[Stoves] Alliance RFA on Clean Cooking Solutions: Gender and Livelihood Impacts

[Corinne Hart]

Dear Colleagues,

The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves<http://www.cleancookstoves.org/> (the Alliance)  is seeking qualified teams of researchers to fill key gaps in the existing evidence on the impact that clean cooking solutions have on women users and their families, as well as data that provides a better understanding of the impact women entrepreneurs working in the cookstove and fuel value chain have on adoption rates. Each study should have at a focus on at least one of the following impacts:

*         Specific and indirect impacts that clean cooking solutions have on women users and their families, including but not limited to: time use, income generation, educational activities, etc.

*         The impact that women entrepreneurs employed in the cookstove and/or fuel value chain can have on adoption and sustained use.

*         Specific and indirect impacts of opportunities costs for involvement in the cookstove and fuel value chain on women entrepreneurs.
Of particular interest are studies that are based in Alliance priority and potential priority countries/regions[1].  Confirmed priority countries include: Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Bangladesh, Uganda and China. Potential countries/regions include: Rwanda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Mexico, Peru, and India.
As much as $250,000 will be available for studies funded under RFA 12-5.  The Alliance aims to fund up to four studies, which combined will address all three impact categories. For example, one study may focus on all impact categories in a phased approach, or several studies may focus on one or more impact categories, such as opportunity costs.
The Alliance encourages applications that either look at one or more of the individual impact categories outlined above in a phased approach so that initial findings of at least one impact can be shared more quickly. The Alliance would like to be able to share results in at least one impact area in the next 6-9 months, and will prioritize applications that reflect this objective. Overall, studies should be completed within a 6 month to 18 month timeframe.
Opportunities for cost sharing and leveraging funds are actively encouraged. Studies should specify which technologies and approaches are being utilized in the project focus area.  Though they may complement previously-completed baseline studies, studies must generate new data and results.  Studies that have only one measure of impact (such as time use only) will be considered nonresponsive.

The deadline for Letters of Intent (encouraged, but not mandatory) is October 26, 2012.
The deadline for submission of proposals is November 19, 2012.
To download the RFA and application materials, please visit http://www.cleancookstoves.org/funding-opportunities/.


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[1]Potential priority countries have been identified using a data-driven approach to assessing potential impact, scalability, opportunity to test innovative business models, opportunity to leverage other resources, and greatest need.
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