Pia Hopfenwieser

Business Grad working in #InternationalDevelopment. Project Manager EnDev Malawi at GIZ. Only private opinions, for official go to GIZ website

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CALL now open!
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[Pia Hopfenwieser @phopfenw]

Today EnDev MW jointly launched the Demand-Side Subsidy (DSS) pilot with partners @selfhelpafrica & CUMO. Honored to have Ministry of Energy PS Engineer Alfonso Chikuni along side German & Dutch Embassy highlighting the importance of leaving no one behind on energy access!

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Watching the #SEFFALearning event happening online. Excited to hear about final results in ETH, KY & UG for sustainable energy access for smallholder farmers. Congratulations to the team, which I was happy to be a part of before MW! @giz_uganda @IKEAFoundation @SNV_Uganda

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Take a look at the RfA for interested PUE suppliers in Malawi to join the RBF & BDS facility:

https://t.co/9luwLXjY34

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Excited to launch the 'Putting Energy to Work' component under #EnergisingDevelopment MW with @UNCDFenergy with funding from @BMZ_Bund & @EUinMalawi with Amb. Ute König, Amb. @RSkinnebachEU & guest of honor Minister of Energy Ibrahim Matola MP.
@reiama4_org, @malatamathews

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#EnDev component manager Khadija Mussa highlighting challenges in rural cooking & the need to bring in other sectors such as agriculture, health & education in our effort to reach SDGs. Happy to see this #CleanerCookingConference returning to MW with EnDev support under NCSC.

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Joined a #16DaysOfActivism event at the Norwegian Embassy yesterday with input from @unwomenmalawi & @YFN265! Powerful and brave testimony of survivors and a call to stop the silence on GBV

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Presented today on the potential of #PUE in #Malawi and what #EnDev is working on to develop the market with funding from the @EUinMalawi. Thanks #REIAMA for a great networking event!

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Attending my first energy conference with #EnDev #Malawi, listening to the keynote by @SkyEnergyAfric1 on energy diversification; looking forward to interesting engagement and thanks for organizing REIAMA!

[GIZ Uganda @giz_uganda]

"Youth and children are at the centre of climate change issues and today they graced the #Womeninclimatechange conference with key messages on the continued bold steps they have to take to preserve the environment".
@EUinUg
#womeninclimateug
#youth

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Empowering refugee and host communities with improved access to electricity for different purposes like Agnes here who is able to use the computer and also read at night.
#WorldRefugeeDay

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On this #WorldRefugeeDay Renato Bertino a refugee from South Sudan notes; “Everyone should at least have access to clean energy products".

[Pia Hopfenwieser @phopfenw]

On today's World Refugee day, we are happy to spotlight the importance of energy access in the humanitarian response. Under EnDev Uganda, we work with refugees and host communities on market-based solutions to improving energy access.

#Withrefugees #worldrefugeeday2023 #EnDev

[GIZ Uganda @giz_uganda]

Access to, and use of energy is essential in humanitarian response, and to longer-term sustainable development. #WorldRefugeeDay

[Pia Hopfenwieser @phopfenw]

Happy to see this taking off. Big thanks to @IKEAFoundation for the funding and willigness to support an open approach to innovation and knowledge exchange improving lifelihoods & access to nutrition for smallholder farmers in UG, KY & ETH

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Over 50 Luweero farmers have been trained in #PUE technologies including solar-powered irrigation systems. This activity was implemented by #EnDev Uganda, through the Sustainable Energy for Smallholder Farmers (SEFFA) project, in partnership with #CREEC and #Sprinktech.

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Prooud of the ABC UG team - SNV, GIZ, BSUL with MEMD as the government partner for the contribution to this knowledge exchange

#SEE-CC

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Sub-Saharan African Governments have committed to improving the biodigester sub-sector. Watch the video here: https://t.co/Pic0yyLeJs to witness this groundbreaking move! #KnowledgeExchange #ABCUgEvent

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The PS MEMD @irenebateebe officially opening the #USCAfrica conference highlighting the vital partnership between public and private partners to scale up RE investment and RE access.

Looking forward to interesting events & networking!

#EnDev #SolarEnergy

[UNAIDS Uganda @UNAIDS_UG]

Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Global Fund, UNAIDS and PEPFAR on Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 https://t.co/yAplrnsjhi

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Uganda commits to building local capacities to innovate, build, operate and repair biodigesters, to foster access to alternative energies - Hon. Peter Lokeris @MEMD_Uganda, speaking at the Africa Biodigester Component Knowledge Exchange Event, at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, today.

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Finally able to visit FRES Uganda in Mbarara - an #EnDev partner implementing an innovative energy-as-a-service model for HH, schools & productive users in Western UG. This is part of knowledge exchange between UG, KY, ETH & @MEMD_Uganda colleagues
@giz_uganda @snv_uganda @useaug

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Exciting news! GIZ #EnDevand #KABConsult are supporting tomato farmers in Nakaseke district, Uganda to improve their incomes through the adoption of #solartechnologies for irrigation & value addition.