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Highlights of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD 2020)
This post is a submission from a participant who attended the forum - Bob Aston (ALIN, Kenya.) Over 3,000 delegates, including 60 ministers and other high-level participants, attended the sixth session of the African Regional
Prioritizing Electrification and Clean Cooking in Kenya: Energy Act 2019
The stakeholders comprised of national government officials from Kenya’s Ministry of Energy, sub-national government leaders, CSOs in energy and nexus CSOs. In summary Kenya’s Energy Act of 2019 has the potential to shift the paradigm
FINANCING DECENTRALISED RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THE LAST MILE
This post is a submission by one of our partners - HIVOS WHAT FUNDING SOURCES AND INSTRUMENTS CAN BE APPLIED? One of the key barriers to delivering energy solutions for the rural and urban poor
Women in Energy – Rosemary Nakasanga is Changing the Face of Energy Access in Central Uganda
Submitted by Marvin Tumusiime Rosemary Nakasanga is the founder and director of The Women Support Initiative (TWOSI), based in Lwengo district (central Uganda). Like most countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Uganda grapples with the challenge of
“Leaving no one behind” in the newly enacted Energy Law
This post is by ACCESS member, John Kioli. John is a member of the National Climate Change Council in Kenya and the Chairman of Kenya Climate Change Working Group. In summary: The Energy Act requires
Member Spotlight – SYND (GHANA)
ACCESS Member - The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND)'s Team The Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND) was founded in September, 2008 and its mission is to achieve environmental sustainability through the
ACCESS at the SEforALL Charrettes in Amsterdam
ACCESS participated in the Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Charrettes in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from 18 - 20 June, 2019. The Charretes were convened to challenge the status quo and generate disruptive ideas and solutions to
Exchange visit in Ghana on collaborative advocacy for sustainable energy solutions
As partners of the Voice for Change Partnership (V4CP), I had the opportunity to participate in the V4CP exchange visit in Ghana, in November 2018. This learning visit provided a unique opportunity to share experiences from the different V4CP countries (Ghana, Kenya, Honduras and Burkina Faso), and to learn what sector players in Ghana are doing, how they are doing it, and the successes recorded.
When energy means the difference between life and death
By Merit Hindriks, Communications officer- Green & Inclusive Energy program, Hivos. While giving birth to my first child, a series of complications required the quick intervention of an array of doctors and medical equipment. Thanks to