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DAY 1 URBAN ENERGY NEEDS - Kibera, Central Kenya

Focus: Urban energy poverty and bio-gas

Visit to an informal settlement in Kibera where less than 20% of its residents have access to electricity. 

Purpose: to see the innovative ways in which communities can gain access to a reliable source of energy by using waste as a resource.

DAY 2 RURAL ENERGY NEEDS - Kisumu, Western Kenya

Focus: Stoves and Smoke

Morning: The reality of energy poverty

Collecting firewood with the local women of Kisumu

Visit to the home of a family with a demonstration kitchen:

• Smoke hood
• Fireless cooker – watching fireless cookers being made and used by women in Kisumu

Afternoon: Fuel-efficient cookstoves

First-hand experience of stove production and visit to a household using the stoves.

Purpose: to see both the problem and solution, in the form of simple stoves and smoke hoods.

DAY 3 SUSTAINING SUCCESS - Kerugoya, Central Kenya

Focus: Pico-hydro – harnessing the power of water

Morning
Visit Kathamba and Thima pico hydro schemes and meet with representatives of the community-managed Pico Hydro power scheme.

Afternoon
Visit households where electricity generated from the system is used for lighting/powering TVs/Radio.

Purpose: to see how a locally-built and managed scheme can transform a community.

DAY 4 HIGH IMPACT OUTPUTS – Nairobi, Central Kenya

Press conference at UNEP Headquarters.