The Impact of Energy Use on Poor Urban Livelihoods in ... - DfID

A Study <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> energy use on poor urban livelihoods in Arusha, Tanzania
TSh2,190,000 (Daraja Mbili) and TSh2,200,000 (Kaloleni) respectively i.e.
approximately £…………..(August 2004 exchange rate)
Implementation <strong>of</strong> sustainable interventions
<strong>The</strong> DPU staff was able to take advantage <strong>of</strong> their visit to Arusha with their students
in May 2004 to review the WODSTA report <strong>of</strong> the ward community energy
intervention workshops. By that time the two communities had both identified focal
points as their interventions; prepared action plans including budget projections;
established focal point committees; identified locations for the focal points; and, in the
case <strong>of</strong> Kaloleni, had programmed a forthcoming event.
A number <strong>of</strong> resources are listed in figure 6.3 and 6.4. Focal point committees were
appointed at the intervention workshops and space was committed for the home <strong>of</strong> the
focal points.
<strong>The</strong> DPU team was able to negotiate with:
• the Principal <strong>of</strong> CDTI to provide a student intern on a regular six-monthly basis to
each focal point to provide an informed community development worker to assist
with activities and day to day management;
• the AMC Chief CDO to discuss the possibility <strong>of</strong> providing IGA grants (from
existing AMC committed funds) for women with the focal point committees as a
possible source <strong>of</strong> funding for energy related IGAs linked to the focal points, for
example, the production <strong>of</strong> locally produced energy saving stoves.
• <strong>The</strong> AMC Adult Education Officer prepared to liaise and cooperate with both
Chief CDO and CDTI
WODSTA had already agreed to act as intermediary in obtaining sawdust briquettes
and energy saving stoves in bulk and supplying them in small quantities to the focal
points to sell. <strong>The</strong> focal points will obtain a small pr<strong>of</strong>it from these sales which will
provide finance for their various activities.
<strong>The</strong> Mayor sees these focal points as demonstration projects. If they prove their
value he is prepared to roll them out across the remaining 15 wards. (4.3.2)
Community expertise as it is developed will be forthcoming. Ward CDOs are already
supporting the focal points.
Figure 6.7 sets out a possible institutional position for the focal points. This position
takes account <strong>of</strong> the committed actions by AMC staff, CDTI Principal and WODSTA.
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Development Planning Unit, UCL London
Dr. Sheilah Meikle and Patrice North