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

A Study <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Impact</strong> <strong>of</strong> energy on poor urban livelihoods in Arusha, Tanzania
APPENDIX A1
Matrix <strong>of</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> and the Millennium Development Goals
Directly Contributes Indirectly contributes
MDG 2: Universal Primary Education
[To ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere will be
able to complete a full coursde <strong>of</strong> primary schooling]
MGD 3: Gender equality and women’s empowerment
[Progress toqwards gender equality and the
empowerment <strong>of</strong> women should be demonstrated by:
! Ensuring that girls and boys have equal
access to primary and secondary
education, preferably by 2005, and to all
levels <strong>of</strong> education no later than 2015]
• <strong>Energy</strong> can contribute a more child friendly
environment (access to clean water, sanitation,
lighting and space cooling) thus improving
attendance at school
• Availability <strong>of</strong> modern energy services frees
children’s and especially girls time from helping
with survival activities (gathering firewood,
fetching water); lighting permits home study
• Lighting in schools allows evening classes and
helps retain teachers, especially if their
accommodation has electricity
• Electricity enables access to educational media
and communications (ICT) in schools and at
home that increase education opportunities and
allow distance learning
• Availability <strong>of</strong> modern energy services frees girls’
and young women’s time from survival activities
(gathering firewood, fetching water, cooking
inefficiently, crop processing by hand, manual
farming work)
• Good quality lighting permits home study
• Electricity enables access to educational media
and communications (ICTs) in schools and at
home that increase education opportunities and
allow distance learning
• Access to energy provides the opportunity to use
equipment for teaching (overhead projector,
computer, printer, photocopier, science
equipment)
• Modern energy systems and efficient building
design reduces heating/cooling costs and this
school fees, enabling poorer greater access to
education
• Lighting in schools allows evening classes and
helps retain teachers especially if their
accommodation has electricity
• Street lighting improves women’s safety
• Reliable energy services <strong>of</strong>fer scope for women’s
enterprises
Development Planning Unit, UCL London
Dr. Sheilah Meikle and Patrice North