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Sustainable Energy for Poverty Reduction
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WISIONS-brochure No. 10 focuses on the sustainable use of energy for alleviating poverty. |
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Solar Mobile phone charging – Improved communication for OFF-grid communities, Namibia The implementation of a Solar Home System enables to generate income by charging cell phones in remote areas without electrical grid. Besides enhancing communication the energy supply benefits other services such as radio and lightning. Low initial investment costs and the guaranteed income which is high enough to pay back loans and to extend services make this project highly sustainable and replicable. Contact: Desert Research Foundation of Namibia, Mr Robert Schultz e-mail: robert.schultz@drfn.org.na URL: www.drfn.org.na
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Irrigation Driven by renewable energy – efficient technologies for promoting rural development and entrepreneurship, Brazil During the project, five irrigation systems either with a photovoltaic or a biodiesel pump have been implemented to improve the economic situation of farmers. The enhanced agricultural production decreases the farmers’ workload and offers an opportunity to sell surplus on local markets. The project phases have been monitored carefully and consequently CO2nnect and REDEH were able to identify key factors for successful implementation and replication in regions with a similar context. Contact: CO2nnect / REDEH, Mr Daniele Cesano e-mail: daniele@co2nnect.com URL: www.co2nnect.com, www.redeh.org.br
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Brazilian awareness programme Promoting the positive use of solar thermal energy
Sociedade do Sol has developed a solar thermal heater made from locally available materials and adapted to the needs of Brazilian families at only 10% of the costs of a conventional solar thermal system. The project focuses now on the dissemination of the solar heater by providing a site where the technology is described, by offering courses for schools, and by encouraging people to be entrepreneurial in using the technology as a business opportunity. Contact: Sociedade do Sol (SoSol), Mr Augustin T. Woelz e-mail: info@sociedadedosol.org.br URL: www.sociedadedosol.org.br
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Saving Women’s time and energy: an initiative To reduce drudgery and empower impoverished Mountain women, India The project aims to empower women by increasing the effectiveness of their work to gain time for other activities such as education enabling them to help generate additional income, start group saving schemes, be entrepreneurial and to take part in the communities social development work. By introducing LPG connections, pressure cookers and hamams (local water heating devices) Jagriti allowed the women to gain this time. Contact: Jagriti, Ms Mamta Chandar e-mail: mamta@jagritikullu.org URL: www.jagritikullu.org
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Ambuland food vendors – energy efficient stoves for hygienic and healthy food, The Phillipines Approtech Asia, with assistance from UNDP REP-PoR, conducted a training course for ambulant food vendors including topics such as food micro-business management, food hygiene and sanitation, and solar water disinfection. Once the training was completed the ambulant food vendors got access to improved cooking stoves, micro-finance facilities, food cart and health card. Besides improving energy efficiency, hygienic and health which benefited the consumers the project empowered the food vendors by enhancing their economic status. Contact: Approtech Asia. Ms Feri Lumampao e-mail: fglumampao@yahoo.com URL: www.approtech.org
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| Additional Good Practice-Projects Coconut oil farmers, solomon Islands Kokonut Pacific takes coconut processing back to the farms where the nuts are grown by Direct (quick) Micro (small scale) Expelling (oil and meal) (DME) technology. By adding value to the coconuts the income and employment of rural communities increases significantly. The oil can be used and sold as cooking oil, cosmetics, lamp fuel and, is the best direct substitute for diesel-engine fuel, however, use as biodiesel is only economically reasonable at the place of production. Contact: Kokonut Pacific Pty Ltd., Mr Dan Etherington e-mail: dan@kokonutpacific.com.au URL: www.kokonutpacific.com.au
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Cintar Meka micro hydro, Indonesia IBEKA supported a Public Private Partnership Initiative concerned with the construction of a micro hydro. With the production of energy the community has been able to sell the energy to the public grid. The generated income is distributed among the community using a key of priorities. These include the provision of electricity for the poorest of the community, the awarding of scholarships, the training of adults, and the appropriation of free healthcare. The project also increased environmental awareness by planting trees to maintain the catchment area. Contact: IBEKA, Ms Tri Mumpuni e-mail: puni@lead.or.id
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Small scale biodiesel production, Guatemala Aim of the project was to install a biodiesel generator to be independent from expensive fossil fuels and therefore reduce fuel poverty. In the beginning waste oils were used, however, the demand could not be satisfied. As a consequence the community started to produce their own vegetable oil to meet the demand. Consequently job opportunities have increased and poverty reduced. Contact: Piedmont Biofuels, Mr Matthew Rudolf e-mail: matt@biofuels.coop
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Energy services for village households and livelihood enterprises in bundelkhand, India The project addresses concerns of women and child health that are linked to inefficient, unreliable and polluting energy use patterns in rural households. The result of the project was a delivery of sustainable and clean energy products and services such as improved cooking stoves through village based individual or group enterprises. Contact: Development Alternatives, Dr. Soumen Maity e-mail: drsmaity@rediffmail.com, smaity@devalt.org URL: www.devalt.org
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Promotion of resource efficiency in rural environment setup, Uganda The energy project addresses especially vulnerable groups with the aim to improve their economic status by participation in energy saving activities such as clay stoves, biogas cooking and lightning. The local school serves as a role model in the application of biogas for cooking and lightning. Contact: The Voluntary Services Trust (VOLSET), Ms Lydia K. Nansukusa e-mail: volsetuga@yahoo.com URL: http://volsetuganda.tripod.com
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Food processing industry – utilisation of solar thermal energy, India Nandi Resources Generation Technology PVT Ltd. has introduced solar thermal systems into the sweetmeat industry replacing diesel burners. Besides the positive environmental impact, production costs decreased, product quality improved, and as a consequence employment increased due to enlarged production.
Contact: Nandi Resources Generation Technology PVT Ltd., Ms Rupanjana De e-mail: nrg_tpl@yahoo.com, rupanjana_de@yahoo.com
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Hydro village power system in leye village, China Beijing Bergey Windpower presents a fully self-motivated, organised and financed project by a remote community in Leye Village. The project shows a successful implementation of a small hydro plant providing electricity for the off-grid community. Besides the positive effects of electrification such as many household applications and access to media, the energy provided assists to a water supply and sewage systems developed at the same time.
Contact: Beijing Bergey Windpower, Mr Charlie Dou e-mail: cdou@bergey.com.cn URL: www.bergey.com.cn
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Energy micro-generation project, UK NEA and GB Energy reduced the energy costs of four vulnerable households using different technical micro-generation solutions adapted to the special needs of these households. The technologies included a heat pump, biomass wood burning stove, PV panel and a solar thermal system. NEA’s dissemination strategy includes efforts to incorporate micro-generation into the Warm Front Grant for hard-to-treat properties. Contact: National Energy Action (NEA), Mr Gaynor Western e-mail: gaynor.western@nea.org.uk URL: www.nea.org.uk
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Community energy initiatives: creating alternative energy resource centres in poor urban neighbourhoods of arusha, Tanzania The creation of a Community Energy Focal Point Centre (CEFP) which offers job opportunities by promoting and selling energy efficient appliances has been the aim of WODSTA. Hereby, the project focuses especially on women because they hold the most household responsibilities. Contact: Women Development for Science and Technology Association (WODSTA), Ms Anna Oursler e-mail: wodstatz@yahoo.com, aoursler@gmail.com URL: www.wodsta.org
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Establishment of solar electricity supply for lugala lutheran hospital, Tanzania As Malinyi (Lugala) is located remotely and without access to grid supply diesel generated energy was only efficient in the evening hours. The implementation of a PV system enabled the hospital to have electricity available 24/7 improving health and safety conditions. The project has already been replicated by the Lugala District Council for mother and child services. Contact: Lugala Lutheran Hospital, Mr Matthew Matimbwi e-mail: matimbwi@gmail.com URL: www.health.elct.org |
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