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Community of Champions

Community of Champions

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Patricia Njeri
Program Manager Policy & Regional Strategy
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Patrick K. Tonui
Head of Policy and Regional Strategy

The Community of Champions was formed to facilitate high-level interaction between governments, the private sector and development partners, to enable collaborative work and knowledge exchange on achieving universal energy access.

The Community currently includes representatives from 24 African governments and four regional bodies.

Community of Champions

About the Community of Champions​

The Community of Champions:

  • Facilitates peer-to-peer learning between governments on challenges, successes, and best practices related to scaling up electricity access and the productive use of energy through off grid solar.
  • Creates a dialogue between governments, the off-grid solar industry and development partners.
  • Meets in-person and virtually to jointly explore effective mechanisms for enhancing electricty access and other development goals through off-grid technologies.

Membership

The Community of Champions currently comprises of 24 member countries and four regional organisations.

The four regional organisations are: The East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE); ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

Benin
Mr. Pamphille Kpatenon
Mr. Todeman Assan

Burundi
Mr. Samuel Macumi
Mrs. Elodie Kwizera

Burkina Faso
Mr. Leonard Sanon
Mr. Yaya Soura

Chad
Mr. Abdelkerim Dangaye
Mr. Al-Waly Haroun

DRC
Mr. Cyprien Musimar
Mrs. Soraya Aziz Souleymane

Ethiopia
Mr. Gosaye Abayneh 
Mr. Mesfin Dabi Seboka

Kenya
Eng. Wilson Kariuki

Liberia
Mr. Theophilus Kambo
Mr. Redeemer Wonsiah

Madagascar
Mrs. Dalia Virgiana Dieudonne
Mr. Joelinet Vanomaro

Malawi
Mr. Saidi Banda
Mr. Austin Theu

Mali
Mrs. Aminata Fofana
Mr. Amadou Sidibe

Mozambique
Mr. Filipe Mondlane
Mr. Inocêncio Gujamo

Niger
Dr. Mariama Sido
Mr. Diaouga Harouna

Nigeria
Mr. Abba Aliyu
Mr. Olufemi Akinyelure

Rwanda
Mr. Mugiraneza Jean Bosco
Mr. Steven Bihinda

Sierra Leone
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella
Mr. Cyril Grant

Senegal
Mr. Moulaye Idriss Fall
Mrs. Fatou Thiam Sow

Somalia
Mr. Abdifatah Abshir
Mr. Abdihamid  Hassan

Somaliland
Eng. Liban Mohamed
Mr. Ahmed Abdi Hassan

Tanzania
Ms. Joyce Msangi

Togo
Mr. Alassani Fousseni
Ms. Amy Nabiliou

Uganda
Dr. Brian E. Isabirye
Eng. Edward Baleke

Zambia
Mr. Brian Mainza

Zimbabwe
Mrs. Nyasha Mukosi
Dr. Malan Manyundo

The Community of Champions currently focuses on Sub-Saharan Africa. However, guest speakers, observers and stakeholders from other regions may be invited to participate in relevant activities.

Membership in the Community is by invitation/nomination by the partners of the Community. Nominated government officials usually play a direct role in the realisation of the regional and national energy access targets, with interest and/or commitment to off-grid solar electrification in their respective countries. Nominated government officials are usually from ministries responsible for energy, rural electrification authorities and other government agencies, including bureaus of standards, ministries responsible for finance or rural development.

Partners

The Community of Champions is supported by GOGLA, World Bank/ESMAP, USAID/Power Africa, FCDO, AECF and SEforAll.

GOGLA acts as the Secretariat for the Community, organizing the partner meetings and activities under the Community. Our Community of Champion partners are key stakeholders in the development and implementation of energy access programs across each participating country.

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