What is Lighting Africa working on now?
The Lighting Africa team is presently in the process of refining program goals and program areas to respond to the needs that arose from the conference. Based on the positive feedback reinforcing our role in promulgating our existing program areas, a work plan is being formed to respond to needs highlighted in the conference and advance our work in each program area. For example, we are working on developing a standardized set of tools to conduct market research in additional countries; a product quality assurance program is underway; a plan is in place to provide Development Marketplace Grant Winner support; and the new website has been launched to better meet the needs of the industry and allow for greater interaction among users. Moreover, we are developing an approach to address policy barriers that were highlighted at the conference and we are actively looking to expand Lighting Africa operations into new African countries.
