Our Partners

GVEP has received financial support from the following organisations:

 
IDB
World Bank
DFID
USAID
DGIS
EU
Garfield Weston Foundation
Jump Up
Barclays Bank



We also partner with the following organisations to further the reach of our programmes:


 
Solar Sister
GIZ
Ashden
IT Power Eastern Africa
Hedon
2012 International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF)
 

Membership of other initiatives

 
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves: The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is a public-private initiative to save lives, improve livelihoods, empower women, and combat climate change by creating a thriving global market for clean and efficient household cooking solutions. GVEP is an implementing partner of the Alliance and expects to play a significant role in helping to deliver the target of 100 million stoves. 
 
ANDE: The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) is a global knowledge sharing network of organizations that propel entrepreneurship in emerging markets. The network's members provide critical financing and business support services to small and growing businesses that create significant economic, environmental, and social impacts in developing countries.  GVEP is a member of ANDE. 
 
Energy +:  Headed by the Government of Norway, the International Climate and Energy Partnership – Energy + is an international energy and climate partnership in support of the UN Secretary-General’s initiative “Sustainable Energy for All”. The Partnership aims to ensure access to sustainable energy for all and avoid greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency. The initiative recognises the key role of the private sector I and GVEP’ s contribution will be its unique perspective on how SMEs in developing countries can participate in this process.

IRENA: Mandated by 148 governments worldwide, The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) promotes the widespread and increased adoption and sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy. Acting as the global voice for renewable energies, IRENA facilitate access and share experiences on best practices and lessons learned regarding all relevant renewable energy information. This includes technical data, economic data, renewable resource data, policy frameworks, capacity-building projects, available finance mechanisms and renewable energy related energy efficiency measures. GVEP works with IRENA to exchange knowledge and disseminate information on renewable energy based solutions for energy access in developing countries and utilise possible areas of synergy in joint activities to optimize outcomes of both parties.