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Meet Emmanuel Sunday Ojara: Lifeline’s Senior Program Manager, WASH

All of our work here at Lifeline is made possible by the incredible passion and drive of our team. We’re proud to introduce you to the talented individuals who power our work and mission.

The Lifeline News Brief: April 23, 2021

What We’ve Been Reading: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More. US Government Announces Re-Commitment to Clean Cooking At the Leaders Summit on Climate hosted by President Joe Biden on Earth Day, the U.

Tackling energy needs in displacement settings: new report on humanitarian energy

Lifeline is proud to have contributed to the latest report on energy for micro-enterprises in displacement settings developed by EnDev in collaboration with Practical Action. The report provides a comprehensive knowledge base built from direct experiences across West Africa, East Africa, Jordan, and India.

The Lifeline News Brief: April 9, 2021

What We’ve Been Reading: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More. Renewable energy access key to climate adaptation in Africa: UN chief Support for climate adaptation in Africa is crucial, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in appealing for greater action to provide renewable energy Read More

Five Lessons Learned from Remotely Planning an International Field Study

Since September of 2020, I have been working with Lifeline as a research intern. In this role, one of my major responsibilities has been planning a field study on the adoption and social impact of improved cookstoves in rural and peri-urban Uganda.

Power-Blox & Lifeline Kickoff Joint Project for Humanitarian Grand Challenge

April 1, 2021 – Lifeline and Power-Blox have launched a collaborative, multi-year Creating Hope in Conflict: a Humanitarian Grand Challenge project to improve sustainable energy access in humanitarian contexts, starting in the Kiryandongo and Rwamwanja refugee settlements of Uganda. Together, the partners will work with local stakeholders to identify entrepreneurs who will use 50 Power-Blox units Read More

The Lifeline News Brief: March 26, 2021

What We’ve Been Reading: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More. World Water Day: How the WASH Landscape Has Changed in the COVID Era Experts say that COVID-19 has significantly changed the project and funding landscape for water, sanitation, and hygiene, and will continue Read More

Partners in Action: The Aquaya Institute

Lifeline’s Partners in Action series highlights the dedicated individuals and innovative ideas behind the partnerships that make our work possible. We connected with Katherine Marshall and Lisa Appavou about their work with Aquaya and current research partnership with Lifeline’s EverFlow initiative in Apac, Uganda Katherine Marshall is a Research & Program Manager at the Aquaya Institute, Read More

ETHOS in Review: First Time Takeaways

Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend the Engineers in Technical and Humanitarian Opportunities of Service (ETHOS) conference online. ETHOS is a non-profit organization that organizes an annual conference with the goal of bringing together individuals from within the clean cookstove community including academics, field practitioners, and other researchers.

The Lifeline News Brief: March 12, 2021

What We’ve Been Reading: The Latest In Clean Cooking And Renewable Energy Innovation, Clean Water And Sanitation, Sustainable Development And Much More. Recognizing ‘historic tipping point’, UN begins push towards more sustainable energy future At the virtual High-level Dialogue on Energy – the global platform where governments, businesses and others can come together to recommit Read More