Global Village Cameroon

Mission

Global Village Cameroon (GVC) is a not for profit organisation that works to promote sustainable development and environmental protection. GVC has good experience in energy issues in Cameroon. The organization uses advocacy and lobbying to bring about a change in government policy towards promoting clean, people centred, reliable, affordable, available and efficient energy projects and services. GVC carries out a lot of sensitisation campaigns to increase awareness about the importance of clean, efficient and reliable energy facilities to their lives, health, economic and social development and in meeting the Millenium Development Goals in Cameroon. Household energy, indoor air pollution and health are some important issues to be addressed in Cameroon taking into consideration that many families depend on fuelwood for energy with adverse effects to their health, reproductive and productive life, particularly for children and women. Modern and improved energy technologies could have a positive impact on their lives. GVC would like to expand its activities in this domain as we are a leading NGO in the energy sector in Cameroon.

Organization Type Non-Governmental Organization

Contact Information

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Primary Initiatives, Target Populations, and Scope of Work:

Cameroon - working in the Centre, East, West, Northern Provinces of Cameroon with rural and urban communities.

Fuels/Technologies: Alcohol Fuels
Biogas
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Kerosene
Solar
 Sectors of Experience: Agriculture
Behavior Change
Education
Energy
Environment
Forestry
Gender
Health
Infrastructure
Renewable Energy
Rural Development
Water
 Countries of Operation: Cameroon

Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas

Social/Cultural barriers to using traditional fuels and stoves:

Women and children move long distances to collect fuelwood. This takes a large amount of their productive time and sometimes deprives girl children from education.

Market development for improved cooking technologies:

Poverty is still very high and very few families especially in the rural areas can afford improved technologies. Awareness about improved cooking technologies is non-existent in some areas of Cameroon. The technology exists but must be popularised.

Technology standardization for cooking, heating and ventilation:

None noted

Indoor air pollution exposure and health monitoring:

The use of fuelwood in the traditional ways has adverse effects on respiratory organs especially for women and children who stay closer to the fireside for cooking.

Relevant Publications or Studies

None noted

Our Contribution to the Partnership

GVC would like to learn from the experiences of others in the Partnership and share research findings with others in the future.