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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Seema Patel <spatel@cleancookstoves.org> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 06, 2018 12:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Seema Patel <spatel@cleancookstoves.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Release of "Strengthening Supply Chains: A Handbook for Cooking Fuel Enterprises" + other Alliance news<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>As a follow up to the Global Alliance’s June 2017 webinar referenced below (which can be </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlF5qqDwYEc&t=3401s"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>viewed here</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> for those that missed it), we have just released the complementary guide discussed during the webinar: “<i>Strengthening Supply Chains: A Handbook for Cooking Fuel Enterprises.”</i> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/02-23-2018-new-handbook-helps-fuel-enterprises-overcome-challenges-in-the-cooking-fuel-value-chain.html">http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/02-23-2018-new-handbook-helps-fuel-enterprises-overcome-challenges-in-the-cooking-fuel-value-chain.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>In addition, please be sure to take a look at our most recent newsletter for some priority updates from the Alliance. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/02-27-2018-february-2018-newsletter.html"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>http://cleancookstoves.org/about/news/02-27-2018-february-2018-newsletter.html</span></a><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Many thanks,<br>Seema <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=733 style='width:549.9pt;margin-left:5.4pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=157 valign=top style='width:117.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'></td><td width=288 valign=top style='width:3.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td><td width=288 valign=top style='width:3.0in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td width=157 valign=top style='width:117.9pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=140 height=87 style='width:1.4583in;height:.9083in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3B09D.B34BCE00" alt="Global_Aliance_Clean_Cookstoves_blue_v23"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=288 valign=top style='width:3.0in;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Seema N. Patel</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Program Manager | </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#004F89'>UN Foundation</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#579C42'>Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Tel: 202.864.5149 Skype: seema.patel80</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:spatel@cleancookstoves.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>spatel@cleancookstoves.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><br></span><a href="http://www.cleancookstoves.org/"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E74B5'>www.cleancookstoves.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></td><td width=288 style='width:3.0in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>