UNDP - Non AP Television News material Embu - recent 1. Various of water 2. Various of water dam 3. Various of hydro turbine AP Television News Nairobi - March 2007 4. Set up shot of Nancy Chege 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Chege, UNDP National coordinator GEF Small Grants Programme "This project is unique to this country because it's the first time the community is producing and managing their own hydro electric power. Working with the ministry of energy officials allowed for the ministry officials to look at the policy, review it, take it to parliament and have it passed that power generation should be de centralised and communities should be able to generate and manage their own power. We would very much as the GEF Small Grants Programme, we would very much like to share our experiences and our lessons learnt from this project with Small Grants Programme projects in other countries in Africa and other developing countries, so that communities in rural settings can benefit from this kind of a project." UNDP - Non AP Television News material Embu - recent 6. Woman chopping leaves to feed her cow. 7. Various of tree stump 8. Woman cooking 9. Light bulb 10. Joseph Mwengi writing on table 11.Various of Joseph Mwengi's wife with baby ironing 12. Various of Joseph Mwengi's family watching television AP Television News Nairobi - March 2007 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Chege, national coordinator GEF Small Grants Programme "This project is allowing communities around Mount Kenya forest to use a source of energy that does not degrade the environment, that is because what they are used to is getting firewood from the forest for cooking and also they have been using kerosene and paraffin for lighting which contributes to climate change and emission of green house gasses. It also affects their respiratory systems, but now with the production of hydro electric energy the communities are able to use this energy for lighting in their homes and for running small scale businesses." UNDP - Non AP Television News material Embu - recent 14. Various of man working 15. Woman washing another woman's hair 16. Various of mobile phones being charged 17. Various of fridge with soft drinks 18. Fence with homes in the back 19. Various of men working 20. A battery charging shop 21. Various of waterfalls and rivers LEAD IN: Farmers in the remote area of Embu in Kenya are using water runoff from Mount Kenya to supply their community's electricity needs. Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme has helped the community to set up a hydro powered turbine in order to help them light their homes and run small scale businesses while not damaging the environment. STORYLINE: With an average rainfall of over 3000mm per year and a large amount of runoff water from the snows of Mount Kenya, the Embu district in central Kenya has an abundance of water. However the region lacks infrastructure and many communities are not on the country's electric grid. Near the town of Chuka, a number of people have come together to use hydropower to supply their electricity needs. With the help of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)'s Small Grants Programme, which is managed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the community has set up a hydro-powered turbine to supply power to 56 homes. Nancy Chege, the national coordinator GEF Small Grants Programme says that this project is unique to Kenya as it is the first time that a community is producing and managing their own hydro electric power. Currently, the water-driven turbine provides 20 kilowatts of power and the community hopes that it will soon reach its maximum capacity of double that amount. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8c31a69dbbcbb862cf009c2cc5b251ca Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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