The MECS programme, an eight-year research and innovation initiative funded by the UKAid (FCDO), has supported various research and market-strengthening efforts in Tanzania, resulting in an increasingly favourable environment for modern, clean cooking solutions, including eCooking. Consequently, the Tanzania Ministry of Energy, FCDO, and MECS are delivering an ambitious programme of activities to further strengthen the market and scale up the availability and benefits of eCooking to the Tanzanian consumers.
Having worked with MECS from October 2022 to January 2023 on a ‘Learn to Cook’ study, which explored the changing dynamics of cooking skill acquisition in urban and peri-urban areas of Tanzania, we are excited to announce that we will be working with the MECS programme once again over the next 16 months. This time, we will be supporting a collaborative programme of activity between the MECS programme and the Tanzania Ministry of Energy.
Our role, among others, will be centred on developing awareness of the programme’s activities and actively promoting stakeholder engagement across government ministries and other national bodies, as well as alongside partners and collaborates, working with them towards the delivery of high-quality activities. Consequently, we are looking forward to engaging with stakeholders to further scale up the benefits of eCooking across Tanzania.
For a brief overview of this activity, click here: https://bit.ly/3ztm3Ko. To learn more about the MECS programme, please visit: https://mecs.org.uk/.
