Cooperative Al Amal

The cooperative produces and sells traditional products to the customers of the region. They produce couscous in different flavors, Medical herbs and oil from medical herbs. For example, they produce oils of "La Rose" and "Lavande". 

                                               

Medical Herbs: Thyme

Couscous products

Medical Oils

Women in the organization use simple and traditional ways of processing their products. They get together in the organization's location and work in a friendly group. Here are some pictures discribing the working environment, and the basic techniques used.
  

women processing couscous

"KASKASS"

 "Kaskass" is used to cook semolina by water vapor in order to expand the shape of each individual grain.   

                                             

         

Actually, the products are sold at lower prices, and the cooperative do not get the return of their hard work. Moreover, their work is exhaustive and takes longer to produce small amounts of couscous and herbs. The drying of the products is the critical part of the process and the workers used to expose couscous to the sun light on the roof.

In order, to help the women of the cooperative in making the drying process of couscous more efficient and less energy consuming, we came up with a project of a Hybrid drying system.