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Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation Report C. 3. Outcome of consultation process i. Minutes of physical meeting(s) Please ensure that you include a summary of the meeting as well as all comments received. [See Toolkit 2.6, 2.6.1, 2.6.2 and Toolkit Annex J] MINUTES OF THE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS CONSALTATION MEETING ON ENERGY EFFICIENT COOKSTOVES FOR SIAYA COMMUNITIES- KENYA HELD ON 5 TH MAY 2010 IN CAMUNYA HOTEL- UGUNJA. PRESENT 1. District Officer- Ugunja Division representing the District Commissioner- Siaya districts (Gem, Siaya and Ugenya). 2. Nature Kenya representative 3. Local chiefs and assistant chiefs 4. Chairman- Town Council of Ugunja 5. The EU-GTZ Ecosan promotion project representative 6. The local community members Agenda i. Opening ii. Explanation of the project iii. Questions for clarification about project explanation iv. Blind sustainable development exercises v. Discussion on monitoring sustainable development vi. Closure of the meeting Opening The director of Tembea Youth Centre for Sustainable Development started off the meeting by calling for a volunteer to lead in prayers. Prayers were then said by one of the participants. This was followed by quick self introduction starting with the Tembea staff followed by the visitors and then the local community members. The participants expectations of the day were then sought for which were raised as outlined below: 1. To learn the best ways of conserving the environment 2. To broaden their knowledge base on the sustainable development 3. To learn how to change the attitude of the community on the environmental conservation initiatives. 4. To learn how to turn garbage into money 5. To learn about the advantages and the disadvantages of the energy efficient cook stoves 6. To know the role of the provincial administration in the project lifeline Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July 2009 28
Explanation of the project Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation Report The director brought to the participant’s attention the history of the project design which he noted started in the year 2007 out of the organization’s need to conserve the environment. The project would target communities in the larger Siaya region formerly Siaya district. He also explained that the project’s focus was to provide opportunities for the poor to access the energy efficient cook stoves at subsidized rates since they were quite costly. In his explanation of the need for the project in this community he referred the participants to the 1999 National Population and Housing Census validated by the 2009 NPHC which indicated that only 1.4% of the entire region’s population uses electricity out of which only 0.1% of the 1.4% use it for cooking. Consequently 90% of the population use firewood for cooking purposes. He highlighted that the project targets 600 households per month resulting to 7200 households per year. To achieve this, the project would be integrated with the Group Saving and Loaning methodology enabling the locals to save their little income in a group and then loan out to the members who pays at their own convenient rates. This would ensure affordability for all. He pointed out to members that this is a carbon offset project whose success entirely depends on the community’s participation. He therefore urged the locals to grab this maiden opportunity to conserve the environment by adopting the new low carbon technology. Questions for clarification about project explanation Q1. Was the assessment carried out to establish the feasibility of the project in the community? The process to this particular project started long time ago back in 2007. Since then we have been engaged in negotiations as well as reviews to establish the environmental, social and economic impact of the project. As we move into to the pilot face we anticipate learning from the process and documenting all the lessons learnt that shall inform the next phase of the project. Q2. Does the project integrate the employment of the youth? The project in the long run fits well into a sustainable development activity. It integrates the three spheres; social, economical and environmental. It will confer upon society economic benefits through offering employment to the community members and the primary target being youthful women and men, the buying of locally available material and other indirect benefits to the community. Q3. What is the impact of the energy efficient cook stoves in comparison to the adoption of other alternative technologies of energy conservation like the biogas? In considering what alternative energy option is good for a particular community or area a number of factors are considered. They include; 1. The cost of setting it up 2. The running cost 3. Environmental implications 4. Availability of technology 5. Local capacity 6. Consumption rates 7. Levels of economic development 8. Others Based on the above factors, we may consider biogas not viable on account of from where shall we acquire Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July 2009 29
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