Radha tank you so much, this is great, I hope I can get the visa and see at
Ethos
God bless you
Gustavo Peña
El Salvador
Inversiones Falcon
(503) 2451 9605 Office
(503) 7988 7698 Movil
On Monday, January 13, 2014 1:04 PM, Radha. Muthiah
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Partners,
On behalf of the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) and the Clean
Cookstoves Association of Kenya (CCAK), it is our pleasure to invite you to a
national conference to promote Clean Cookstoves and Fuels for all in Kenyafrom
4th to 7th February 2014 at Safari Park Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. Please see the
attached agenda for more detailed information.
The Alliance’s goal is to catalyze the adoption of clean and efficient
cookstoves and fuels by households through a market-based approach that will
achieve the following objectives in Kenya:
* Reduce Household Air Pollution (HAP) including smoke, particulate
matters and other toxic gases emanating from open fires and traditional
cookstoves. HAP is estimated to contribute over 14,300 premature deaths
annually in Kenya;
* Reduce environmental degradation. Firewood and unsustainable charcoal
burning are primary drivers of reduction in Kenya’s forest cover, which now
stands at less than 3%. Over 68% of the Kenyan population relies on firewood
and charcoal for cooking and heating, while in rural areas over 95% of the
population depends on firewood for cooking and heating;
* Empower women and improve livelihoods: Women and children are the
primary victims of collecting firewood and traveling long distances in search
of fuel, which limits their time for other productive activities and leaves
them vulnerable to gender-based violence. Engaging women in the cookstoves and
fuels value chain helps to improve their livelihoods, both economically and
socially.
Kenyan clean cooking stakeholders developed and adopted a Country Action Plan
(CAP) in April 2012 facilitated by the Alliance that set a national target of 7
million households adopting clean and efficient cookstoves by the year 2020.
This is part of the Alliance’s global goal of facilitating the adoption of
clean and efficient cookstoves by 100 million households by the year 2020. To
achieve this ambitious target, the organizing partners are committed to
facilitating the process and providing leadership to achieve this ambitious
goal in a sustainable way. As stakeholders, we will be evaluating our progress
– interventions to catalyze the market this past year, challenges we
encountered and further opportunities – to inform the best way to implement the
CAP to ensure we remain on track to achieving our 2020 goal.
To participate in the National Clean Cookstoves and Fuels Conference please
send a confirmation email with your contact details to
[email protected]. Those wishing to exhibit their cookstoves or fuels
on Tuesday, participate in the cookstoves and fuels technology camp on
Thursday, or participate in the gender empowerment training on Friday must
indicate this in their email (note that the technology camp and gender training
is limited to a certain number of participants).
For clarification and questions, please contact our Regional Market Manager for
East Africa, Mr. Daniel Wanjohi at +254722481012
[email protected].
Sincerely,
Radha Muthiah
Executive Director
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