World Vision provides relief in emergency situations and works on long-term community development projects. Together, these address the causes of poverty and help people move towards self-sufficiency.
The action World Vision is committed to includes: - transformational development - emergency relief - promotion of justice - strategic initiatives - public awareness - Christian engagement by example – we oppose proselytism and coercion of any kind.
World Vision’s approach is to undertake projects involving clusters of communities, empowering people to become self-reliant through a range of activities that may include health improvements, agricultural training, small business workshops and leadership development. In consultation with the community, priorities are identified, a project designed and a budget prepared.
World Vision is currently undertaking household improved cookstove projects working with partner offices in countries including Ethiopia, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Mongolia, Kenya, Haiti, Tanzania, and Peru. These projects aim to produce significant health, education, personal safety and environmental benefits to the communities in which we operate.
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Our Focus
The major initiatives underway are focused on rural areas within Ethiopia, Kenya and Nepal - financed by World Vision and through carbon finances. WV works closely with Government agencies at local, regional and national level in the countries in which we work. The majority of WV's target populations are rural with a very low socioeconomic status. An example of a fuel efficient stoves project in Ethiopia is provided for further information.
The Ethiopia fuel efficient stoves project is taking more of a market based approach to the distribution of stoves within rural Ethiopian based World Vision communities. Rather than handing out stoves to households, stove units are sold (at a subsidised price) as items of value that stimulate a sense of ownership. A field trial of 5000 stoves is currently underway, with significant benefits being seen by community members. The field trial has enabled World Vision to: - Identify the most appropriate stove (from community perspective) for large scale distribution. - Prepare the Project Design Document, including baseline analysis, for a large scale project. - Identify and test appropriate project design, implementation and monitoring frameworks.
Our Experience And Interest In The Four PCIA Central Focus Areas
WV sees social, cultural and traditional issues as the major reasons why stove projects are successful or unsuccessful. Our deep relationship with the communities in which we work enables WV to undertake projects that take these barriers into account. WV tests and trials stoves that meet traditional user needs, as well as providing an improvement in indoor air quality and reduction in fuel use. WV undertakes focus group discussions, emissions testing, and pilot projects before deciding on a large scale approach to improved stove dissemination.
WV can help identify and meet specific needs in the market, having undertaken stove testing, helped in setting up stove distribution and supply chains, undertaken awareness raising initiatives, and built local capacity within developing countries to develop and manage improved stove projects that access innovative financing tools.
Although World Vision does undertake some technology testing, this is an area of work that World Vision is not involved with. World Vision would be very interested to learn more about technology standardization.
Monitoring and evaluating the health, social, economic and environmental impact of household energy interventions is part of all WV projects. WV tracks indicators relating to these impacts over the life of each project.
Relevant Publications or Studies
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Our Contribution to the Partnership
WV would contribute to the Partnership through a sharing of experience, skills, leadership, and on the ground development in working with communities in developing countries (incl. testing, stove distribution and supply chains, awareness raising, and building local capacity). WV would look to attend Forums and meetings and help disseminate improved stoves and cleaner energy and information about the Partnership to others. It will also contribute to publications and share best practices with the Partnership.
