The Mission 300 Fellowship: Investing in African Talent to Help Governments Accelerate Energy Access
Elizabeth Campbell, Founding Executive Director of CoAction Global, and Tisha Schuller, Head of Energy Corps, share how Mission 300 Fellows are helping governments implement National Energy Compacts, advance reforms, and expand energy access.
Energy Corps Highlights CoAction Global Mission 300 Clean Cooking Fellows
With Energy Corps support, Clean Cooking Fellows are accelerating national clean cooking strategies and advancing more effective, coordinated, resilient energy delivery systems.
The Clean Cooking Accelerator Initiative deploys Fellows across Africa
The Clean Cooking Accelerator Initiative, a collaborative effort between the Clean Cooking Alliance, Energy Corps, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, and The Rockefeller Foundation and Mission 300 Accelerator, supports the placement of CoAction Global Mission 300 Fellows focused on clean cooking within African government institutions. Fellows are integrating clean cooking into Mission 300 country delivery, strengthening national capacity, and building pipelines of investable clean cooking projects.
In World Bank Dialogue, Mission 300 Fellows Discuss Civil Society Engagement in Advancing Energy Access in Africa
Elizabeth Obode, Mission 300 Fellow deployed to Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Energy, and Robinson Tanyi, Mission 300 Fellow deployed to Mauritania’s Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, participated in a World Bank dialogue on the effects of Africa’s evolving energy sector for youth employment.
CoAction Global Launches Private Sector Humanitarian Alliance
The new technology platform and multi-stakeholder community will transform private sector investment in global humanitarian preparedness, community resilience, and business continuity.
Displacement Policy: Stop Funding the Emergency. Start Financing Inclusion.
Protracted displacement cannot be financed as a recurring emergency. A new model would tie long-term finance to inclusion reforms and give refugees direct capital.
The Future of the Foreign Affairs Workforce: Rebuilding Public Service
The United States faces increasingly complex global challenges, and the strength of its foreign-affairs institutions depends on the people who serve within them. CoAction Global Executive Director Elizabeth Campbell joined New America’s Future Security Program for a discussion on how to rebuild the foreign affairs workforce.
Our newsletter includes updates on Mission 300, the Private Sector Humanitarian Alliance, and a transformative solution to protracted refugee situations.
Desire Wade Atchike, Mission 300 Fellow deployed to Burundi’s Ministry of Energy, participated in the World Bank’s Africa Jobs Dialogue Series to discuss Africa’s energy boom and the future of jobs in the sector — and what drove him to build a career as an energy expert.
The Rockefeller Foundation connects with CoAction Global Mission 300 Fellows, sharing their experiences deployed across African countries to help governments accelerate progress toward universal energy abundance. Tune in to hear Sharon Matongo’s story about expanding energy access from Zimbabwe to the Ministry of Mines and Energy in Liberia.
With the World Food Program at a turning point, CoAction Global Executive Director Elizabeth Campbell joined Devex and fellow foreign aid experts for a discussion on what’s next for the food assistance agency.
Mission 300 Fellow Spotlight: Sharon Matongo, Liberian Ministry of Mines and Energy
A video from The Rockefeller Foundation features Mission 300 Fellow Sharon Matongo on the personal and community impact of her work to transform electricity access.
Mission 300 Sends Energy Fellows Into Governments Across Africa
Young energy professionals are being embedded inside government delivery units as part of the push to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030.
CoAction Global, The Rockefeller Foundation to Expand Mission 300 Fellowship Program to Speed Electrification in Africa
In support of the World Bank Group and African Development Bank effort to connect more than 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030, a total of 22 African energy professionals will soon be deployed as Mission 300 Fellows working in countries’ Compact Delivery and Monitoring Units.
In the midst of a global transition that requires new humanitarian and development approaches, CoAction Global was established to connect local leaders and ideas with global capabilities.