Activities
Impact of Energy Reform on the Urban Poor
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 08:23
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Influencing Policy

This DFID funded research project conducted in Albania, Moldova and Kyrgzstan sought to identify the implications of government reform of the energy sector on the urban poor with a view to influencing policy to mitigate against any ill effects.

 
Barriers to Access to Electricity Amongst Low-income Urban Communities
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 08:16
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Influencing Policy

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.

 
Economic Impact of Telecommunications Access on Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction
Sunday, 11 September 2011 08:23
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Infrastructure Development

The last five years have seen tremendous growth in telephone ownership and use in developing countries. But what impact has the telephone had on livelihoods – on how people live their lives, protect themselves against vulnerability and take opportunities for a more prosperous future? Gamos has been involved in a research project assessing the impact of the telephone on the lives of the rural poor in three developing countries – in the state of Gujarat in India; in Mozambique; and in Tanzania.

 
Demand Models for Telecommunications Services
Sunday, 11 September 2011 08:10
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Infrastructure Development

One of the key issues in promoting access for telephony and internet in Africa is the need for information about how new services are likely to be used by consumers - both citizens and small businesses. This research - based on a statistically valid sample of households in Botswana, Ghana and Uganda in 2002, applied across the whole country – takes the first step in providing this information.

 
Effective Extension Among Refugees in Northern Ghana
Sunday, 11 September 2011 08:04
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Communications

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.

 
Extension Processes for Rural Energy
Sunday, 11 September 2011 07:49
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Communications

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.

 
Linking Field Level Findings to Policy and Decision-Making in Nepal
Friday, 09 September 2011 21:39
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Influencing Policy

Effective management of land resources is vital to the sustainability of local farming systems in the hills of Nepal and to wider poverty alleviation. In the past many management strategies have been developed and implemented with great success but then do not spread beyond the locality of the initial project. This project aimed to identify sustainable processes for informing policy discussions at national level.

 
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