By Thabit Mikidadi, From sexy and cool to a sign of bad choices and unhealthy habits; conversations around cigarette smoking are starting to shift thanks to decisive campaigns that have reduced its usage after many health-related complications were attributed to its use. The use of cigarettes has been declining worldwide especially in the west […]
Region: Worldwide Office: Global Office, The Hague Hours: Apply before: August 10, 2019 Internship context The Hivos Global Office in The Hague is offering an internship opportunity starting in September to gain experience in developing (online) communication strategies and strengthening media relations within the Strategy, Communication and Innovation Unit (SCI). At the heart of […]
The WLPGA is delighted to announce the launch of the Woman of the Year Award and Young Woman of the Year Award 2019. The deadline for submissions is 31 August, in just a few weeks, so please do not miss this opportunity to nominate your colleagues, or even yourself! This year WLPGA have two […]
Time: Jul 24, 2019 09:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada) Registration: To register for this webinar please go to this link. Incorporating gender into investment analysis might be the quickest route to better performing investments and a more equitable and sustainable world. This webinar, led by People-Centered Accelerator partner Calvert Impact Capital, […]
The Clean Cooking Alliance (Alliance) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2019 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year (WEYA) Award are now open. This annual award recognizes outstanding female leaders in the household energy sector who are advancing clean cooking solutions in emerging markets. The 2019 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year will receive: […]
MORONI, June 18, 2019―Globally, the traditional response to electricity theft is to disconnect users, prosecute, and undertake vigorous meter audits. This helps to recover some losses but doesn’t address the root cause. In Comoros, the World Bank’s ESMAP Africa Gender and Energy Program and national energy utility Société Nationale de l’Electricité des Comores (SONELEC) […]
World leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, and journalists gathered last week in Vancouver at the Women Deliver Conference, the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, rights, and well-being of girls and women, to discuss new knowledge on gender and promote solutions to achieve a more gender equal world. In particular, the […]
The gender digital divide Digital technology is revolutionizing the word by providing access to information, finance and networks — all of which are necessary for women to reach their full economic potential and create more self-reliant communities. Today, 1.7 billion women in low- and middle-income countries still do not own mobile phones. The internet user […]
As shown in the latest UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) tracking report published last week, we are making some progress towards the goal of universal energy access by 2030. The number of people without access to electricity is now down to 840 million (compared to 1.2 billion in 2010). However, progress has been […]
Despite significant progress in recent years, the world is falling short of meeting the global energy targets set in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2030. Ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 remains possible but will require more sustained efforts, particularly to reach some of the world’s […]
Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N) has been awarded with “The Adaptation at Scale Prize” on 23rd May 2019 in recognition for the promotion of innovative and unique Hydraulic Ram Pump technology to improve the capacity of Nepal’s vulnerable communities to adapt climate change impacts. Mr Ganesh Ram Shrestha, Executive Director of CRT/N received […]
Governments and donors in sub-Saharan Africa that adopt coordinated approaches to electrifying rural communities using distributed renewables can count on meaningful job creation, according to recent data from REEEP in Zambia. REEEP, which manages the Swedish-funded Beyond the Grid Fund Zambia (BGFZ), is so far supporting four private decentralized renewable energy companies in the southern […]
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