ENDA Energie

ENDA Energie is an international organization created in 1982 and based in Dakar, Senegal. It is a member association of the International Network ENDA Third World and is extensively engaged in issues and actions related to energy, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and gender, in Africa. Its main goals and areas of strategic intervention are to: facilitate access to sustainable energy for vulnerable groups in Africa; strengthen the resilience of stakeholders in facing climate change and desertification; and to contribute to enhance sustainable local development and environmental governance. Enda Energie is a learning and action space where all citizens can immerse themselves in multidimensional aspects of development and propose innovative alternatives. ENDA Energie’s vision is to see "African societies in which people are self-reliant and resilient, have access to sustainable energy services and ensure effective citizen control over natural resources". Its mission is to assist people in the transformation processes geared towards sustainable development. The organization’s main goals and strategic areas of intervention are to: facilitate access to sustainable energy for vulnerable groups in Africa; strengthen the empowerment and resilience of communities and ecosystems in facing environmental challenges, including climate change and desertification; and promote inclusive and citizen-based governance of natural resources. Using a collaborative approach ENDA Energie combines the functions of research and observation for a mastery of local and global issues. Based on observation, action, incubation and coaching the organisation provides • Technical support and social engineering for productive energy services access, energy audits, and climate change; • Capacity building • Development of small social enterprises • Deployment of climate technologies • Mainstreaming energy, climate and gender into local planning etc..