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GVEP International Website: A Presentation Energy Delivery Models Coalition Meeting, London. Kavita Rai 10 November 2009. Introduction. GVEP International newly incorporated in 2006 Focus on energy access Programmes
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GVEP International Website: A Presentation • Energy Delivery Models Coalition Meeting, London Kavita Rai 10 November 2009
Introduction • GVEP International newly incorporated in 2006 • Focus on energy access • Programmes • East Africa: Energy Enterprise, Linkage to Financial Institutions, Competition • Latin America: IDEAS Innovation Contest 2009 • West Africa: Initial phase • Multilingual website with a social network GVEP International http://www.gvepinternational.org Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvepinternational/ Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/GVEP-International/172316297912 Twitter http://twitter.com/GVEPIntl You Tube http://www.youtube.com/user/GVEPInternational
The Network • Individual Partners: 2056 • Organisations: 853 • The benefits of GVEP International’s network • Create and manage a project page • Post an event, a resource, a product • Engage in a conversation, Network • Post comments • Know about Events • Know about Funding Opportunities • Know about Job Vacancies
Our Partners Global. Partner members in over 108 countries.
Partners and Projects • Partner Profile • Registration free • Compulsory to access full website information • Partners can upload pictures and personal information • Projects Page. Partners can: • Advertise projects • Appeal for technical assistance • Invite other partners to support their project or simply to view their page • Start conversations about project with ‘members’ • Post pictures, links and documents • Other people can add the project to their favourites
Products and Services Online Market • Partners post pictures and information on products/ services offered. Other members can contact them for further details. • Currently, 306 services and 363 products available • Types of Products • Improved cook stoves • Photovoltaic equipment – solar street lights, • Solar ice makers, solar hot water heaters • Hydro power generators from 200kW to 20MW
Resources • Upload and share PDFs, Audio and Photographs • Resources Options: News, Policy information, Best practice publications, Project materials • Ongoing compilation of information to populate resources section on topics such as renewable energy technologies, energy efficiency, investment, microfinance etc
Partners’ quotes • “We would like to become a partner to connect with other like minded organizations and stay up to date with innovations and trends in this field.”Leslie Morris, Small Solutions • “Your website is invaluable source for our fundraising process”, Valens Energy partner, Turkey. • “We wish to link up with GVEP to access approaches, resources and models that should add value to our urban initiatives in Kenya”. Umande Trust • “Being a GVEP partner could add value to this project and others of similar characteristics”. Maite Lasa, TechnoServe • “We would like to share experiences and look for alternatives for greener sources”, Luis Rodriguez, Roatan Electric, Co