GEF SGP MACEDONIA
WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO REDUCED CO2 EMISSION – CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
Country
Macedonia
Grantee
Association for education, communication and consulting ОХО, Skopje
Focal Area
Climate Change
Operational Phase
5
Duration Grant Amount Total amount
01/2013– 01/2014 (satisfactory completed)
Project Types
Demonstration, Capacity Building
Partners
Local Municipality of Veles
Co-Financing
Local Municipality of Veles, Grantee
Contact & Address
Ms. Vase Ackoska, ul Ilindenska 43/10, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia, tel/fax. + 389 2 3222 303, е-mail:
[email protected] www.oxo.org.mk
25.966 US$ / 53.352 US$
Implemented by UNDP and Executed by UNOPS
ul. Majka Tereza 15/6, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel/fax: +389-(0)2-310.99.56 www.gefsgpmacedonia.org.mk Е-mail:
[email protected] http://sgp.undp.org
Project Financing Financial source US$
Cash
In kind
GEF SGP
25.966
0
Local Municipality of Veles
15.000
0
ОХО, grantee
0
12.386
TOTAL
40.966
12.386
Project Description Main project objective: reduced emission of CO2 through energy efficiency measures in secondary schools (Koco Racin and Dimitrija Cupovski) and primary schools (J. H. K. Dzinot, Blagoj Kirkov, Vasil Gllavinov and Kiril and Metodij) in Local Municipality of Veles. The main project activities included: • Implementation of energy saving measures (installation of energy efficient lights, automatic door closing mechanisms, digital thermometers), Creating an energy saving plan for the school, based on the first ecostandard for energy saving. Establishing an Environmental Educational Fund in Municipality of Veles, that will generate savings from the EE measures and will be used for future environmental projects in other schools in the Municipality. • Educational activities and trainings on the topic of renewable energy sources and energy saving (13 workshops for students from primary and secondary schools and 2 workshops for representatives of NGOs, the business sector, local authorities, representatives from schools (principals, teachers, technical staff etc.) and the wider community; Printing of educational materials; Conducting best Energy Efficiency video contest. • Informing and raising awareness of the general public by printing two manuals for Energy efficiency (one for primary and one for secondary schools) and informative poster; Promotion of the project through social networks and the already established network of eco-schools; Participation in children’s TV Show on the subject of renewable energy and energy saving (Kanal 5, TV Telma and TV Alsat, both in Macedonian and Albanian); promoting and disseminating the 3 best entries from the Energy efficient videos contest.
Project achievements • Based on the assessment report on the condition of the school buildings, a range of energy-efficient measures • • • •
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were taken: 371 energy-efficient bulbs were installed, 7 automatic door closing mechanisms and 18 digital thermometers. Created an energy saving plans for schools, based on the first eco- standard for energy saving. Educational activities and trainings were conducted on the topic of energy efficiency and energy saving (15 workshops with 300 participants from primary and secondary schools; 2 workshops with participants from representatives of NGOs, the business sector, local authorities, schools (principals, teachers, technical staff) Prepared, published and distributed environmental education materials: posters in 200 copies and publication (Manuals one for primary and one for secondary schools) in 500 copies, for energy efficiency in Macedonian and Albanian languages; Competition in the video with topics of Energy efficiency was organized. In total 55 educational institutions took part and 55 video entries were submitted. 3 best videos were selected, awarded and promoted. Organised wide media coverage of the project activities through social networks and the already established network of eco-schools; Organized promotional event with 100 participants (representatives from OXO, Local Municipality of Veles, parents, teachers and pupils from 5 primary and 2 secondary schools); organized two children’s TV Shows discussing the renewable energy and energy saving (TV Telma and TV Alsat); Forecasted reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases by at least 17.46 tones of CO2/annually from educational institutions in the Municipality of Veles.
Follow up ОХО plans to continue with organizing and initiating new and similar activities. As a result of this project the Environmental Education Fund in Veles was established, that will generate savings from the installed energy efficiency measures and will reinvest them into a new local environmental and/or educational projects.
Implemented by UNDP and Executed by UNOPS
ul. Majka Tereza 15/6, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia Tel/fax: +389-(0)2-310.99.56 www.gefsgpmacedonia.org.mk Е-mail:
[email protected] http://sgp.undp.org
