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ENERGIANet No.13 May 2005
The E-Newsletter of ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy
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Contents
- News from ENERGIA
- Events
- Projects/Programmes/Awards
- Publications/Proceedings
- Training
- News from Donors
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News from ENERGIA
Regional Network Coordinator for Africa
With Fatma Denton taking up a position at the UNEP Risoe Centre in Denmark, the ENERGIA Secretariat had to take some quick steps to find a replacement for her. The 3-member review committee was consulted again and May Sengendo was selected as ENERGIA Regional Network Coordinator for Africa. May has been involved with the network for a long time and is well qualified for the position. She is Chairperson of the East African Energy Technology Development Network (EAETDN) at regional level and a lecturer in the Department of Women and Gender Studies at Makerere University in Uganda. We extend a very warm welcome to May Sengendo and look forward to supporting her in strengthening the gender and energy network in Africa.
Meeting of ENERGIA Secretariat
Members of the ENERGIA Secretariat, including the Regional Network Coordinators of Asia and Africa, met on 5, 6 and 9 April in the Netherlands. Sheila Oparaocha, Odile Beckers, Anja Panjwani and Chesha Wettasinha (Secretariat - the Netherlands), Jaap de Winter (ETC Manager of ENERGIA Programme), Soma Dutta (RNC-Asia) and May Sengendo (RNC-Africa) participated. This was the first face-to-face meeting of the Regional Coordinators with the other members of the Secretariat. It was a great opportunity to welcome on board the recently appointed Africa Regional Network Coordinator, May Sengendo. The group engaged in in-depth discussions on many issues related to the network - globally as well as for the individual regions - and sought ways to support each other. The meeting was also an opportunity to share experiences, learn from each other, and brainstorm on the future of the network.
Inception meeting TIE-ENERGIA Project
The TIE (Turning Information into Empowerment) ENERGIA project is funded under the Intelligent Energy Initiative of the EU under the Coopener call for proposals. The project focuses on building the gender and energy capacity of the ENERGIA Africa Network. On 7 and 8 April 2005, after many months of electronic communication, partners of the TIE-ENERGIA project came together in the Netherlands for their first face-to-face meeting. Joy Clancy (KuSiNi), Lydia Muchiri and Daniel Theuri (ITDG-EA), May Sengendo (EAETDN), Grant Ballard-Tremeer (Eco, UK), Jaap de Winter (ETC Foundation), Anette Jahn (EU), Sheila Oparaocha, Odile Beckers, Soma Dutta and Chesha Wettasinha (ENERGIA) participated in the meeting. The main objectives of the meeting were to get to know each other better, to detail the plan of action and define the roles/tasks of each partner, and to clarify any outstanding issues. The meeting proved very successful in meeting these objectives and the partners were very confident of smooth implementation of the project.
Gender and Energy Consultation Workshop in Indonesia
Indonesia Stove Network hosted by Dian Desa Appropriate Technology Group organised a consultation workshop to set up a national gender and energy network. This workshop took place from 24-26 January 2005 at Yogyakarta. Energy policy makers, energy service providers, energy research institutions, women/gender research institutions were represented. Presentations were made on renewable energy dissemination projects, gender in energy policy and gender sensitive approaches in energy projects. As a result of the group discussion that followed, Dian Desa was appointed as the secretariat for the network. Pelangi (an environmental NGO), Directorate of Electricity and Energy Development, Centre of Women's Studies of Gadja Mada University and the Indonesia Institute of Sciences were appointed members of the steering committee.
Seed funding for GEWNet Nepal in 2005
ENERGIA has approved seed funding to its focal point CRT/Nepal for activities in strengthening the Gender, Energy and Water Network (GEWNet) in 2005. Among the activities planned for 2005 are: preparing an inventory of organisations/individuals engaged in gender, energy and water; hosting a national gender and energy workshop, developing a GEWNet website, preparing a brochure and newsletters, keeping the resource centre updated, and documenting good practices.
Network Experience Sharing Workshop, Islamabad, Pakistan
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, ENERGIA National Focal Point in Pakistan, organised this one-day workshop on 7 February 2005 as a means of sharing ENERGIA Pakistan's vision and in learning from the experiences of other networks. Ganesh Ram Shrestha of CRT Nepal, ENERGIA focal point in Nepal, was invited to share experiences of GEWNet - Gender, Energy and Water Network. He also presented ENERGIA's global networking experiences. Five other Pakistani networks also shared their experiences. Effective governance structures, strategies for resource mobilisation, disseminating information, enhancing active participation of members and sustainability of networks were among the issues discussed at this workshop. According to Ganesh Ram Shrestha, the meeting provided participants with valuable insights and ideas for further strengthening their networks.
Support to LEISA Magazine
The ENERGIA Secretariat provided support to the editorial team of ILEIA (Information Centre for Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture) in developing a theme issue of the LEISA Magazine on "Energy on the farm" with special attention to gender and energy. Several ENERGIA members have contributed articles to the magazine. The issue was published in March 2005 and contains articles covering gender and energy issues related to farming.
The magazine can be read on-line at: http://www.leisa.info/
To get a free subscription to the LEISA Magazine, please write to: subscriptions@ileia.nl
ENERGIA News
ENERGIA News 8.2 scheduled for September 2005 is on the theme "Gender and Urban Energy". If you wish to contribute an article to this issue, please contact Chesha Wettasinha at the ENERGIA Secretariat.
If you have subscribed to ENERGIA News, but have not received a copy, or if you wish to subscribe to ENERGIA News, please contact the ENERGIA Secretariat
Events
RuralEnergy 21, 23 June 2005, Barcelona, Spain
RuralEnergy 21 was launched in Amsterdam in 2004 during the Africa Energy Forum to explore how the international community can be more effective in supporting rural energy projects. RuralEnergy 21 attempts to find out why rural energy projects fail and how such failure can be prevented. In 2005, RuralEnergy 21 will provide a forum for creative debate in the following aspects: rural energy policy; rural and peri-urban energy services; rural energy finance and future working models.
Suggestions for the seminar can be sent to Bruno Cockburn
More details and registration information at: http://www.energynet.co.uk/aef/AEF2005/RE05.htm
Projects/Programmes/Awards
Improved Cook Stove Programmes in Asia - Call for Cases
Asia Regional Cookstove Programme (ARECOP) is calling for cases on improved cookstove programmes in Asia for a compilation called "Quest for Sustainability - Profiles of Asian Cookstove Programmes". The objectives are two-fold: to share various programme diffusion strategies with interested oraginsations who already have or wish to start cook stove programmes and to increase the adoption rate of improved cook stoves through sharing of experiences.
The terms of reference for writing case studies can be found at: http://www.arecop.org/download/TOR2-ed.rtf
Contact Christina Aristanti (ARECOP Manager) or Erwan Kow (Program Officer) on: secretariat@arecop.org or arecop02@yahoo.com for more information.
ENERGY GLOBE 2005
The Energy Globe Awards are presented to projects from around the world, which contribute to the protection of the four basic elements of life - earth, fire, water and air - and thereby the preservation of our planet. This "World Award for Sustainability" is presented in the categories earth, fire (energy), water and air as well as in the special category youth. Anyone from anywhere in the world can participate in this unique competition with an initiative or project that concerns itself with the sustainable and efficient use of the four elements or -in the field of education - has stirred and strengthened environmental awareness on a broad level.
Application forms can be found at: www.energyglobe.info and should be submitted to: ENERGY GLOBE, Aubauerstr. 17, 4810 Gmunden, Austria, E-Mail: contact@energyglobe.info
Closing date for submission of applications is 30 June 2005.
GDN/BLDS Document Delivery Service
The Global Development Network and the British Library of Development Studies have teamed up to meet the information needs of research institutes in the South. BLDS houses Europe's largest research collection on social change in developing countries. It has over 1000 journals, 4000 serials, and over 80,000 monographs concerned specifically with development. As a reseearch intitute in the South you can gain GDN organisation contact status and be eligible to free document delivery. You can search the BLDS on-line catalogue and request for copies of articles and a BLDS librarian will send you the requsted copies by post free of charge.
More information...
Further information on this service can be obtained by writing to Janet Cooper. This service is not provided to individual researchers.
Fund Manager for ESMAP GAPFund
The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) is inviting expressions of interest to engage an organisation to manage the GVEP Action Programs Fund (GAPFund). The objective of the GAPFund is to be a flexible, quick response funding mechanism that is receptive to partner country needs and requirements. Interested organisations should be able to demonstrate their experience in managing grant programmes in the energy sector and have skills in energy economics and finance, energy engineering and customer service.
A full version of the Request for Expressions of Interest is available at: http://www.gvep.org/content/general/detail/9823
Expressions of interest should be delivered by 6 May 2005 to The GVEP Manager, ITDG, Bourton-on-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9QZ, UK, E-mail: info@gvep.org
Publications/Proceedings
Boiling Point No. 50, 2005, on Scaling Up and Commercialisation of Household Energy Initiatives
ITDG
This issue carries articles that deal with different aspects on scaling up household energy initiatives such as energy saving stoves, solar home systems, bio gas systems etc. from across the world. The articles examine issues of design for mass production, markets and promotion, micro-finance, health and indoor air pollution, partnerships for scaling up and others. Elizabeth Cecelski (ENERGIA Technical Advisor) and Soma Dutta (ENERGIA Regional Network Coordinator -Asia) have contributed articles.
Read the articles at: http://www.itdg.org/boilingpoint
GLOW Vol.34, December 2004, on Biomass and Gender Issues in Southeast Asia
ARECOP
The four articles in this issue of GLOW discuss issues of biomass energy and gender issues. The first article covers Southeast Asia in general, whilst the other three are based on experiences in Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Soma Dutta, ENERGIA Asia Regional Network Coordinator, guest edited this issue.
To subscribe to GLOW, contact the ARECOP Secretariat
Back issues of the magazine can be downloaded at: http://www.arecop.org/resources/glow.php
Concepts and Issues in Gender and Energy
Beatrice Khamati Njenga and Joy Clancy, 2005
This paper was commissioned by ENERGIA in response to a request by network members for a clearer understanding of gender concepts and how these apply to the energy sector. The paper has two main sections: the first defines gender concepts and places them in the energy sector and the second describes issues of gender and energy.
The paper has been posted on ENERGIA's website at: http://www.energia.org/pubs/papers/khamati_clancy_concepts_in_gender_energy.pdf
Impact Assessment (of Energy Saving Stoves) at Local Level - Malawi
ProBec-GTZ, 2004
This report is based on an impact assessment on energy saving stoves conducted by Verena Brinkmann for ProBec (Programme for Biomass Energy Conservation of GTZ) in Mulanje District in Malawi during 2004. In assessing impact, the report focuses on adoption of stoves; economic, social and environmental impacts, and lessons in the form of critical points and challenges.
The report can be downloaded at: http://www.probec.org/docs/ImpactAssessmentMalawi.pdf
Smoke in the Kitchen: Health Impacts of Indoor Air Pollution
UNDP, 2005
In February 2005, UNDP, with support from the Intermediate Technology Development Group, the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the World Health Organisation, hosted a seminar entitled “Smoke in the Kitchen: Health Impacts of Indoor Air Pollution in Developing Countries”. The purpose of the seminar was to raise awareness among governments and UN agencies on the health impacts of indoor air pollution from household energy use, and to promote global action to reduce people's exposure to this substantial environmental health risk.
Read the report at: http://www.undp.org/energy/event-smk0205.htm
How to Lobby at Intergovernmental Meetings
Felix Dodds and Michael Strauss, 2005
This book is an unique guide on how to participate and be heard at intergovernmental, whether as a stakeholder or a government official. It provides detailed advice on the preparation and presentation of ideas, the consultation and negotiating process, and practical and logistical matters. It also contains a comprehensive list of related resources.
The book costs GBP 19.99 inclusive of postage and can be ordered at the Stakeholder Forum for a Common Future at: info@stakeholderforum.org, or jbettis@stakeholderforum.org
More information on the publication is found on: http://www.stakeholderforum.org/publications/books/lobby.php
Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
UN Millennium Project, 2005
While energy was not included in the MDGs it has been fully recognised in the Millennium Project (MP) report as a necessary input to the MDGs. Energy, including electricity and safe cooking fuels, is identified in the report as an essential infrastructure service and part of the “means to a productive life” and is assigned targets and investment. The MP proposes that countries adopt the following specific targets for energy services to help achieve the Goals by 2015:
- Reduce the number of people without effective access to modern cooking fuels by 50% and make improved cook stoves widely available;
- Provide access to electricity for all schools, health facilities, and other key community facilities;
- Ensure access to motive power in each community;
- Provide access to electricity and modern energy services for all urban and peri-urban poor.
The MP gender equality task force also has a section on energy, focusing on the time burden on girls and women and the health impacts of this burden.
The report is available online at: http://www.unmillenniumproject.org
Training
Poverty alleviation: integrating the gender and energy perspective (PAGEP), 10-14 October 2005
This 5-day training course is organised by Management Development Foundation (MDF) and ETC Foundation in the Netherlands. The course aims to increase participants' interest in addressing energy and gender issues in poverty alleviation efforts, to broaden knowledge and insight into the linkage between energy, poverty, and gender, and to increase skills in enabling the acceptance of this approach and perspective within their institutions.
Course information and preliminary registration can be done via: registration@mdf.nl
More on MDF courses can be found at: www.mdf.nl
News from Donors
AFREPREN Grants for MA/MSc Studies
The African Research and Energy Policy Network is offering individual grants of up to US$ 4000 for students wishing to study for an MA or MSc focusing on energy policy at an eastern or southern African University. Applications should include a 4-6 page proposal on the intended thesis topic, a letter supporting the proposal from the University administration, name and contact details of the proposed University-based supervisor and the applicant's detailed curriculum vitae.
Applications should be sent to: Masters Scholarship Programme AFREPREN P.O. Box 30979 00100 - GPO Nairobi, Kenya.
Visit www.afrepren.org for more details.
American Association of University Women - International Fellowships
International Fellowships are awarded for full-time study or research to women who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Both graduate and postgraduate study at accredited institutions is supported. (For support at the undergraduate level, visit www.isep.org.) The Foundation will award 57 fellowships for the 2006-07 academic year. Six of these awards are available to members of International Federation of University Women affiliate organisations. These fellowship recipients may study in any country other than their own.
The Foundation also awards several annual Home Country Project Grants ($5,000 to $7,000 each) to women who received AAUW Educational Foundation International Fellowships between 2001 and 2005. These grants support community-based projects designed to improve the lives of women and girls in the fellow's home country.
Applications for the year 2006-2007 will be received from 1 August to 1 December 2005.
Visit http://www.aauw.org/fga/fellowships_grants/international.cfm for more information.
EC-ASEAN Energy Facility (EAEF) -Call for Proposals 2005
EAEF is a cooperation programme between the European Communities (EC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to facilitate partnerships between ASEAN and European organisations in developing specific joint regional projects in the energy sector. The objectives are: 1) to increase the security of energy supply of ASEAN countries and indirectly of Europe; 2) to increase economic cooperation between the European Union and ASEAN countries; 3) to improve the environment at local and global levels; and 4) to facilitate the implementation of the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation. Since 2002, 50 projects have been funded by EAEF.
The fourth call for proposals in now open under the following categories: market awareness; institutional frameworks; feasibility studies and demonstration projects.
Guidelines, grant application forms and other information can be found at: http://www.aseanenergy.org/eaef/index.html
Closing date for applications is 29 June 2005.
UNDP - PPPUE Call for proposals
UNDP has launched a second call for concept notes for the Public-Private Partnerships for the Urban Environment (PPPUE) grant facility, which awards pioneering pro-poor PPP basic services projects (water supply, sanitation, energy and municipal services) with Innovative Partnership Grants up to US$ 100,000. Projects must benefit the poor and can target one or more of the following areas: a) Establishing adequate policy, legal and institutional frameworks for PPPs at the local level; b) Building local capacity for PPPs; c) Designing, brokering and implementing innovative partnership arrangements.
National and local Governments, CBOs, municipal associations, Chambers of Commerce and NGOs from UNDP programme countries are eligible. More attention will be given to proposals originating from Least Developed Countries and Africa, and those having an impact on gender. All projects must be submitted through the local UNDP Country Office and endorsed by them. First disbursements for selected proposals are expected at the end of July 2005.
Contact for Africa - Maleye Diop, or Jenny Tough; for Asia & Pacific - Jenny Tough; for Latin America and the Caribbean - Maria Prieto
More information at: http://pppue.undp.org/index.cfm?module=ActiveWeb&page=WebPage&s=call
Apply before 30 May 2005.
AIT - Scholarships in Gender and Development Studies
Gender & Development Studies (GDS) at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is inviting applications for scholarships for Master of Science (MSc) degrees in Gender and Development Studies with specialisation in Gender, Environment and Development. Eligible applicants should have an educational background in the social sciences or human geography or any of the natural science disciplines as well as career experience in organisations working with programmes related to natural resource management or environmental governance for a minimum of three years. They should also be nationals of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, East Timor, Cambodia, Lao PDR, China, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
More information on application procedure at: http://www.ait.ac.th/AIT/admissions/gds.html
Deadline for submission of applications is 15 June 2005.
Queries can be directed to Dr. Bernadette Resurreccion
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