"This brochure is intended to serve as resource for NGOs and CSO representatives in your work to raise awareness among communities in Karen and Mon States about the current energy situation in Myanmar, and the effects the government?s proposed plans have on the land, health and human rights of the communities. Information in this brochure will hopefully provide communities with knowledge and awareness of the different existing options to access electricity and should be considered a complement to larger campaigns against harmful development projects, such as mega hydropower dams, special economic zones, and gas- and coal fired power plants. The brochure gives a brief overview of alternative energy forms. It is not intended to provide the reader with a detailed description of how these alternative energy forms function or how they can be installed The questions in the end of this brochure can serve as guidance when initiating a discussion with communities about their electricity situation. First of all it is important to establish whether or not the community have access to electricity or not. That question will lead in to what sort of electricity currently is available in the local area, which will open up a chance to discuss the differences between electricity coming from the national grid system and a locally distributed energy system. A community energy audit should be conducted to explore how much of communities income today is spent on energy and what energy they use. Follow up with an energy-needs survey looking at how much energy is necessary to provide sufficient electricity for the community, and a natural resources survey exploring where there is potential for developing renewable energy in the community or nearby locations to create a locally distributed energy system..."