[Stoves] FINAL INPUT NEEDED: 2019 Modern Energy Cooking Services Survey

Tue Sep 10 15:16:19 CDT 2019

Paul:

The question in my mind is, what are the Terms of Reference for the UNF - remember, CCA has no legal standing to contract, it is the UN Foundation that contracts with Dalberg or the World Bank - and who has approved this survey instrument?

I don’t know if I qualify for the survey and can read its contents. I believe if you have concerns about the survey, Dalberg and CCA must provide a public rationale to you or provide the contact details for the ultimate party in interest, the World Bank and/or the Loughborough University.

What, pray tell, is “access to modern energy cooking services”? Why should anybody let CCA and Dalberg get away with presumptuous gassing?

Don’t fuss whether you are a business or non-profit. That question itself is meaningless. UNF is a non-profit with multimillion dollar revenues from investments and contracts and pay fat salaries to its directors. (Good business but revenues seem to be going down. GACC staff left in good time.)

Nikhil 

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> On Sep 10, 2019, at 12:26 PM, Ronal Larson <rongretlarson at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Paul:
> 
> 	Although I am even further away than you (being retired) from the commercial entities they want to take the survey - I did so.  My motivation was as yours - to get TLUDs and char-making into their thinking.  If others have time,  I agree that our voices need to be heard.
> 
> 	Re specialization of the survey,  I found after question 41 that they had picked up that I was interested in charcoal.  Not sure they knew the difference between charcoal using and charcoal-making - but I tried to clarify.
> 
>> On Sep 10, 2019, at 8:57 AM, Anderson, Paul <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Peter and Marcos,   (and to readers of the Stoves Listserv:    I am posting this message to the Stoves Listserv so that many others can be aware of my disappointment with the survey).
>>  
>> What a disappointment.   I operate a small NGO nonprofit working at the literal frontier of cookstove technology.   And you ask questions as if it were a business.   But I was required to have an answer in order to continue.   So I continued and the survey did not get any better.   Then it got worse (see next).
> 	[RWL:   Many places it was possible to simply answer with zeroes.  I wouldn’t worry about their being able to figure out why we are answering.
> 
> 	Note that the survey is labeled “modern” stoves.  They need to understand that many simply can’t afford that.  But TLUDs can still save time and money (and even make money)
> 
>>  
>> The tacked-on survey about electric vehicles was abusive.   Shame on the CCA and the hired guns for having put on that purely profit motivated extra survey.   Note:  Maybe there would have been a different tacked-on survey depending on how I responded to the previous question that might have been a filter.  (I cannot go back into the survey to find out, and I do not want to waste any more of my time.)
> 	[RWL:  I had no added survey offered.   In fact,  I suddenly found myself over - while expecting more (I wasn’t watching the question count sufficiently).
> 
>>  
>> I will await the results of the survey before passing final judgement, but I expect that the results will favor the large, established operations that can then use the survey results to favor themselves.
> 	[RWL:  Probably so - but their getting messages about char-making will still send a message.
> 
>>  
>> If others have taken the CCA survey, your comments (even if contradicting mine) would be appreciated.   The link is below, in case anyone wants to look a what is being asked.   But if you do, and if you give fake answers so that you can go to the next page of questions, please do NOT finish the survey and do NOT submit fake results.   Give CCA and the workers a chance to try to maximize what they can from this survey.
> 	[RWL:  I wouldn’t worry about giving fake answers.  They can eliminate any particular survey if they wish from the averages they are looking for.  The important thing is that they hear about char-making stoves and small producers.   At least this particular survey is not addressing the stove needs of the poorest - so this is a sufficient message to send.
> 
> 	Thanks for the alert.
> 
> Ron
> 
>>  
>> Paul
>>  
>> Doc / Dr TLUD / Paul S. Anderson, PhD
>> Exec. Dir. of Juntos Energy Solutions NFP
>> Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu       Skype:   paultlud
>> Phone:  Office: 309-452-7072    Mobile: 309-531-4434
>> Website:   www.drtlud.com
>>  
>> From: Peter George <pgeorge at cleancookingalliance.org> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 8:19 AM
>> Cc: marcos.paya at dalberg.com
>> Subject: FINAL INPUT NEEDED: 2019 Modern Energy Cooking Services Survey
>> Importance: High
>>  
>> [This message came from an external source. If suspicious, report to abuse at ilstu.edu]
>> Hello,
>>  
>> My name is Peter George and I am Senior Director, Private Sector & Investment at the Clean Cooking Alliance.
>>  
>> We are currently working with the World Bank and Loughborough University, supported by Dalberg Advisors, in the development of a flagship global report on the state of access to modern energy cooking services.
>>  
>> Over the last few weeks, you will have received access to an online questionnaire that we have developed to collect your input on key dynamics shaping the sector. Before we close this survey, we want to make sure we take your perspectives into account and would highly value 30-40 minutes of your time to complete it.
>>  
>> Please click the following link to access the questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YTZXV79
>>  
>> This is our final week of response collection – we very much look forward to your assistance and participation.
>>  
>> Do please reach out to me or Marcos Paya (CC’d) if any questions.
>>  
>> Best regards,
>> Peter
>>  
>> Peter George
>> Senior Director, Private Sector & Investment
>> Clean Cooking Alliance
>> +1 847 220 4770 (global phone)
>> +31 6 26072242 (Netherlands)
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>> pgeorge at cleancookingalliance.org
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