https://shifftproject.eu/Across the EU energy demand for heating is largely met through fossil fuels and accounts for around one third of the EUs carbon emissions. This needs to change and SHIFFT is working to address this urgent and complex dimension of the zero-carbon transition.SHIFFT is an INTERREG 2 Seas project that is stimulating the adoption of low-carbon heating in existing residential and community buildings. There is enormous potential to reduce CO2 emissions through the adoption of low carbon heating, but a lack of awareness and knowledge on the technical options available and the benefits of sustainable heating; as well as the upfront investment costs of measures, can mean progress is slow. SHIFFT is helping to address this by installing measures in a number of pilot areas to demonstrate sustainable heating; working with citizens to raise awareness, remove barriers, develop incentives and co-create solutions for a transition to sustainable heating; developing city-based strategies in the 4 seas countries; and developing best practice to share.

Kinderpostzegels supports annually hundreds of projects aiming at improving the lives of vulnerable children in both The Netherlands and abroad. My role was to assess and approve the budgets and financial reports of the larger applications, to facilitate the timely closure of projects, and to provide financial support and training to the project coordinators.

Overall business development activities, including: - Support business development activities SimGas East Africa (e.g. coordinate and write subsidy applications and reporting to national and international donors) - R&D financing, project initiation and management- Carbon finance: Clean Development Mechanism and Gold Standard registration, monitoring and sales- Market research and partnering new markets

Involved in and contributing to all activities at the head office: coordinating projects, reporting, fund raising, PR, daily support of the director and country coordinators.

REF stimulates the development of commercial supply chains for renewable energy systems by identifying, training and coaching suppliers and retailers and by executing marketing activities in order to increase the access to good quality and affordable solar energy for the rural off-grid population. Responsibilities: practical execution of the program, training of solar retailers, developing training and marketing materials, marketing activities (demonstrations and radio campaigns) anticipation on market developments and needs, planning, reporting, managing Tanzanian and Zambian team members, training and coaching of successors. Achievements: professionalization of the activities, establishment of a local team and offices in both countries.

REF stimulates the development of the solar energy market in rural (off-grid) areas by identifying,training and supporting local entrepreneurs and increasing their capacity and skills intechnique, business administration and marketing. Goal: to increase the access to good quality and affordable solar energy for the rural off-grid population. Activities and responsibilities: practical execution of the program, identification, selection and training of entrepreneurs, development of training materials, marketing campaigns, identifying and anticipating on market developments and needs, planning, reporting, managing the local teams, guiding and coaching successors.