CAN Tanzania organized three workshops in December 2019 to raise awareness and inform the participants on renewable energies (RE) and the necessity of transitioning to clean and affordable energy. The workshops are part of the project “Contextualising the bottom-up approach on influencing the transition to clear and affordable energy systems in Tanzania” in partnership with HIVOS. The workshops took place in Kidomole and Makurunge, two villages of the Bagamoyo district, as well as in Bagamoyo town. The workshops were conducted in response to gaps identified during the baseline study in the Bagamoyo District. The 124 participants were representatives of women

In November 2019 we conducted a baseline study to find out about the existing knowledge regarding clean and affordable energies. The aim of this project is to influence communities, LGAs, CSOs and media to prioritise the transition to clean and affordable energy in their agenda and plans through lobbying and advocacy. The entire project is based on the conducted baseline study, which surveyed the current implementation and existing potential of transitioning to green energy. This will align with various capacity building activities such as clean energy technologies and clean cooking. The effective use of clean energy for LGAs, village leaders, community development groups, CSOs and highly marginalised groups such as woman and youth will be promoted as well. The study will