Author: Tjarda Muller
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ENERGIA at COP30: Championing Gender-Transformative and Data Driven Climate and Energy Solutions
Were at COP30! Together with the Gender and Energy Compact, its champion governments and signatories, we will convene global stakeholders to advance gender-transformative climate and energy solutions. These events spotlight inclusive strategies, data-driven approaches, and multi-sector collaboration to accelerate equitable energy transitions—ensuring women’s empowerment is central to climate action and sustainable development goals. We’ll be…
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Boosting Women Entrepreneurs and Clean Energy Access in Tanzania
A major milestone in advancing gender equality and sustainable energy! ENERGIA’s trusted partner Solar Sister has extended its partnership with the Puma Energy Foundation Business Booster Programme, designed to scale women-led clean energy enterprises. This initiative is a continuation of a partnership started in 2023 which empowered 579 women entrepreneurs in Tanzania to grow their…
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Track Gender Empowerment in Public Service Performance Contracts
By Immaculate Wafula and Ally Jamah, Practical Action This article was originally published on Citizen Digital Kenya has made significant strides in promoting gender equality within its energy sector, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Practical Action and ENERGIA. Their partnership led to the development and launch of the National Gender Policy for the Ministry of…
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Inclusion Begins with Visibility
By Sheila Oparaocha, Director of the ENERGIA network The SDG7 Action Forum made one thing clear: without visibility, there is no inclusion. Women remain invisible in energy data—and that invisibility fuels inequality. To build a just energy future, we must start by seeing, counting, and empowering women as central actors in the transition. Anything less…
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Gender Events at the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum
ENERGIA and the Gender and Energy Compact will be participating in the ENERGYNOW SDG7 Action Forum, held alongside the UN General Assembly High-level Week. Together with our partners, we will advocate for universal energy access, gender equality, and women’s empowerment as essential drivers of a just, inclusive, and sustainable energy transition. You can join our…
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Harnessing women’s know-how for sustainable energy leadership
In the rural village of Khodoba, approximately 75 km East of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Khole runs an organic spice brand called “Jongoma”. Having started out as an informal entrepreneur selling homemade organic spice blends to neighbors, she has grown into the owner of a professional business, with sales far beyond the community borders in less…
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A Call for Gender Indicators in Sustainable Energy at the UN High-Level Forum
By Oindriza Reza, Kleinman Center for Energy Policy intern at ENERGIA On July 17, 2025, the event “Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action” spotlighted a critical gap in the global energy transition at the 2025 High-Level Political Forum: the absence of gender-specific indicators within the Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) framework on…
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Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action
Policy Brief Launch: Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action Thursday July 17, 2025 1:15 – 2:30 PM EDT IN-PERSON (for HLPF attendees): UN HQ Conference Room 7 ONLINE: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k12/k12lwbnwe4 Join us for an event hosted by ESMAP and ENERGIA during the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York, where we will mark the official launch of…
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Gender equality in Africa’s energy transition
This interview was originally published on Nature Energy Nature Energy talks to Sheila Oparaocha, Director of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, and Magi Matinga, Technical Advisor at ENERGIA, about challenges and opportunities for ensuring gender equality in Africa’s energy transition, and how well aligned the fields of advocacy, policy and research…
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The power of digitalization
By Antara Majumdar Solar Sister is a social enterprise that trains and supports women to deliver clean energy in rural sub-Saharan African communities. Over the years, it has taken significant steps in empowering women digitally, recognizing digital literacy is crucial when addressing issues of energy poverty and promoting women’s entrepreneurship. Through its partnership with ENERGIA, Solar…
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Reflecting on 30-years of gender-advancement for an inclusive energy future
As part of the 69th session of the Conference on the Status of Women (CSW69), which celebrated 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the Gender and Energy Compact hosted a virtual session, examining the progress made and discuss the consistent challenges in achieving gender equality in energy access. Keynote speeches and…
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Women’s collectives take the lead in shaping Senegal’s energy policy
By Antara Majumdar Mercy Corps, ENERGIA’s partner in Senegal, has been supporting the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy to create inclusive policies that will increase women’s access to renewable energy. Women in Senegal face multiple challenges, which limit their possibilities to contribute to their own, their family’s and their community’s development. Among these challenges are…