By: Ronnel W. Domingo - 01:18 AM May
20, 2017
The United Nations is calling for
proposed “energy for poverty” projects, with the proponent of the winning pitch
to be given access to a $1-million fund.
According to the UN Department of
Economic and Social Affairs (Desa), the 2017 Energy Grant carries the theme
“Sustainable Energy for Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity in a
Changing World.
The UN Desa said applicants should
be able to demonstrate leadership and innovation in energy-for-poverty
alleviation and stimulating economic opportunity, as well as willingness and
ability to implement knowledge transfer through capacity building activities aimed
at replicating and scaling up successful experiences and lessons learned.
Accepted are proposals from an
individual, institution or partnership based on past and current achievements.
The grant program is funded
exclusively through extra-budgetary contributions, with the initial
contributions provided by the China Energy Fund Board, a nongovernment
organization which has a special consultative status with the UN Economic and
Social Council.
To apply for or to be nominated to
the grant, the candidate should be a person or an organization in legal
existence that “shares and observes the purposes and principles of the (UN).”
The candidate should not be in any
financial distress nor any threat of significant litigation or prosecution.
Also, the candidate should be
“implementing, for a minimum of three years, initiatives and actions that may
relate, but are not limited, to the increased use of new and renewable energy
resources.”
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