Last Tuesday our Founder and Managing Director Virginia Echavarria attended the “Clean Coking Summit in Africa”, organised by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris. It was a fantastic day to find so many committed individuals pushing to making a positive change towards the cooking situation of the African continent. Here below we share some images from the event, Virginia with Honorable Ruth Nankabirwa Ssentamu (Uganda’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Development), and Dr. Faith Birol (Director General of the IEA).

During the Summit, USD 2.2 billion worth of financing and investments were publicly announced from government and private sector sources. “Nine African governments have publicly committed to making access to clean cooking a national priority and are taking necessary steps to implement proven policy measures in their countries to usher greater progress. More than 130 delegations endorsed “The Clean Cooking Declaration”, including 28 governments, as well as many international organisations, and civil society, and us, Simoshi.

“The declaration is a clear demonstration of our shared commitment and resolve to collective action, and progressing this important agenda through various fora until this issue is finally solved”.