who are hungry can just take away from the fridge without asking anyone or compromising their dignity

Mansukhbhai does not hug trees, protests or debates. He is a simple potter, with a big green innovation to his name: Mitticool, a refrigerator that runs without electricity. He retails Mitticool all over India for Rs 2,500 apiece.It took him four years to get the combination right, mixing and churning different types of clay in different proportion...

A 'community refrigerator' near Chennai's Elliot's Beach is changing the way the hungry are fed. Those who are hungry can just take away from the fridge without asking anyone or compromising their dignity

Mansukhbhai does not hug trees, protests or debates. He is a simple potter, with a big green innovation to his name: Mitticool, a refrigerator that runs without electricity. He retails Mitticool all over India for Rs 2,500 apiece.It took him four years to get the combination right, mixing and churning different types of clay in different proportion...