Our Partners
CECC
Is a coordinator due to the fact that it is a employers’ organisation and contributes with the point of view of employers as the project has interactive activities and will ensure that the participants themselves are contributing the project with brainstorming session, different exercises and conclusions. In addition the organisation has implemented the project: 2016-1-DE02-KA202-003247 from Erasmus+ Programme Title: Vocational Education and Training in the Working World 4.0 Also, CECC can share experiences with the African partners and developing better labour-market oriented VETs and assessing its results.
Is an unique expertise partner for the project as it works on build partnerships between African and European organizations and international best practice sharing. The organization has an objective of facilitating integration, capacity building and connecting people through culture, Sports, ICT and business in order to develop sustainable cooperation between Africa and EU member countries with a major focus on Poland. FKARIBU’s special role in this project is the facilitation of the Study Visit to Poland and engagement of the African partner in this experiences
Social View Kenya's (SVK)
Mission is to help Africa build a prosperous, equitable and safe future. We help companies, organizations and universities across AfriRecca with planning their research and development activities to attract appropriate funding. Our focus is on tackling the effects of climate change (facilitating green transition & growing energy access), championing sustainable economic growth, sustainable agriculture and facilitating capacity building initiatives for youth, women and other vulnerable populations on the continent. SVK is also Africa's leading research network on best practice in the use of impact assessment for informed decision-making regarding policies, regulatory frameworks, programs, plans and European Union projects. SVK’s Role in the VET4GREEN project -Impact assessment, research on sourcing of local material, assessing local skills and performing capacity building, holding workshops for industry - stakeholder engagement and project dissemination & communications in Africa. Social View Kenya works in cooperation with individuals, industry, government and development partners to foster a global value shift toward a sustainable and secure future. Through our research work, we have gained a wealth of technical knowledge gained on some of the world’s most ambitious solar, wind and hydro-energy schemes. Our experienced researchers in renewable energy and green transition, help to respond to specific renewable energy challenges and Implementing innovative business models able to bring development impact at scale in support of an energy transition.
We develop a dissemination or outreach plan which contains a communication strategy and a set of measures planned for the dissemination of project results and describes how to engage with the public. We provide guidance on how to comply with the Open Access requirements of funding agencies, we keep track of project publications, set up project handbook, write reports on publication activities and promote them on the project website and other online platforms. We play a proactive role, knowing that every new generating system will face unique local challenges, from its geology to local regulations and system integration hurdles. In many African countries renewable energy industries haven’t yet developed mature supply chains, so a trusted partner with a strong problem-solving skill is essential.
Horizon Institute for Research & Innovation (HiRi)
Is working towards economic growth, environmental health and poverty reduction in Africa that requires a widespread innovation and implementation of new and appropriate “green growth” technologies. Horizon Institute for Research and Innovation (HiRI) has extensive experience in managing EU projects in renewable energy and green transition areas. Through our research work, we analyze institutional conditions facilitating the transition towards a green economy by encouraging investment in the enhancement of natural capital and social equity. Establishing a sufficiently large suite of innovative options, suitable to all economies, and at the urgent pace required will involve unprecedented innovation activity not only from developed regions, but also from new clusters and enterprises in emerging economies in Africa. Stronger international cooperation can play a critical role in facilitating this transformative process In Africa. The organisation was chosen due to its connections with the green energy sector and can benefit from the relevant experiences and enrich the project activities.
HiRi fulfils the following roles in the project:
• Best practices (local knowledge) and policy recommendations
• EU-Africa partnership fostering (past experience working on EU projects)
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Dissemination (throughout Africa) : Assist in project continuation and replication
• Proposal writing
Expected Benefits
Being involved in this Consortium will allow for HiRi to grow further in our focus areas of:
- Green Transition Acceleration
- Digital Transformation Facilitation
- Climate Change Mitigation
Horizon Institute of Entrepreneurship Development (HiED)
Is research organization located in Nairobi, Kenya that is largely experienced in the field of Social and Business Innovation. The organisation will benefit from the project activities and apply its results in daily activities. In our 10 years of operation, we have been actively involved in planning, implementation and evaluation of projects at Africa and European, and national level under different thematic areas and specific topics such as entrepreneurship, ICT, social innovation and climate change; through facilitation of green transition innovations, efforts towards growing energy and social inclusion frameworks. Also, we conduct dissemination, communication and exploitation strategies for development-oriented projects. We have a network of stakeholders in the countries we operate and an experienced team in training delivery all over the world. HiED has extensive experience in Project Management on R&D Projects at local, national and African and European Level. HiED is also engaged in bringing energy efficient and green solutions for developing countries. The company has already participated in projects developed in several European countries as well as in Italy, Norway, Germany and Spain. HiED is integrating the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations in its internal and external functioning.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in Kenya: Supporter of the Govt of Kenya’s integration of the SDGs into the national development agenda through the draft Vision 2050, National Strategy.HiED is also very active in the dissemination and demonstration of project results, tailored to the needs of the project’s stakeholders, with the aim of maximizing the visibility of the project outputs by sharing its outcomes with other partners, relevant institutions and organizations. To ensure wide dissemination and applicability, HiED has developed various activities in order to address different target audiences and to develop operational science-industry-policy links at wider EU and international scale.
FKARIBU
Is an unique expertise partner for the project as it works on build partnerships between African and European organizations and international best practice sharing. The organization has an objective of facilitating integration, capacity building and connecting people through culture, Sports, ICT and business in order to develop sustainable cooperation between Africa and EU member countries with a major focus on Poland. FKARIBU’s special role in this project is the facilitation of the Study Visit to Poland and engagement of the African partner in this experiences.
Higher Institute of Professional Development and Training
Is a professional training organization with a vast experience in vocational education and training and higher education and will benefit from the project the organisation is in need of capacity building and works with the energy sector representatives.
Formac SKA (Poland)
Was selected to be the BEN in the VET4GREEN project, due to strong track record in implementation of the EU-level projects and capacity to be an expertise partner in this project and share its experiences on VETs to the African organisations. Besides, Formac has an experience of working with social partners and labour-market related issues.
The organisation was chosen firstly because it has proven trac record of pooling youth organisations, trade unions and employers organisations together in international European level donor-funded project that will be a relevant experience in this regard. It was established in 2005 and over the years has developed extensive experience related to the project implementation and coordination of communication and awareness activities across the EU. The extensive network with organisations in different countries, enabling the company to partner or consult with the most appropriate and effective tools in order to deliver the best results. Formac Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością SKA has also developed a good understanding of the various projects framework environment. Formac SKA has a large and highly experienced team with over 15 years of experience in managing the finances and budgets of donor-funded projects. FORMAC SKA has profiled in delivery of full communication and network support to trade unions and employers associations across Europe. It facilitates over 200 events of social partners per year and supports those organisation in delivery of communication and dissemination activities, trainings and legal proposals in the filed of social dialogue and labour framework.
Puntland Technical University (PTU)
In Somalia operating within the area of civil engineering. The mission of PTU Civil Engineering docket is to develop decision basis and technology in support of sustainable developments for the benefit of society. This is accomplished through research, education, innovation and research-based consultancy in civil engineering. The solar group within the section for Energy and Services has been active on solar energy research for more than 5 years and has carried out many national and international research projects on solar heating and heat storage in the past.
PTU aims to fulfil the following roles in the project:
• Ensure the involvement in designing the feasibility of the technology in the region settings and research-led activities in solar energy with other learning and research institutions.
• Provision of consultancy services for Renewable Energy across Africa.
• Expert training, knowledge dissemination and communication.
• Linking local, government and regional stakeholders in adaptation of the technology and business modelling.