IMPACTING HOUSEHOLDS
The regular households are arguably major offenders when it comes to air pollution. Major home still use traditional methods for cooking and general heating activities, even more shocking is the use of traditional cook stoves, kerosene lamps among others in use in the urban cities. We as an organisation seek to impacting households with our clean cooking technologies.
ENERGY ACCESS
At GHACCO, we have maintained the reason for our existence and the need to be focused in achieving the sustainable developments as directed by the UN. This behooves that we Promote partnerships among members of the alliance and other actors to ensure synergy in influencing policies and stimulating actions that contribute to a vibrant cookstove industry and sustainable utilization of biomass
SMOKE EMISSIONS/AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution from energy emissions can be said to be major canker gradually eating away the quality of life not to talk of the effect it has our posterity. Due to this Ghana Alliance for Clean Cook stoves and Fuels (GHACCO) has been established as a strong stakeholder platform to lead the front to catalyze a revolution in the cook stove sector and mobilize high level national and donor commitments towards the goal of universal adoption of clean cook stoves and fuels in Ghana
16
Approved projects
1M+
LIVELIHOOD TRANSFORMED
9
Award nomination
5
Years of SERVICE
OUR FOCUS AREAS
AWARENESS CREATION
Making a huge contribution to the awareness creation strategy of GHACCO is the link with women’s groups to help stimulate the adoption of clean and efficient cookstoves and fuels. In this respect, 40 women have been out-doored as improved Cooking Solutions Advocates and provided with an improved cookstove each. These women are chosen from the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions and will receive training to also become trainers of other women and women’s groups.
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
GHACCO is designing “incentive structures” which would specify clear rewards for intended results from members who would through word of mouth, adverts among others who will bring potential stakeholders into the alliance. In this regard GHACCO is considering recommending membership-based commissions. This way, it has created social media platform on “WhatsApp” to sustain the interest of members by keeping them updated on current issues. The alliance is also making efforts at crossing the Greater Accra and Ashanti regional borders to network with other women’s groups across the country.
FUNDRAISING
Strategy to raise funds has been designed to address the specific needs of the sector. These includes market deployment policy for clean cookstoves and Fuels by which government procures, agreed quantities of clean biomass Cookstoves for vulnerable households such as recipients of the LEAP grants. However, the government would procure cookstoves from members of GHACCO directly or through the Alliance. Moreover, focus has been placed on exploring external funding opportunities and also emphasize members’ commitment to the payment of their dues. Concrete steps that have been initiated comprise; The facilitation of the formation of a committee to implement GHACCO’s fundraising strategies.
20%
HOUSEHOLD ENERGY ACCESS
5%
INSTITUTIONAL COOKSTOVES FOR AGRO-PROCESSORS % SCHOOLS
60%
AWARENESS ON COOKSTOVES
87%
IMPACT ON POLICY
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PRESS RELEASE!! SUCCESSFUL ORGANISATION OF FY2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON FRIDAY, MAY 28, 2021
Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves & Fuels (GHACCO) held its Annual General Meeting last Friday, May 28, 2021, using virtual technology. Welcoming members to the event, the Chairperson, Ms. Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey noted that the AGM is the yearly convening, during which the National Executive Board updates members on progress and state of affairs of […]
GHACCO SIGNS CONTRACT WITH ENI GHANA TO IMPLEMENT THE ENI-WORLD BANK RURAL CLEAN COOKING PROJECT IN 10 COMMUNITIES IN ELEMEBELLE DISTRICT
GHACCO will be implementing the Rural Clean Cooking Project upon signing a contract with ENI-World Bank to create access to rural woodfuel stoves in Ellembelle DistrictThe Rural Clean Cooking Pilot Project is primarily designed to promote access to improved domestic woodfuel cookstoves, as a way of helping to reduce exposure to unhealthy wood-smoke and deforestation […]
Clean Cooking System Can Work In Ghana
Access to clean cookstoves and Fuels is needed in Ghana to help address deforestation, climate change, reduce indoor air pollution and improve the livelihoods and environment of rural households and women processors in Ghana and Africa THE GENESISIn Ghana, the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (2012) report indicates that Ghana is losing its forest […]
Farewell to Mrs. Gifty Tetteh
It is with sorrows that the Board and members of the Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Fuels express our condolences to the family of Mrs Gifty Tetteh former Senior Bioenergy Officer at the Ministry of Energy. Mrs. Gifty Tetteh was a pillar behind the clean cookstove alliance at the Ministry of Energy and provided […]
Two New Staff Joins the GHACCO Secretariat to facilitate Clean Cooking Coordination
GHACCO has recruited two new staff to join the secretariat as part of efforts to improve the coordination of clean cooking issues in Ghana. Eva Larko Nartey joins GHACCO as Program Coordinator and Business Development Officer to provide direct assistance to the CEO in implementing programs at the secretariat. EVA joins GHACCO after years of […]
National Clean Cooking Strategy being developed by Government
The Government of Ghana through the Ministry of Energy has started initiatives to develop a National Clean cooking strategy for the country. This is part of efforts to contribute to scaling up access to clean cooking solutions by 2 million households by 2030.
COUNCIL OF AMBASSSODORS
MRS. SAMIRA BAWUMIA
GLOBAL AMBASSADOR, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN COOKSTOVES
HAJIA ALIMA MAHAMA
LEADERSHIP COUNCIL MEMBER, CLEAN COOKING ALLIANCE
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