Key findings of the Key findings of the comparative evaluation of comparative evaluation of the Kenya projects the Kenya projects

BackgroundBackground

Aiming for best practices of effective natural Aiming for best practices of effective natural resource mgmt and sustainable energy resource mgmt and sustainable energy provision in rural Kenyaprovision in rural Kenya

Challenges of North-South NGO based Challenges of North-South NGO based development cooperation and its structures: development cooperation and its structures: outreach, efficiency, ownership, technical outreach, efficiency, ownership, technical expertise, sustainabilityexpertise, sustainability

Can cooperatives provide solutions?Can cooperatives provide solutions?

Key findings Key findings

Planning of the project/programmesPlanning of the project/programmes Market vs community approach Market vs community approach Strategic partnershipsStrategic partnerships

Planning processPlanning process

PARTICIPATION forPARTICIPATION for ownershipownership awareness raising -> change of awareness raising -> change of

attitude/behaviour attitude/behaviour agreement on the priorities, means, monitoringagreement on the priorities, means, monitoring gender analysisgender analysis

For Cooperatives: accountability of management For Cooperatives: accountability of management to members (general meetings?)to members (general meetings?)

Market approachMarket approach

Renewable energy supply based on demandRenewable energy supply based on demand Management of a business venture to be paid Management of a business venture to be paid

labour: time and expertiselabour: time and expertise Finding the enterpreneurial mindsFinding the enterpreneurial minds

For Cooperatives: Executive committee from For Cooperatives: Executive committee from community/member representatives, manager community/member representatives, manager hired outsidehired outside

Strategic partnershipsStrategic partnerships

Not to invent the wheel again Not to invent the wheel again Technical expertiseTechnical expertise AdvocacyAdvocacy CoordinationCoordination

For Cooperatives: need assistance for For Cooperatives: need assistance for networkingnetworking

Recommendations for Recommendations for CooperativesCooperatives

Organize participatory meetings for planning and Organize participatory meetings for planning and monitoringmonitoring

Facilitate renewable energy uptake by Facilitate renewable energy uptake by awareness&information, access to expertise, not by awareness&information, access to expertise, not by giving free infragiving free infra

Separate exec.committee and everyday management Separate exec.committee and everyday management

Look for best expertise and facilitate networksLook for best expertise and facilitate networks

Facilitate participation, transparency and Facilitate participation, transparency and communication by all meanscommunication by all means

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