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- Rose Ng’ang’a
Western philanthropies, including foundations, funds, and others, spend billions of dollars annually to help countries adapt to climate change by investing in clean energy. However, compared to the funds dedicated to projects in poor countries in the world, the disparities are so huge that one gets a sense of an apartheid-like culture.
- Cheng Zhang and Miao Hong
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Like many parts of Africa, motorcycles are the most popular form of transportation among Rwanda’s 13.3 million people. Whether they’re commuting to work or school, transporting jugs of water from the local taps or just running everyday errands, people on “motos” can be found zipping up and down most busy streets in the East African nation.
- University of York
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Bakeries in Nigeria which use traditional open ovens fuelled by hardwood cut from local forests are contributing to rapid deforestation and climate change, according to a study from academics working in Nigeria and from the University of York and UCL.
- 60 Decibels
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60 Decibels, a leading social impact measurement company, is proud to announce the publication of Why Off-Grid Energy Matters 2024, the world’s most comprehensive impact assessment of the off-grid sector to date.
- Efficiency for Access Coalition
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Humanitarian settings are often located in regions with poor infrastructure and limited access to electricity. Host governments can be reluctant to invest and build sustainable infrastructure in these areas, as they are seen as temporary solutions.
- Gathu Kirubi
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Let’s start with a simple thought experiment – imagine a young girl (27) delivers a baby in a typical off-grid rural village in Kenya. One day, she’s highly excited about her new baby girl. The next day she’s highly anxious because she can’t find a place to vaccinate her baby.
- GOGLA
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When one GOGLA member developed a gender action plan for their distribution operations, they noticed for the first time that women were self-excluding from lease-to-own offers due to perceptions that they did not meet traditional bankable criteria such as land-ownership or other cultural aspects.
- Ian Scoones and Hussein Wario
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‘As policymakers consider irrigation investments in the drylands, the past disappointing experiences of large-scale schemes must be taken into account.’
- Brian Kawuma
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The report indicates that replacing just five fossil-fuel-powered processes in African agriculture with Distributed Renewable Energy solutions (DREs) could result in a continent-wide 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and generate economic benefits of up to $24.5 billion annually.
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