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INFORSE-East Africa PROJECT:
East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action
EASE-CA Project in 2019 - 2022

Contents of EASE-CA Page:		EASE-CA NEWS	About EASE-CA Project	Partners of EASE-CA Project

EASE-CA News
			November 27, 2020 11-12.30 (EAT) Electric Pressure Cooker in Africa? Experiences from Kenya, Tanzania and East Africa. - Dr Jon Leary, MECS, Loughborough University - Overview of the Modern Energy Cooking Services, MECS Programme in East Africa. (presentation pdf, 2.8 MB) - Mr. Estomih N. Sawe, Tatedo, Centre for Sustainable Energy Service, Tanzania, INFORSE-East Africa - Tanzanian Experience. (presentation pdf,1.8 MB) - Ms. Agness Mwikali Kalyonge, Kisambara Ventures Ltd - Kenyan Experience. - Mr. Gunnar Boye Olesen, INFORSE - International views & Closing Remarks. The event is organised by INFORSE-East Africa: Tatedo, UCSD, SusWatch Kenya, Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP). More information and presentations: Contact: Mary Swai, TaTEDO, INFORSE-East Africa E-cooking event on 27.11.2020 Event Brochure Tatedo's web site: https://tatedo.or.tz/news/51-inforse-east-africa-zoom-webinar-e-cooking-in-east-africa Facebook event link: www.facebook.com/events/297690321413376
			• 26 November, 2020 INFORSE at UNFCCC CD2020 Virtual Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions in East Africa Catalogue, South Asia Eco-Village Development ToT, 100% Renewables Download presentations from: INFORSE Side Event at UNCD2020.
			• September 3, 2020 - Online Zoom Meeting Time: 9 AM (Nairobi, Kenya time) Launch of Report: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 Download the Report as pdf file: 100 % Renewable Energy Scenario in Kenya by 2050 (pdf, 2 MB) Download Presentations and Report from: suswatchkenya.org/100-renewable-energy-plan-for-kenya-by-2050/
			• July 15, 2020 UN HLPF 2020 INFORSE Side Event & Exhibition Title: Local Climate & Sustainable Energy Solutions, South Asia, East Africa, Eco-Village Development, 100% Renewables. Download presentations: INFORSE at HLPF2020 More on EASE-CA Project.
NEWS: TANZANIA			• March 2020 Policy Brief, Tanzania by TaTEDO CSOs Call for Accelerating Implementation of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) in Tanzania in Order to Close the Energy Gap Download: Policy Brief (pdf)
NEWS: KENYA			• February 2020 Policy Brief, Kenya by Suswatch SDG7 Implenetation: the Kenya Scenario Download: Policy Brief (pdf)
			• December 13, 2019 EASE Project at UNFCCCC COP25, Madrid, Spain COP25 SIDE EVENT: INFORSE - SUSWATCH - INSEDA - CCDB - SE Date: December 13, 2019, Time: 13:15 - 14:45, Room: 6 Title: Local Solutions with Poverty Reduction in NDCs. Experiences from East Africa, South Asia & Europe Presentations of EASE-CA project: • Gunnar Boye Olesen, introduction/ INFORSE (pdf, 0.8 MB) • Richard Kimbowa, INFORSE-East Africa/ UCSD, Uganda (pdf, 0.8 MB) • Nobert Nyandire, SusWatch, Kenya (pdf, 0.8 MB) COP25 Exhibition Booth #14: INFORSE - AIWC - INSEDA, December 9-10, 2019 Read Proceedings: INFORSE at COP25
Please see pictures and coverage on Facebook: INFORSE Facebook and Facebook Event December 13, 2019, UNFCCC COP25.
	• December 2019 Sustainable Energy News: Issue No. 83 Inside: • Editorial: COP25: Step Up Reductions and Support, also for Loss & Damage • News from East Africa: East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action (EASE -CA) in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. Download: Link to Sustainable Energy News (pdf & contents) from INFORSE.org Publication: Sustainable Energy News (pdf 12 pages) Policy Briefs on NDCs: • Tanzania (pdf) • Uganda (pdf) • Kenya (pdf)
• October 7, 2019 PUBLICATION LAUNCH: EASE-CA Project Publications of Baseline Studies on Sustainable Energy and Climate Solutions: East Africa Regional & International; Kenya; Uganda; Tanzania; Districts in Uganda. The assessment was conducted for the purposes of mapping out existing climate actions and strategies, and institutions in order to identify channels through which the EASE-CA project team can intervene and influence policy processes in pursuance of a pro-poor focus. These studies on sustainable energy and other climate solutions have 3 major parts, which aim to: Document current status; Identify opportunities for advocacy and lobbying; and Map out CSOs and SMEs.

East Africa Regional, International EASE-CA Baseline Study Edited by INFORSE-East Africa/ INFORSE. Download: East Africa Baseline, 201 9 (18 pp., 0.4 MB)		Uganda EASE-CA Baseline Study Edited by UCSD, Uganda Download: Uganda Baseline, 2019 (51 pp., 2.0 MB)	Kenya EASE-CA Baseline Study Edited by SusWatch, Kenya Download: Kenya Baseline, 2019 (55 pp., 0.6 MB)	Tanzania EASE-CA Baseline Study Edited by UCSD, Uganda Download: Tanzania Baseline, 2019 (40 pp,, 1.1 MB)	Districts in Uganda EASE-CA Baseline Study Edited by JEEP, Uganda Download: Districts Baseline, 2019 (29 pp,, 0.8 MB)

NEWS: UGANDA	• October 7, 2019 Uganda NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy Contact: UCSD, Uganda. Read more: Policy Brief on NDCs in Uganda (pdf)
NEWS: KENYA	• September 25, 2019 Kenya NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy Contact: SusWatch, Kenya. Read more: Policy Brief on NDCs in Kenya (pdf)
NEWS: TANZANIA	• September 27, 2019 Tanzania NGO Coalition Meeting on Climate and Sustainable Energy Contact: TaTEDO, Tanzania. Read more; Policy Brief on NDCs in Tanzania (pdf)
PRESS STATEMENT	• September 25, 2019 - Uganda National Energy and Minerals Week Press Release: Uganda Should Scale up Energy Efficiency to Secure Sustainable Energy for ALL and to Increase Local Climate Action by UCSD, JEEP, INFORSE-East Africa Download: Press Release (2 pages pdf, 0.5 MB)
	• July 22-26, 2019 - Kick Off Project Meeting at JEEP in Uganda
	• July 1, 2019 - Project Start Download: EASE-CA Project Brochure, 2019-22 (English, pdf, 3 MB) EASE-CA Project Brochure, 2019-22 (Danish, pdf, 3 MB) EASE CA Introduction Brochure June 2019 (4 pp., pdf, 0.3 MB)
About EASE-CA Project:
East Africa NGO Cooperation Project "EASE-CA": Four national NGO organizations of INFORSE-East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania) cooperate in the 3-year project in 2019-2022. Project Partners are: SusWatch Kenya, UCSD and JEEP in Uganda, TaTEDO in Tanzania, INFORSE-East Africa c/o TaTEDO, INFORSE, and NFRE (see contact details underneath). - The overall development objective of the Project is increased access to sustainable energy and other climate solutions to local communities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with both womens and mens full and effective participation and leadership for improved livelihoods and reduction of poverty. This will be realised by combining Civil Society Organization (CSO) activities on local, national and international levels in ways, where they reinforce each other. The project primarily works towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (poverty), SDG5 (gender), SDG7 (clean energy), SDG 13 (climate action), and SDG 17 (partnerships). - Objectives/Activities include: - Local Activities in 3 districts in Uganda: Empower poor, rural communities to get access to clean energy and improved livelihoods in an economic and climate friendly way. Seminars, trainings reaching out to rural households, training of trainers (ToTs), local leaders, planners. Themes include: clean cooking, water, food security, tree planting, solar energy, sustainable energy & development, income generation to reduce poverty, entrepreneurship etc. - National level: Strengthen Civil Society Organisations (CSO) activities in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Strategies & scenarios for 100% renewable energy. Meetings of CSO Coalitions, joint CSO proposals, presentations for national planners & decision-makers, dialogues with stakeholders, media campaign. - International Level Advocacy: Strengthen Networking and participation of CSOs, exchange of experience and give voice to CSOs at United Nations Climate Negotiations (UNFCCC). - Publish: African Catalogue of local solutions (print, web, mobile).
Partners of EASE-CA Project: CSO/NGO National, Regional & International Partners
National
		Joint Energy and Environment Projects (JEEP) in Uganda W: www.jeepfolkecenter.org Contact person: Prossie Nabiyonga
		Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development (UCSD) in Uganda W: www.ugandacoalition.or.ug Contact person: Richard Kimbowa
		Suswatch in Kenya W: www.suswatchkenya.org Contact persons: Justus Munyoki, Nobert Nyandire, Velma Oesko, Frank Msafiri
		TaTEDO in Tanzania / INFORSE-East Africa Coordinator W: www.tatedo.org & www.inforse.org/africa Contact persons: Mary Swai, Estomih Sawe, Jensen Shuma
Project Coordinator:
		Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy (lead coordinator) in Denmark W: www.folkecenter.net Contact persons: Nicolaj Stenkjear, Lene Hoegh, Jane Kruse Email: info@folkecenter.dk
Regional:
		INFORSE-East Africa c/o Tatedo www.inforse.org/africa
		INFORSE-Europe: www.inforse.org/europe Contact persons: Gunnar Boye Olesen, Judit Szoleczky Email: ove@inforse.org
International/Global:
		INFORSE: www.inforse.org Contact person: Gunnar Boye Olesen, Judit Szoleczky Email: ove@inforse.org
More on the EASE-CA Project: www.inforse.org/africa/EASE.htm
The project is supported by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Civil Society Fund of CISU - Civil Society in Development (cisu.dk).