Welcome to the Gamos Energy WebPages. Here you will find information and resources concerning Gamos' most recent work in energy. Clean and efficient energy supplies are vital to sustainable development both at the individual and country level and Gamos has been involved in many innovative projects on both of these levels.
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Barriers to Access to Electricity Amongst Low-income Urban Communities
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 08:22
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Energy
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| This piece of research was commisioned to identify barriers preventing people accessing electricity, and preventing them making a formal connection in particular. The aim of the project was to gather data on the use of electricity amongst the urban poor in order to inform future policy decisions on power sector reform.
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Effective Extension Among Refugees in Northern Ghana
Sunday, 11 September 2011 08:08
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Energy
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| The promotion of efficient energy strategies among the rural poor is practised by development agencies all over the world. However uptake of such strategies has always been harder to achieve among displaced communities. Using the Theory of Reasoned Action (TORA) psychological survey tool, Gamos investigated what the barriers to effective communication with refugees are.
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Extension Processes for Rural Energy
Sunday, 11 September 2011 08:03
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Energy
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| The skills and awareness of workers facilitating participatory processes depend largely on the training given, which is in turn governed by the remit of their parent organisation. If energy is not included in the training, it is unlikely to be recognised by either extension workers or villages as a need leading to gaps in communication.
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Evaluating the Impact of Wind Generators in Inner Mongolia
Saturday, 03 September 2011 08:28
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Energy
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| This DFID funded research project attempts to assess the impact on the lives of the owners of wind generators in inner Mongolia, and to record and note lessons learned which might prove useful for planning programmes in other parts of the world.
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Energy in Slums - Barriers to access to energy
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 20:24
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Energy
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| This research seeks to identify barriers preventing people accessing electricity, and preventing them making formal connection in particular. The aim of the project was to gather data on the use of electricity amongst the urban poor in order to inform future policy decisions on power sector reform.
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