This presentation is part of the 5th African RCE Conference, 14-16 October, Entebbe, Uganda.

1. B Y
D A V I D O N G A R E
&
A L I B U K A R A H M A D
AFRICAN RCEs

2. Outline
 Introduction
 History of our numerical progression
 Governance Structure
 Regional RCE distribution
 Activities
 Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
 African continent faces many Sustainable
development challenges
 The continent also has enormous potential in a
myriad of areas especially leveraging its natural
resource abundance
 It is home to 28 active and vibrant RCEs

4. RCEs NUMERICAL PROGRESSION
2008
Number Acknowledged 4
2007
Number Acknowledged 5
2005
Number Acknowledged 1

5. 2011
Number Acknowledged 4
2010
Number Acknowledge 1
2009
Number Acknowledged 2
NUMERICAL PROGRESSION CONTINUES

6. NP
TOTAL NUMBER TODAY
28 ?
2013
Number Acknowledged 3
2012
Number Acknowledged 5

7. GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
CONTINENTAL
COORDINATOR AND
DEPUTY
CONTINENTAL
COORDINATOR
REGIONAL BLOCK
COORDINATOR
SOUTH, WEST EAST ,
NORTH?
COUNTRY NATIONAL COORDINATOR

8. REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE RCEs
 North Africa 1
 South Africa 10
 West Africa 5
 Central Africa 1
 East Africa 8
 (With Kenya having the largest number of RCEs . 5)

9. Biogas Generation and Poverty reduction

10.  African RCEs are working on a variety of themes
including waste management, biodiversity, water
and sanitation, curriculum frameworks, pollution
control etc

11.  Going forward there is need to scale out and up with
special focus on the sustainability of RCEs.
 We need to align with the SDGs and the GAP