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Lighthouse Activities
Annual Report 2013
Shining a light
on climate solutions
Lighthouse Activities are true beacons of hope, showing that transformational action
on climate change is not only possible but that it is already happening.
The 2013 Lighthouse Activities address climate change in several sectors, including
land use, energy, sustainable cities, transportation, water, waste and climate resilience.
Climate resilience
Energy
Land use
Sustainable cities
Transportation
Activities Map
The 2013 Lighthouse Activities are achieving real results in three key areas:
Urban Poor, Women for Results, and Financing for Climate Friendly
Investment.
Urban Poor
Women for Results
Financing for Climate Friendly Investment
The 2013
Application and Selection Process
Women for Results
8 March - 26 April
Call for applications opened 8 March and closed 26 April.
Financing for Climate Friendly Investment
12 April - 31 May
Call for applications opened on 12 April and closed 31 May.
Urban Poor
17 May - 28 June
Call for applications opened on 17 May and closed 28 June.
Communication efforts underway
July and August
28 June
252
applications
received
18 September
Advisory Panel
selects the Lighthouse
Activities
6 November
Lighthouse Activities announced
20 November
Lighthouse Activities celebrated at United Nations Climate
Change Conference
Take a look at some of
the 2013 Lighthouse Activities
Scroll down to take a look at just a few of the Lighthouse Activities
that are achieving real results on the ground.
India
Bringing solar energy
to Bangalore's slums
In the slums of Bangalore families use polluting kerosene lamps, and the fuel eats
up a significant percentage of their humble incomes.
Pollinate Energy trains members of the local community to distribute and install
solar lighting systems as micro-entrepreneurs, or "Pollinators". These Pollinators are
armed with the best solar systems on the market and sell them to families within
their communities.
Pollinate Energy is set to replicate its model across India. It has the potential to operate across 50 major Indian cities with a network of 20 Pollinators per city, servicing a total of around 35,000 communities.
1
Pollinate Headquarters in
Bangalore finds the best and
most affordable products and
manages supplier relationships.
These products are then
made available to the
Pollinators to sell.
2
The Pollinator is the link
between Pollinate Energy and
the communities. They build trust
with the community's members
and sell the various products
provided by Pollinate's HQ.
3
A Worker Bee is a member
of a community who helps the
Pollinator in generating interest
and sales within their community.
They earn a commission for any
sales they help close.
4
The customer is the end user,
typically a family living in a tent
with no access to electricity. With
the help of a five-week payment
plan, they are able to purchase
products that dramatically
improve their living
standards.
Liberia
Fostering Innovative Sanitation and Hygiene
People provided with new or
Improving the
toilet facilities
(at home or in
marketplaces)
toilet facilities
(at home or in
marketplaces)
Connecting
public toilets
to the sewer
system
public toilets
to the sewer
system
Using septic
tanks with
biodigesters
tanks with
biodigesters
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30% owned by women
0New
businesses
businesses
0New
jobs created
jobs created
Reducing
vulnerability
to waterborne diseases
that result from open
defecation and septic
tank overflows
vulnerability
to waterborne diseases
that result from open
defecation and septic
tank overflows
Controlled capture of
biogas to produce
reusable
products and
fertilizer
biogas to produce
reusable
products and
fertilizer
Treating fecal
sludge
reduces methane
emissions,
which have 25 times
more greenhouse
impact than CO2
sludge
reduces methane
emissions,
which have 25 times
more greenhouse
impact than CO2
Australia
Empowering women
to take action
Since 2009, 1 Million Women has grown to become Australia's
largest women's environmental organization. Finding ways to
make 1 Million Women an organization that engages women and
girls everywhere is central to its development plans for the next
three years.
2009
1 Million Women
started with just
one woman.
2012
Within three
years, 1 Million
Women grew
to 15,000
members.
2013
76,000 women
joined 1 Million
Women.
2014
More than
110,000 women
have joined the
campaign.
The campaign goal –
1 million women cutting
1 million tonnes of CO2 –
equals taking 240,000 cars
off the road for a year.
Ghana
Building
Bamboo Bicycles
Propelled by women's leadership, the Ghana
Bamboo Bikes Initiative is tackling climate
change by building high-quality bamboo
bicycles. The initiative has double the
climate benefits: it reduces emissions
not only from the transportation
sector but also from the bicycle
production process.
Employment opportunities
30 jobs created (20 bike assemblers and 10 farmers) for young people, especially women.
4,798 beneficiaries
Both the production of bamboo bikes and bamboo charcoal briquettes benefit many rural Ghanaians.
Bamboo frames
Growing bamboo helps prevent soil erosion and improves water and air quality. Bamboo trees that are not cut to produce bike frames help sequester carbon dioxide.
Comfortable yet sturdy
A square inch of bamboo can carry a weight of 230 kilograms, and its tensile strength is 28,000 newtons, compared to 23,000 for steel.
Bamboo saves
5 kg of
carbon
emissions compared to
the production of
conventional steel
frames
Bamboo
generates up to
35%
more
oxygen
than an equivalent stand
of trees
Employment opportunities
30 jobs created for young people, especially women.
Mexico
Financing
sustainable
housing
The ECOCASA initiative reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and strengthens government
policies and initiatives.
Multi-regional
Deploying solar
farms around
the world
Solar panels traditionally require a significant up-front
investment and a long-term payback period, but what if
you could rent them short-term?
Diesel
only
Solar
hybridization
<< Generator backup costs
<< Solar farm rental fee
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