Sunday 9th November
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introductions |
| 9:30 | John Holmes – Smart Village concept |
| 10:00 | Bernie Jones – Group discussion: Off-grid villages – painting the picture (what is it like living without energy) |
| 11:00 | BREAK |
| 11:30 | Practical Action, Denyse Umubyeyi – Energy situation in E Africa |
| 12:15 | Dan Klinck – MiniHydro in Rwanda |
| 13:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 | Energy reporting – mentors’ insights |
| 15:30 | BREAK |
| 16:00 | Joacham Buwembo – Effective use of data, and data-driven journalism |
| 17:00 | Smart Village coverage deconstruction |
Monday 10th November
| 9:00 | Recap of day 1; “Journalism Challenge” |
| 9:30 | Group exercise: Imagining a Model Smart Village |
| 10:03 | BREAK |
| 11:00 | Sharon Schmickle, Julia Vitullo-Martin – Journalism deconstruction, brainstorming & mentoring |
| 13:00 | LUNCH |
| 14:00 | Francine Munyaneza – Solar in Rwanda |
| 15:30 | Conclusions and Finish |