Global green energy awards announces
calls for entries – seeking Indian pioneers
Deadline
for entries: 23 October 2012
The
world’s leading green energy awards scheme is seeking entries for its 2013
Awards. The Ashden Awards uncover the most exciting sustainable energy
enterprises from across the globe which are leading the way in increasing the
poor’s access to energy and tackling climate change. Entry to the awards is
free, with up to five winners to receive cash prizes of up to £40,000 at a
prestigious ceremony in London in June 2013.
As
well as the prize money, Ashden also offers a package of benefits including
tailored support to help organisations scale up; a global platform to promote
your work; national media exposure; a short film about your work as well as
introductions to policymakers, potential funders and investors.
This year we are
offering awards for:
- Sustainable
energy that helps reduce deforestation in tropical forests.
- Innovative
financial mechanisms for sustainable energy.
- Increasing
access to sustainable energy.
- Sustainable
energy in humanitarian aid or reconstruction programmes.
This year’s International Gold
Award winner was the Indian microfinance organisation Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala
Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) for showing how ethically
managed microfinance can deliver sustainable energy to the poor.
Dr.
LH Manjunath, Executive Director of SKDRDP said: “The award itself greatly
enhanced our self-esteem and confidence. In India a great deal of importance is
attached to the prestigious Ashden Awards, which you can see from the publicity
we got. Back home, the people of Dharmasthala and staff of SKDRDP are all quite
excited and have developed a new understanding of the energy for poor issues.”
The
four other international Ashden Award winners this year were: GIZ/INTEGRATION
(Afghanistan); iDE/Hydrologic
(Cambodia),
IBEKA (Indonesia)
and Barefoot
Power
(Africa).
Entry for the Awards is free and the
closing date for applications is 23 October 2012.
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