Accelerated Market Roll-Out of Clean Cooking Solutions in Tanzania
Innovation Challenge for Clean Cooking
Call for Applications
Summary:
The CookFund programme is a five-year initiative (2021-2026) established by the Government of Tanzania (through the Ministry of Energy) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNCDF. The programme aims to contribute to Tanzania’s climate change commitment by increasing the share of the population with access to sustainable cooking solutions. It provides catalytic grant funds to private enterprises to address the affordability challenges that hinder the accelerated use of clean cooking solutions in households.
Supported clean cooking solutions under the programme include:
- LPG
- Electric pressure cookers
- Bioethanol
- Improved charcoal stoves and briquettes
The programme focuses on five regions of mainland Tanzania: Dar es Salaam, Mwanza, Dodoma, Morogoro, and Pwani.
The Call for Applications:
UNCDF invites interested and eligible individuals and companies from across Tanzania involved in the clean cooking value chain to submit applications to the CookFund Innovations Challenge. The challenge targets innovative solutions in the following areas:
- Stove and fuel technology
- Cooking products financing
- Behavioral change approaches with the potential to accelerate the acceptance and use of clean cooking in Tanzania.
Youth and women innovators are strongly encouraged to apply, and special consideration will be given to applications from these groups.
Application Guidelines:
For the detailed Call for Applications Guidelines (including the eligibility criteria) and the Application Form, please visit: : All application forms must be submitted in English.
Pre-Submission Info Session:
UNCDF will conduct an online pre-submission info session to guide applicants on how to prepare applications, clarify submission requirements, and provide an opportunity for applicants to ask questions.
- If you wish to participate in this session, please send an email to
[email protected], with “Innovations Challenge Pre-submission Info Session” in the subject line of your email.
- The date and time for the workshop will be communicated to those who request participation.
Please note that attending the pre-submission info session is not a prerequisite for applying.
Contact Information:
For further information or questions, please contact:
UNCDF Tanzania
Email:
[email protected]
Tel: +255 22 260 0911
