Edgar Kapiza Bayani

A renewable energy practitioner, minigrid operator, active community energy agenda & Climate Justice advocate. Community Energy Malawi's Co-founder

[Edgar Kapiza Bayani @BayaniEdgar]

New Project Spotlight for @ComEnergyMalawi

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New Project Spotlight for @ComEnergyMalawi

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@ScotGovID @EEEStrathclyde @undpmalawi @MalawiScotland @USADF @Se4All1 #Minigrids #SDG7 #Electricty

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Meet @ComEnergyMalawi 's newly appointed Head of Programs #MemorySuwedi. Board of Trustees confirmed her appointment at 20th Meeting. Wish her the best. #WomenInEnergy #SDG7 #BreakingTheGlassCeiling

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Africa arise

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What is happening in the Democratic Republic of Congo is evil, and it is sad that African voices are quiet when their own people are dying like this, yet they make noise about conflicts away from the continent.

Is African life less important than any other, is the death of a black person insignificant?
Are you ashamed of speaking for your own people, only to suddenly find your voice when bad things happen elsewhere away from the continent?

History will never respect Africans for allowing this to happen on their watch, especially those with voices who would rather be seen writing about conflicts elsewhere!

[Edgar Kapiza Bayani @BayaniEdgar]

Indeed, proud of all @scotgov have contributed. And I love the way @AngusRobertson has used the word "contributed", it recognises that despite contributing finances, SG is just but one of the players in the development process

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Cab Sec External Affairs @AngusRobertson speaking @UniStrathclyde Diamond Jubilee conference “Our Shared Future: Developing our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in Africa”:

“As the 20th anniv of @scotgov int devpt prog approaches, I am proud of all we’ve contributed…”

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Cab Sec External Affairs @AngusRobertson speaking @UniStrathclyde Diamond Jubilee conference “Our Shared Future: Developing our Joint Pathway for Impactful Partnerships in Africa”:

“As the 20th anniv of @scotgov int devpt prog approaches, I am proud of all we’ve contributed…”

[Edgar Kapiza Bayani @BayaniEdgar]

Cabinet Sec @AngusRobertson highlighted @ComEnergyMalawi as @scotgov legacy in Malawi. CEM was born out of @UniStrathclyde & @CES_Tweet led #MREAP & is now leading energy access organisation on Malawi and Zambia. Truly global citizenship & partner led development in practice.

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@ComEnergyMalawi always values the @ScotGovID support that enabled us to navigate the teething challanges of a nascent organisation. The selfless acts of @UniStrathclyde & @CES_Tweet to support a Malawi led org confirms @scotgov partner led principle in practice. #Ubuntu

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Great to see this partnership on #RenewableEnergy betw Scotland & Malawi continue to this day - @damien_frame & @BayaniEdgar talking to the “birth” in 2012, and ongoing success, of Community Energy Malawi.

@UniStrathclyde “Our Shared Future” event. 1/2

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Great to see this partnership on #RenewableEnergy betw Scotland & Malawi continue to this day - @damien_frame & @BayaniEdgar talking to the “birth” in 2012, and ongoing success, of Community Energy Malawi.

@UniStrathclyde “Our Shared Future” event. 1/2

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"Plastic waste harbors pathogens including salmonella.They even provide conducive environment for Cholera to flourish. It's important to ban plastics"Kondwani Chidziwatsano @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @MalawiScotland @ScotGovID @ScotlandMalawi @EEEStrathclyde @malatamathews

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@nyanitm making a powerful reflection on Scotland Malawi partnerships by drawing the audience to lessons from the past 20 years at @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @scotgov @ScotGovID @APatemba24445 @EEEStrathclyde @ScotlandMalawi @MalawiScotland

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Powerful words @UniStrathclyde from Deputy Malawi High Commissioner Justice Agnes Patemba @malawihighcomUK - on the importance of education, & the longstanding partnerships between #Malawi and #Scotland in this area.

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"Partnerships are critical to mobilizing resources and address challanges we face" @APatemba24445 Deputy @malawihighcomUK at @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee . @MalawiScotland @scotgov @ScotlandMalawi @UniStrathclyde @EEEStrathclyde

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"We realize that those making the least contribution to climate change suffers more from its impacts. As @ScotGovID we will continue supporting climate change initiatives including the loss and damage"@AngusRobertson @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @ScotlandMalawi @ScotlandMalawi

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"One impact of the £2mn renewables programe in Malawi is the creation of @ComEnergyMalawi which is growing from strength to strength" @AngusRobertson at @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @ScotGovID @scotgov @EEEStrathclyde

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One Ocean Hub by @UniStrathclyde praised by KEYNOTE speaker @JoyceMsuya as an example of platforms that bring frontline agencies at the centre of decision making and holds key to cocreating practical solutions to Humanitarian crisises. @EEEStrathclyde @ScotGovID @MalawiScotland

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"Genuine partnerships can be formed by putting frontline organisations at centre: drop our biases and preconceived ideas. We must move from dominion to collaboration is critical" @JoyceMsuya at @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @ScotlandMalawi @MalawiScotland @EEEStrathclyde

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"Building genuine partnerships with Frontline Humanitarian agencies is key. Too often, African partners are overlooked in the decision making process. We must acknowledge the racial biases that impede Humanitarian decision making"@JoyceMsuya @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @

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"Undereporting of crisises of countries that force them to flee to Europe is because of poor attention and funding of Humanitarian issues" @JoyceMsuya at @UniStrathclyde #DiamondJubilee @ScotlandMalawi @MalawiScotland @EEEStrathclyde