Illustration. A proposed model, not an AVERON facility or completed project.
The opportunity
Our proposed sites depend on the communities around them. We plan to agree a community programme alongside the business: practical skills, better livelihoods, nutrition and safer uses of local energy resources.
PlannedThis is a planned programme. Activities, budgets and delivery partners will be agreed before work starts. The focus areas below are commitments to prepare and measure work, not completed results.
East Africa now
Clean cooking connects to the energy plan
The IEA reported clean-cooking access of about 15% when it published Uganda’s transition plan in 2023. AVERON plans to assess cooking fuels from crop residues, including safe production, fuel quality and household use. A residue is not automatically a safe or viable cooking product.89,76
Skills should follow real work
The IEA pathway associates universal access with 170,000 clean-energy jobs by 2030. Our proposed skills work would follow actual needs in processing, solar installation, equipment maintenance, data collection and IT. We would report training separately from jobs secured.89,76
Nutrition needs local assessment
The cited IPC report describes 473,000 people facing acute food insecurity in Karamoja during April–July 2026. It is a dated estimate for that area and period. Any AVERON nutrition activity would begin with local assessment and coordination with suitable organisations.27
Historical figures from the 2023 IEA report. The services differ; the chart does not imply one group is a subset of the other.89A farmers’ association meeting in Mbazzi, central Uganda. Illustrative photo. Photo: Dan Frendin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Resized for the web.
What AVERON will do
Stages describe the proposed sequence. Progress depends on the decision gate for each stage; no commissioning date is promised.
NowPlanned / design stage
Listen and set a baseline
Discuss priorities with communities, cooperatives and local authorities; separate operational safeguards from additional community work.76
Decision gateAgreed priorities, a baseline and clear responsibility for delivery.
NextPlanned / budget dependent
Approve specific activities
Seek Board approval for a programme budget as operations begin, then select activities with measurable outputs and safeguards.
Decision gateA funded plan, a delivery partner where needed and a complaints channel.
LaterPlanned / evidence led
Review and extend what works
Publish expenditure and results, ask communities what changed and revise the programme before expanding it.
Decision gateMeasured outcomes, community feedback and an approved next budget.
Proposed focus areas
Farmer livelihoods
Cooperative management, practical training and demonstration work linked to Agriculture.
Women and youth
Participation, internships and apprenticeships where suitable roles and supervision exist.
Skills for new sectors
Training tied to actual equipment and work in Energy, Industry, Data and IT.
Nutrition
Locally agreed food and school-feeding support with qualified delivery organisations.
Land and clean energy
Tree planting and safe crop-residue fuel options assessed with the Energy pillar.
Local suppliers and jobs
Track local procurement and recruitment where quality, skills and fair selection allow.
Listen + establish baseline
Approve + fund
Deliver + safeguard
Measure + report
Agree, deliver and account for community work. Proposed sequence; each stage requires its own checks.76A farmer harvests maize in Central Region, Uganda. Illustrative photo. Photo: Mwesigwa Joel, Pexels licence, via Pexels. Resized for the web.
How the programme is funded
These are proposed arrangements. Contracts, pricing, operating costs and any regulatory permissions would be confirmed for each activity.
Board-approved budget
A programme budget to be approved as operations begin; no allocation is published yet.
Grant and delivery partnerships
Specific co-funded activities with agreed responsibilities, safeguards and reporting.
CSR is a planned community programme, not a standalone revenue line. Expenditure, participation and outcomes would be reported separately.76
How it connects
Agriculture connects the programme to farmer livelihoods and nutrition. Energy provides a route to assessing cleaner cooking. Industrialisation, Data and IT define possible skills needs. Community priorities and feedback should shape what gets funded.
The responses below are part of the proposed delivery approach. They need to be funded, assigned and checked before operations expand.
Risk
Proposed response
Activities chosen without local input
Agree priorities and a complaints route with communities before approving activities.
Claims without measured results
Set a baseline, record expenditure and distinguish attendance, training and sustained outcomes.
Unsafe or unsuitable technology
Test fuel quality and safe use; use qualified specialists for health and technical work.
Programme exceeds available funding
Approve bounded activities, name delivery responsibilities and publish what was funded.
We plan to publish expenditure, participation and measured outcomes alongside our impact reporting. Training attendance will be reported separately from jobs or lasting changes in income.
We welcome discussions around a defined project, capability or delivery need. The structures below are starting points for discussion, not an offer of securities or a promise of returns.
Grants and blended finance
You bringPreparation funding, technical assistance or risk-sharing capital.
AVERON bringsA programme design, local coordination and reporting commitments.