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The Shire Alliance is made up of Iberdrola, Acciona, Signify, the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID) and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), and collaborates with UNHCR.
The Shire Alliance is made up of Iberdrola, Acciona, Signify, the Spanish Cooperation Agency (AECID)
and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM), and collaborates with UNHCR.
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This project is co-founded by the European Union through the
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Media appearances
Media appearancesoct-15 innovaspain.com Cinco instituciones españolas buscan soluciones energéticas para los lugares más desolados del planeta oct-15 periodistasenespañol.com Iniciativa público privada para aportar energía sostenible a campos de refugiados oct-15 El periodico mediterraneo Iberdrola busca soluciones energéticas en Etiopía Junto a Philips Ibérica y la Fundación Acciona Microenergía oct-15 Tendencias21 Una alianza público-privada quiere llevar […]
Alianza Shire kicks off a project in Dollo Ado refugee camps, on the Ethiopian border with Somalia
Press releasesFollowing the interruption of the project in the Tigray region, due to the outbreak of armed conflict, Alianza Shire is beginning a new project in the refugee camps and host communities of Dollo Ado, on the border with Somalia. The main goal is to improve living conditions in refugee camps and in their host communities, […]
Alianza Shire, awarded at the UPM research awards
NewsThe Annual ceremony of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have awarded Alianza Shire in the category of Public-Private Cooperation Partnership for the Sustainable Development Goals. The awards were presented on January 28, 2021 at the annual ceremony that this university celebrates on the occasion of the feast of St. Thomas Aquinas. In the words of […]
Alianza Shire partially suspends its project in Ethiopia until April 2021
Press releasesThe members of the Shire Alliance have taken this decision after the armed conflict that has erupted in the Ethiopian region of Tigray since the beginning of November As soon as the situation allows the activity to restart, the European Union will be requested to immediately resume the project Madrid, 9 December 2020.- The armed conflict […]
How does Alianza Shire work with its partners?
NewsAlianza Shire has the organization ZOA as a strategic partner for the implementation of the energy access project in the Tigray refugee camps and in their host communities. ZOA is an NGO with a long history and experience of working in refugee camps, but the way of working in partnership is a challenge and, sometimes, […]
Workshops for the selection of households with home solar systems
NewsDuring the month of September, Alianza Shire – through ZOA, its partner in the refugee camps – held two awareness-raising workshops in Hayda, the host community where the Mai-Aini refugee camp is located. More than 40 people participated in these workshops, including representatives from the administration, communities and potential users. Alianza Shire explained what these […]
Alianza Shire finalizes the technical design and accelerates its activity in the refugee camps
Press releasesAt the beginning of September, the nation-wide state of emergency declared by the Ethiopian government came to an end. However, the Government of the Tigray region, home to the refugee camps in which Alianza Shire operates, has decided to extend the state of emergency until the end of the year. Still, the limitations hardly affect […]
Community Participatory Mapping in refugee camps
NewsLast October, from Aliana Shire we organized 15 “Community Participatory Mapping” workshop with the participation of more than 100 people from the four refugee camps we are working in. The objective was to define the best location for the lighting and power grids in those camps by designing a series of maps that could later […]
Alianza Shire continues its activity during the COVID-19 crisis
Press releasesThe declaration of a state of emergency in Ethiopia, due to the health crisis caused by COVID-19 worldwide, has driven the partnership to focus on activities that do not interfere with the protection of the refugee population’s health. Alianza Shire is progressing in the finalization of the technical design and training, as well as in […]
International Public Tender for the supply of 3G Solar Home Systems
News3G Solar Home Systems The Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation invites eligible and experienced suppliers to an International Public Tender for the supply of G Solar Home Systems, related spare parts and compatible devices for its Project: “Alianza Shire: Energy Access for Host Communities and Refugees in Shire” Shire Alliance is the first Spanish […]