ABOUT TaTEDO
TaTEDO is a national development NGO
based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania with more than sixteen years actively
involved in the development of sustainable modern energy services. It
undertakes activities in 9 regions and more than the 50 villages
in Tanzania mainland.
Vision
Poverty free and self-reliant communities in Tanzania accessing sustainable modern energy services
Mission
Advancing popular access to sustainable modern energy technologies in marginalized communities in Tanzania, through technological adaptations, capacity building, community mobilization and advocacy for increased access to sustainable energy .
Goals
The goals of TaTEDO are:
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To improve quality of life of Tanzanians by contributing to availability of improved and sustainable modern energy services, employment and income generating opportunities, which are essential for poverty reduction.
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To reduce environmental degradation resulting from increased use of wood and fossil fuels.
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To contribute in reducing the country’s dependence on imported energy.
Objective
The overall objective of TaTEDO is to enable majority of the
population, particularly women, to access sustainable modern energy
technologies and services that contribute poverty reduction, sustainable
development, climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Activities
To achieve her goals, TaTEDO undertakes the following activities:
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Promote access to modern energy services for productive uses in SMEs including agro-processing industries, consumptive uses in households and social services centres (education, health, water),
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Undertake field implementation of sustainable energy programmes and projects.
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Provide energy related consultancy services,
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Mitigate environmental adverse effects associated with energy production and use,
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Develop networking and partnership with local, national and international organisations,
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Manage and disseminate energy information to primary, secondary and other stakeholders,
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Lobby and advocate in order to influence energy and environment related policies, strategies and legislations,
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Provide sustainable energy enterprises development services,
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Conduct energy related applied researches.
Personnel
TaTEDO has more than forty (40) staff members with different professional skills and competencies.
TaTEDO Office front side
TaTEDO Interventions
For more than fifteen years, TaTEDO has been engaged in implementing different sustainable modern energy development projects and programmes in Tanzania. Some of the ongoing projects and programmes include:
-Up scaling access to integrated modern energy services for poverty reduction.
-Integrated modern energy services for Sustainable Development and poverty Reduction
-African Rural Energy enterprise Development in Tanzania (AREED)
-Enabling Access to Sustainable Energy (EASE)
-Market Development of Solar Dryers and its Products in Ukerewe District, Mwanza Region
- Energy professional Exchange project
-Development and
Energy in Africa (DEA)
-Competence for Platform on Energy Crop and Agro-forestry Systems for Arid and semi-arid Ecosystems (COMPETE)
-Community based Action on Mitigation and Adaptation to climate change project
-Piloting Multifunctional platforms for productive Uses and services in Rural Tanzania
Functional Areas
Key Functional Area
Facilitating access to Sustainable Modern Energy Services
Other Functional Areas
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Community Mobilization
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Consultancy & Research
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Capacity Building
Supportive Energy and Development partners, networks and enterprises working closely with TaTEDO include:
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Sustainable Energy and Environment Company
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Sustainable Energy Development Network
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Sustainable Energy and Development Institute
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National Gender and Sustainable Energy Network
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East African Energy Technology Development Network
Tanzania Traditional Energy Development and Environment Organization
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