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.
The Community of Champions:
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.
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).
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.
Photography by Jeffrey Michael Walcott, Julia Gunther, current and previous GOGLA members
Photography by Jeffrey Michael Walcott, Julia Gunther, current and previous GOGLA members