Author: Lucia Lenci
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Women’s role in the energy sector: Key take-aways from a series of three webinars on Gender and Energy Access – Part Two
On October 3, 17 and 31, ENERGIA and SEforALL’s People-Centered Accelerator, organised a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access. The series focused on our five-year Gender and Energy Research programme (2014 – 2019). The last webinar included findings from our Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme. The research programme aimed to generate and…
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Women’s role in the energy sector: Key take-aways from a series of three webinars on Gender and Energy Access – Part One
On October 3, 17 and 31, ENERGIA and SEforALL’s People-Centered Accelerator, organised a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access. The series focused on our five-year Gender and Energy Research programme (2014 – 2019). The last webinar included findings from our Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme. The research programme aimed to generate and…
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Ashden Awards 2020 – Applications now open: help us find tomorrow’s climate solutions
Applications open: 4 Nov 2019 Applications close: 11 Dec 2019 We have just a few years to avert climate catastrophe, and every wasted month makes the challenge ahead far more difficult. Failed energy systems of the past have left 840 million people without access to electricity, and the rest heavily reliant on a fossil…
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Clean Cooking Alliance Announces 2019 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year
The Clean Cooking Alliance (Alliance) has named Neha Juneja, CEO and Co-Founder of India’s largest cookstoves manufacturer, Greenway Appliances, as the organization’s 2019 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year. The award recognizes outstanding female leaders in the household energy sector who are advancing clean cooking solutions in emerging markets. Juneja founded Greenway in 2011 to…
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Kenyan Ministry of Energy launches first national Gender Policy in the energy sector ever
In 2015 all United Nations Member States adopted 17 global goals which aim to end poverty, improve health and education, promote equality, conserve our planet’s resources and boost economic growth, and committed to meeting specific targets by 2030. As part of its commitment to achieving these objectives, Kenya’s Ministry of Energy launched its Gender…
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Gender dynamics and off-grid electricity: Lessons from Tanzania
This summer Ashden completed a three-year study examining the impacts of solar home systems and solar micro-grids in rural Tanzania. The research reveals how women and men are affected differently by the arrival of off-grid electricity in their homes. This article was originally published on ashden.org website and can be accessed here. You can…
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ENERGIA partners in first global cooking campaign: Clean Cooking Is..
November 5, 2019, ENERGIA is partnering in the first global cooking campaign; ‘Clean Cooking Is..’ The Campaign is launched by the Clean Cooking Alliance during the opening session of the Clean Cooking Forum 2019 in Nairobi. The campaign is created exclusively to drive greater awareness, engagement and support for clean cooking. The issue Still three…
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Clean Cooking Forum 2019
From 5-7 November the clean cooking sector will gather in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Clean Cooking Forum 2019. Under the theme ‘Investment. Innovation. Impact.’ the sector is keen to find new- and scale proven solutions that make clean cooking accessible to the three billion people who currently live without it. The forum will be…
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Kenya’s Ministry of Energy Launches One-of-a-kind Gender Policy
Nairobi, Kenya – 1st November 2019 – The Ministry of Energy has today launched its Gender Policy. This Policy aims to raise the level of gender awareness, change attitudes and inculcate an engendered work culture among staff in the energy sector. This Policy is the first such legislative instrument on the African continent. Energy…
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Webcast on Wind: Why Gender Diversity is Important for the Wind Industry
Time: Nov, 8 2019 11 AM CET Registration: To register for this webinar please go to this link. Only 32 per cent of the global renewables workforce is composed of women, and only 7 per cent of the sector’s leadership positions are held by women. Facing the tremendous challenge ahead to achieve a 1.5-degree pathway, we…
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Webinar: Three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access
ENERGIA, International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, is delighted to announce a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access with SEforAll’s People-Centered Accelerator on 3, 17 and 31 October. This series of three webinars will provide the opportunity to present insights from the Gender and Energy Research Programme, sponsored by DfID (2014-2019).…
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Climate Action Summit 2019 – Key takeaways from the Energy Transition Track: Clean Cooking, Energy and Health
On 22 September 2019, during the Energy Transition Track: Clean Cooking, Energy and Health session, prior to the United Nations Climate Action Summit, government and private sector representatives, local authorities and members from international organizations met to discuss concrete actions towards a just energy transition in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to…