ENERGIA brought five exceptional women from Africa and Asia to the Sustainable Energy for All Forum. These five women are successful entrepreneurs, leaders in their communities and role models for other entrepreneurs. They have all been actively engaged in our Womens’ Economic Empowerment Programme for at least one year and have been continuously running a […]
During a strategic meeting held at the fringes of the third Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Forum, taking place in New York from 3-5 April, high-level representatives from governments, private sector companies and civil society called for intensified partnerships between sectors in order to accelerate progress towards decentralized renewable energy access – specifically for low income […]
Pursuing the goal of universal access to modern energy services by 2030 – while 1.1 billion people still live without energy access, and more than 2.7 billion without clean cooking facilities – requires concerted international effort and a break from business-as-usual. That is precisely what ENERGIA has been doing: building and taking part in international […]
Wednesday April 5 16:45 – 17:45 ENERGIA Partner Working Session “Leveraging efforts for scaling energy access though women centric business models” Over the last few years, a number innovative business models around women’s energy entrepreneurship have gained traction. Private companies, social enterprises, NGOs and large conglomerates are finding it profitable to engage women (and their […]
“The same energy service may affect men and women in different ways, with different social or economic outcomes,” said Joy Clancy, Professor in Development Studies at the University of Twente, who is the Principal Researcher for ENERGIA’s Gender and Energy Research Programme. “However,” she continued, “there is little independent and empirical evidence of these differentiated […]
Are you driven by a desire to contribute to gender equality, women empowerment and poverty reduction by scaling up energy access in development countries? Do you have knowledge and experience in project management and administration? Are you keen to be part of a process that translates project interventions and their implementation into concrete outcomes? Are […]
This event will present a south feminist framework for economic empowerment for women and look at some of the ideas that are emerging out of BRICS and how they related to or can promote women’s economic empowerment. The panel will include: Ms. Gizem Sucuoglu, Turkey, Network of South ThinkTanks (NeST) Ms. Sucuoglu will present on the South South […]
Read more about the EU Commission Call for Proposals on Women and Sustainable Energy: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/europeaid/online-services/index.cfm?ADSSChck=1489355963320&do=publi.welcome&nbPubliList=25&orderbyad=Desc&aofr=155118&searchtype=RS&orderby=upd&userlanguage=en
The Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD (IOE) has just released the evaluation synthesis “What works for gender equality and women’s empowerment – a review of practices and results”. The report intends to support learning on what practices work for gender equality and women’s empowerment (GEWE) and under what conditions in the context of rural […]
Sheila Oparaocha, the International Coordinator and Programme Manager of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, has been confirmed as the newest addition to Energy 4 Impact’s Board of Trustees. Read more
Energy poverty is acute in many parts of rural Senegal, but 160 women entrepreneurs in Tambacounda are mobilising to provide access to modern energy and transform the life of thousands of families in remote communities. Read more
From February 14-16, 2017 the Alliance and the wPower Hub hosted an interactive workshop on women’s energy entrepreneurship in Nairobi, Kenya. The event brought together nearly 100 people from 14 countries in Sub Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe to discuss best practices and key challenges for scaling women’s entrepreneurship in the […]
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