GSV2 LSC-Report-VPA1 - MyClimate

Gold Standard Local Stakeholder Consultation Report
Addis Ababa: We have invited 17 local policy makers (incl. University/colleges), most from Federal level,
but also the relevant offices from state level (like Mineral and Energy Resources Development Agencies).
These ministries cover tasks regarding energy/ renewables, rural development as well as the relevant
indicators from the sustainable development matrix (like water, biodiversity, labour, quality standards).
10 Local NGOs and 20 International NGOs supporting Gold Standard were invited, but from these
categories D & F the number of participants was comparable small.
All the 26 external participants in Addis signed in the participation list, while 23 filled the project evaluation
form and 22 filled the sustainable development matrix evaluation form.
iv. Text of individual invitations
“Dear Sir/ Madam,
Solar Energy Foundation has the pleasure to invite you to take part in the stakeholder
consultation meeting for the Foundation’s project „Solar Lighting in rural Ethiopia“.
Stiftung Solarenergie – Solar Energy Foundation operates since 2005 in Ethiopia and electrified
already more than 6000 rural households by using solar energy. Taking lessons from these
implementations, the Foundation wants to extend its operation significantly in all areas of the
country to achieve its ultimate objectives.
The intended size of operation is depending on additional financial contribution generated by so
called “Carbon Credits”, as our operation will replace kerosene lanterns by solar-powered bright
and efficient LED lamps. With the support of the Swiss NGO myclimate, we want to implement
a Gold Standard “Program of Activities” (PoA) to apply for Voluntary Emission Reductions
(VERs).
On the way to register our “PoA”, we want to conduct a Stakeholder Consultation Meetings, in
Addis Ababa at Ministry of Mines & Energy, Ethiopia Geological Survey Hall on June 29 th ,
2010 for half a day starting from 9:30 am to lunch time.
The objective of this consultation meeting is to explain our project and its socio-environmental
impacts brought to the communities, and thereby collect feedback of the participants to
potentially further improve the project set-up. Hence your contribution to this meeting is highly
welcomed.
Therefore, we would like to request you / your esteemed office to attend the meeting. Please
confirm your attendance if possible until June 18 th 2010 to our Public Relation Officer, Mr.
Abinet Jemal by sending email to samson@solar-energy-foundation.org; or Tele: 0116-18 86
68 or Fax: 0116- 18 14 63. Please also respond by submitting any comments in case you can
not attend.
Gold Standard Passport version 2.1 July 2009
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