Alliance RFA on Research on Gender and Livelihood Impacts and Opportunities in the Andean Region
Dan Campbell
Dear Colleagues,
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves is seeking qualified teams of researchers to fill key gaps in the existing evidence on the impact that clean cooking solutions have on women users and their families, as well as data that provides a better understanding of the impact women entrepreneurs working in the cookstove and fuel value chain have on adoption rates in the Andean region. As much as $100,000 will be available for a study in the Andean region funded under RFA 13-2.
The study should focus on the following impacts:
· Specific and indirect impacts that clean cooking solutions have on women users and their families, including but not limited to: time use, income generation, educational activities, etc.
· The impact that women entrepreneurs employed in the cookstove and/or fuel value chain can have on adoption and sustained use.
The Alliance encourages applications that look at the impact categories outlined above in a phased approach so that initial findings of at least one impact can be shared more quickly. The Alliance would like to be able to share results in at least one impact area in the first three months, and will prioritize applications that reflect this objective. Overall, studies should be completed within a twelve month timeframe. Opportunities for cost sharing and leveraging funds are actively encouraged. The study should specify which technologies and approaches are being utilized in the project focus area. Though they may complement previously-completed baseline studies, studies must generate new data and results.
The deadline for Letters of Intent (encouraged, but not mandatory) is June 7, 2013.
The deadline for submission of proposals is June 21, 2013.
Attached is the RFA and you can also find it here.
We encourage you to apply, and please help us to publicize this RFA by cross-posting / sharing with colleagues!
Best,
Corinne
