Products and services provided by the communities;
Achievements from activities undertaken by energy programmes which include training for users,
producers, extension workers, promotion and dissemination programmes.
Community benefits from energy technology use:
Actual changes in people’s lives, attitudes and perceptions.
User’s notes
Monitoring is a process that involves collection and analysis of data to ensure that the programme meets
the objectives, and needs of users. It is essential in establishing technology acceptability, identifying
problems related to the technology and adapting designs to meet changing needs.
It helps estimate the number of stoves in use and frequency of use and to determine the stove’s
performance compared with currently used cooking systems, thus determining if the new stove is meeting
the project specifications. It also helps determine if the targets of adoption and usage are being met, and
what other effects the introduction of improved stoves may have.
Monitoring helps determine the quantity, quality and cost of the stoves and if the production process could
be improved. It is optimal if monitoring is initiated at the beginning of the programme and continues until
the programme is completed.
Guidelines for formulating gender sensitive indicators for monitoring and evaluating the impact of energy
programmes
Indicator
themes
Policy aspects
Resource use
aspects
Example of issues to consider
• Inclusion of Energy activities in local level development plans
• Extent to which local planners involve communities in planning
and implementing energy related activities.
• Utilisation of information gathered from communities/project
experiences, by policy makers at all levels
• Positive attitude towards sustainable use of energy resources
• Extent to which the community is willing to get involved in and
support energy activities
• Representation of women and men in community planning
meetings related to energy
Design and delivery
process
Products and
services provided to
• Community views of the benefits of sustainable energy
technologies
• Community involvement and willingness to participate in
dissemination of energy technologies while taking into account the
gender differences in power and decision making in household
energy
• Community contribution towards the development of appropriate
technology designs and the realisation of the different activities
women and men undertake
• Incorporation of indigenous knowledge in planning, implanting,
and monitoring of energy projects
• Use and application of local material in designing energy
technologies
• Records/reports of work done in promoting sustainable energy
technologies
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