Author: Tjarda Muller
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Reaching the last mile: Gender approaches for energy access in action
On the occasion of the 2016 ASIA CLEAN ENERGY FORUM ENERGIA, the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves, the World Bank, and the Asia Sustainable and Alternative Energy Program invite you to a deep dive session on REACHING THE LAST MILE: GENDER APPROACHES FOR ENERGY ACCESS IN ACTION …
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ENERGIA Receives Award for Contribution to Gender Equality at Inclusive Energy Solutions Conference
On 11 and 12 April this year the Asian Development Bank (ADB) organised a conference on gender inclusive energy solutions in South Asia. During the conference, ENERGIA and its NGO partners, Royal Society for Protection of Nature, Practical Action and Centre for Rural Technology – Nepal, received a special award for its contribution to gender…
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With proper knowledge, reducing electricity cost and consumption is not hard
In the Ampara district in Eastern Sri Lanka, Rasika Jayanthi attended Practical Action’s awareness training on efficient electricity use. Her electricity bills have since gone down from LKR 2,000 to an average of LKR 750[1]. Meter reading is conventionally seen as a technical task that can be handled only by trained meter readers. However,…
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Small steps, big differences: An entrepreneur in the making
Through participating in an ADB-supported RSPN – ENERGIA training programme on the use of electricity for production, product improvement and skills enhancement, bamboo crafter Ugyen Choden (second from left) has more than doubled her income. Ugyen Choden is a 27-year-old single mother of two who lives in the village of Bjoka Trong in Lower…
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When the Smoke Clears: Delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement through Clean Cooking
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the Global Environment Facility, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum of Kenya; invites you to attend an official United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) side event When the Smoke…
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Regional gender review of energy policies and programmes, South Asia
As part of the ADB funded project Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy project, ENERGIA conducted a gender review of energy policies and programmes in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as a region-wide review. The reviews show that in recent years, gains have been made in the region, especially in terms of electrification. The…
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Gender review of energy policies and programmes, Sri Lanka
As part of the ADB funded project Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy project, ENERGIA conducted a gender review of energy policies and programmes in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as a region-wide review. The reviews show that in recent years, gains have been made in the region, especially in terms of electrification. The…
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Gender review of energy policies and programmes, Nepal
As part of the ADB funded project Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy project, ENERGIA conducted a gender review of energy policies and programmes in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as a region-wide review. The reviews show that in recent years, gains have been made in the region, especially in terms of electrification. The…
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Gender review of energy policies and programmes, Bhutan
As part of the ADB funded project Improving Gender-Inclusive Access to Clean and Renewable Energy project, ENERGIA conducted a gender review of energy policies and programmes in Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, as well as a region-wide review. The reviews show that in recent years, gains have been made in the region, especially in terms of electrification. The…
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Gender indicators for the energy sector: Challenges and ways forward
If you are working in the energy and development community, you will be familiar with the argument: ‘energy provision is not a goal in itself, but the benefits of energy services are’. With the inclusion of energy in the Sustainable Development Goals and the rising recognition of the need to understand gendered differences, the attention…
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Energy giant TOTAL and women entrepreneurs join forces
In Senegal, the average electricity access is 57 percent, in rural areas it is 27. In the regions of Tambacounda and Kedougou, Eastern Senegal, where ENERGIA is working with local partner GVEP, the percentages of access are as low as nine and four. Delivery of off-grid solar products is therefore critical to improving the livelihoods…
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In conversation with Sheila Oparaocha
Sheila Oparaocha, Programme Manager of ENERGIA and a member of the Power for All Steering Committee talks about the critical role of women in achieving energy access in an interview with Power for All. This interview originally appeared on the Power for All website, for the full transcript please visit their website: http://www.powerforall.org/blog/2016/3/28/in-conversation-with-sheila-oparaocha