WORKSHOP ON TOWARDS UNIVERSAL ENERGY ACCESS: UGANDA
THE UNITED NATIONS FOUNDATION’S ENERGY ACCESS PRACTITIONER NETWORK AND THE WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE (WWF)
INVITE YOU TO JOIN A WORKSHOP ON
TOWARDS UNIVERSAL ENERGY ACCESS: UGANDA
JULY 22, 2014
PROTEA HOTEL,
4 ELGON TERRACE, JOHN BABIHA (ACACIA) AVENUE
KOLOLO, KAMPALA,
UGANDA
Please join leaders, innovators and experts from across Uganda who are working to deliver decentralized energy solutions in the country. The workshop will highlight the work and progress made by private sector and civil society actors in bringing off-grid electrification solutions to Uganda and advancing the goals of Sustainable Energy for All initiative.
The workshop will feature interactive panel sessions and networking opportunities focused on policy framework, supply chains and distribution, innovations in consumer financing, and the linkages between energy access and gender with focus on women’s health. A special session to examine the next steps for Uganda on the country’s action plan development process within the Sustainable Energy for All initiative will conclude the workshop. Invitees are also welcome to attend a networking reception after the workshop. Please RSVP to register at energyevents@unfoundation.org
Space is limited so please register as early as possible (deadline July 15th).
Existing membership in the Practitioner Network is not required to attend the workshop.
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The Energy Access Practitioner Network globally numbering some 1,700 private sector companies and NGOs supports market-led decentralized energy applications towards achieving universal energy access by 2030. It catalyzes energy service delivery by promoting new technologies, adoption of quality standards in technology and delivery, and innovative financial and business models. The Practitioner Network is open to all organizations and individuals actively involved in the implementation, development, financing, and management aspects of delivering electricity sustainably, affordably, and effectively. For more information and to join, please visit www.energyaccess.org.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is the world’s leading conservation organization. WWF works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.2 million members in the United States and close to 5 million globally. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: conserving the world’s biological diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.