The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Energy & Environment Program/Country Program Support intends to support the Government of Liberia through the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct an impact assessment of eco-stove training beneficiaries across Liberia and identify successful entrepreneurs that can be supported to scale up.

Clean and reliable energy helps to reduce Carbon dioxide emissions, improve health resulting from reduced indoor air pollution, and create employment opportunities such as stove manufacturing, distribution, solar assembly, etc. Eco-stove provides an affordable alternative to gas and electronic stoves yet maintains the same technological advantages.

The use of eco-stoves ensures that cooking is healthy, efficient, and eco-friendly for everyone, regardless of socio-economic status. Billions of people in developing countries do not have access to electricity and gas. They cook with biomass and often on unhealthy and inefficient fires. Research has shown that women spend hours daily gathering fuel, and families can spend up to 30% of their monthly income on fuel, forcing them into energy poverty. Fuel production also contributes greatly to deforestation. Eco-stoves/cook-stoves and solar products offer a reliable and affordable solution.

Pursuant to this, the EPA with support from the United National Development Program (UNDP) intends to hire a Firm to conduct an impact assessment of eco-stoves training beneficiaries across Liberia and identify successful entrepreneurs that can be supported to scale up. Considering this, the EPA through the Energy & Environment Unit requests the services of a Firm to work in collaboration with the EPA in achieving this objective.

With the plethora of challenges, the UNDP through the Energy and Environment (E&E) program seeks to support the Government’s efforts in achieving diversified and inclusive economic growth through investments in sustainable and environmentally friendly agriculture, food security, job creation, and improved resilience to climate change and natural disasters. UNDP works to empower the population and build a resilient nation. It supports the government in developing and implementing interventions aimed at improving the lives of the people, including women, youths, and People with Disability (PWD).