The Annual Report for 2009 is now available to download (Click the icon below).
We support community-based renewable energy projects which aim to equip people with the knowledge and tools to help themselves in an environmentally sustainable way. These projects help to alleviate poverty by using renewable energy technologies for the enhancement of income generation, agriculture, education and health. We also fund work to protect and conserve tropical rainforests.
A grant to train teachers, school children and managers to grow their own woodlots to provide a sustainable source of fuel for cooking in energy efficient cook stoves. The improved stoves use far less wood and are smoke-free eradicating the harmful effects of smoke on kitchen staff. Click on the link below to visit their website.
www.ashdenawards.org/winners/retap
A grant to work in an informal settlement in Nairobi to provide training and support for young people developing environmental businesses. Conflicts in Kenya following the elections in December 2007 were especially damaging to this community yet these small enterprises offer hope and opportunity to the motivated young people who are involved in the project. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant to train and encourage the reporting of news stories on environmental issues. Despite the fact that climate change will be felt most acutely in developing countries few people are aware of why weather patterns are changing. More stories in local newspapers and radio broadcasts will allow people to understand and take action on this critical issue. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant to aid the development of an Energy Service Provider Company (ESCO) to supply the commercial provision of renewable electricity in Zambia. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant to explore the co-management and restoration of Asian forests in Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant towards staff costs in delivering a programme of work to influence policy in the UN, EU Trading scheme, and the US for creating incentives for reducing deforestation and stimulating trading in ecosystem services. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant to help end the corrupting effect of industrial-scale logging and help contribute to improved forest sector accountability mechanisms. Click on the link below to visit their website.
A grant to establish a dialogue and technical exchange relating to best peatland management planning based in South East Asia and the establishment of a peatland restoration demonstration project in Malaysia. Click on the link below to visit their website.