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Rural Women Solar Electrification Project in 2-Kebeles of Tigray Region

The project plans to demonstrate how solar energy technology could be used to enhance the quality of life for low-income communities living in the project area identified as being the poorest, most needy and with no likelihood of grid electricity. Through promoting use of renewable energy and thus contributing for livelihood improvement of the poor people, the project aims at reducing the impacts of climate change and land degradation. In this innovative and community-based program, sustainable human development will be achieved by building local capacities within the community to set up, operate, repair and maintain solar PV generating systems to meet local needs.

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Project Snapshot

Grantee:

Women's Association of Tigray

Country:

Ethiopia

Area Of Work:

Climate Change Mitigation

Operational Phase:

OP4 - Y2 (Jul 08 - Jun 09)

Grant Amount:

US$ 50,000.00

Co-Financing Cash:

US$ 49,327.35

Co-Financing in-Kind:

US$ 3,587.00

Project Number:

ETH/RNE/Y2/09/03

Start Date:

7/2009

End Date:

6/2011

Status:

Satisfactorily Completed

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Project Characteristics and Results

Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods

As well as protecting the environment, project activities are designed to provide long term income generation for selected and trained community members.

Capacity - Building Component

Capacity building training is offered to community members and the CBO. Structures are put in place to build the physical capacity of the community.

Inovative Financial Mechanisms

N/A

Significant Participation of Indigenous Peoples

N/A

Policy Impact

N/A

Promoting Public Awareness of Global Environment

Project training will discuss the wider global context of issues the project aims to tackle.

Notable Community Participation

The community have been in involved in the planning and implementation of the project, and all activities aim to benefit local people as well as the environment.

Gender Focus

The womens organisation is responsible for the project. The committee is also gender balanced.

Project Results

The following major results were obtained from this Solar Electrification project:

* As part of this awareness effort, a project launching/familiarization workshop was held at the beginning of the project on which 30 individuals from the Regional, Woreda and local administration offices, Mekelle University (one of the collaborators), the implementing organization and that of the community had participated in.

* Establishment of 2 Rural Electronic Workshops (REWs) carried out by the community to repair and maintain solar units

* Installation of 213 solar units and the lantern have been completed. Out of these, 120 of them are installed to female headed HHs.

* 16 public service giving institutions, such as, schools, health posts, agricultural extension & local administration offices as well as churches are benefiting from the solar units.

* Women are now able to engage themselves in IGAs having time to work on such activities.

* Children including girls are able to study at night.

* Community members can now charge their mobiles, have access to better information through radio, schools established mini-media.

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Indicators

Biophysical

Number of innovations or new technologies developed / applied 200

Empowerment

Number of value added labels/certifications/quality standards received or achieved 2

Livehood

Number of households who have benefited* from SGP project 340

Livehood

Number of individuals (gender diaggregated) who have benefited* from SGP project 120

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