ACCESS Coalition Impact
Our Impact
ACCESS Coalition is influencing how governments, development banks, and global institutions approach energy access, clean cooking, and just energy transitions across Africa
From shaping Kenya’s Clean Cooking Transition Strategy, E-Cooking Strategy, and National Energy Policy (2025–2034), to institutionalising civil society engagement with the African Development Bank (AfDB), ACCESS has helped move civil society from the margins to the centre of energy decision-making.
Our Impact Areas
Policy Influence and
Systems Change
ACCESS has directly contributed to landmark policy and strategy processes across the continent.
Influencing Development Finance Institutions
ACCESS has strengthened civil society engagement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank across Africa
Advancing Just Energy
Transitions
ACCESS is ensuring that climate and energy transitions are not only low-carbon, but also just.
Integrated Energy Planning and Regional Learning
Between 2021 and 2024, ACCESS facilitated South-South learning exchanges connecting civil society organisations from Africa, Asia, and Latin America on inclusive energy planning approaches
Research, Evidence, and Community Storytelling
ACCESS strengthened evidence-based advocacy through regional webinars on energy access, gender-responsive planning, climate finance, and energy transitions.
ACCESS Supports Regional Nodes to Drive Change
East Africa Node – Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG)
- Influenced Kenya’s Integrated National Energy Planning (INEP) Framework and National Energy Policy (2025–2034)
- Trained CSOs from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania on World Bank RISE and MDB accountability
- Contributed recommendations reflected in Kenya’s National Voluntary National Review (VNR) reports.
West Africa Node – Strategic Youth Network for Development (SYND)
- Secured a formal quarterly engagement mechanism between AfDB Ghana and civil society organisations
- Trained 38 West African CSOs on SDG7 monitoring and the World Bank RISE scorecard
- Produced advocacy tools simplifying AfDB and World Bank processes for grassroots organisations.
Southern Africa Node – Action 24
- Secured formal recognition as Zimbabwe’s civil society representative on energy access processes
- Influenced inclusion of GESI provisions within Zimbabwe’s Clean Cooking Strategy
- Trained CSOs across Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe on MDB engagement and climate finance advocacy.
Coalition Growth and Regional Movement Building
Between 2021 and 2024, ACCESS Coalition grew from 70 to 100 member organisations across five continents, including 78 organisations from Africa. Through coordinated advocacy, policy engagement, and regional collaboration, ACCESS continues to strengthen African civil society leadership on energy access, climate justice, and just transitions.
Impact at a Glance
- Multiple national policies influenced
- Formal partnerships with AfDB, World Bank and IMF processes
- Continental presence across East, West and Southern Africa
Member organisations globally
African organisations
CSO leaders trained
Countries directly engaged
Our Approach
Bridging Stakeholders and Communities:
Connect governments and enterprises with energy-poor communities by strengthening CSO and CBO participation at all levels.
Championing Community Needs:
Amplify evidence and lived experiences to inform financing, planning, and policy reforms toward SDG 7 and a just energy transition.
Facilitating Knowledge Exchange:
Provide a platform for members to share lessons, innovations, and best practices in energy access.
Scaling Impact and Influence:
Grow funding and membership to expand regional reach, strengthen policy influence, and enable replication across countries.
Who We Are
Our Mission
Our mission is to advocate for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) to ensure everyone has access to safe, reliable and affordable energy, and for environmentally sustainable and efficient energy systems globally
Who We Are
Our Vision and Values
Our vision is a world where everyone has access to reliable, affordable, safe and sustainable energy to enable inclusive and climate-resilient local development
Our work is anchored in the following organizational values:
- Equity and Inclusion
- Climate and Environmental Justice
- Collaboration and Partnership
- Accountability and Transparency
- Local Leadership and Ownership
- Learning and Innovation
