Author: Tjarda Muller
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Solar Sister brings light, hope and opportunity
Solar Sister was founded on the idea that women have the potential to bring light, hope and opportunity to their communities. The organization provides technical, business, sales and marketing training to women in Africa. The training helps the women start small businesses, which sell sustainable energy products to their communities. Additionally, their network of entrepreneurs and…
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Principal Investigator Gender and Energy Research Programme Appointed Full Professor at University
ENERGIA’s Principal Investigator for the Gender and Energy Research Programme was appointed full professor “Gender and Energy” at the University of Twente, as of December 1, 2015. Ms. Clancy’s research has focused, for 30 years, on small-scale energy systems for developing countries particularly the influence in households and small informal sector enterprises. Since obtaining her PhD…
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SE4All Africa Side event on Gender, Energy and Clean Cooking Solutions
11 February 2016, Abidjan The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) and the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), has the pleasure to invite you to…
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Sister to Sister, Stove by Stove
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GECCO Webinar on Gender equality and mitigation
COP21 implications for implementing mitigation activities Friday, February 5, 2016 at 10:00-11:30 AM EST Register for the webinar here. Gender mainstreaming in the energy sector is taking place from national policies, to institutional reforms and project development, increasing energy access and providing low emission development pathways for many around the world. It has been a…
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Powering Africa Summit: Engendering Change Breakfast Panel
Engendering Change: Promoting Women’s Advancement Through Energy Sector Innovations Friday, January 29, 2016 7:00 – 8:45 AM As a Lead Sponsor of the Powering Africa Summit, Deloitte invites you to join us for a panel discussion, breakfast, and networking event to explore how public and private sector players are accelerating energy reform and clean energy…
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World Bank Event: Gender, Energy & Livelihoods
Engaging Women in Clean Energy Access Case of Clean Cooking & Solar Sister Tuesday, February 2, 2016 | 12:00 – 1:30 PM | Room I 2 – 250 Organized and sponsored by: ESMAP, Efficient Clean Cooking and Heating Program (ECCH) and the GP for Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience Expanding access to modern energy can…
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World Bank Charts Show Gender Gaps We Still Need to Close
The World Bank Group has just launched a new gender data portal that brings together data on topics ranging from education, demographics, and health to jobs, asset ownership, and political participation. The World Bank also just released the Little Data Book on Gender 2016 along with online tables that are linked to the latest data available…
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Kopernik wins prestigious Zayed Future Energy Prize 2016
This year’s Zayed Future Energy Prize for the Non-Profit Organisation (NPO) category was awarded to Kopernik, an Indonesia-based organisation. The award-giving ceremony was held in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates on Monday, 18 January 2016, during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The Zayed Future Energy Prize was established in 2008 to honour individuals,…
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WE Shine
When you live in a world where electricity is available anytime with the flick of a switch, it can be hard to imagine how life-changing a single solar lamp or a more efficient cookstove can be. But then you meet our Solar Sister entrepreneurs, and see the smiles on the faces of their customers– students…
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Do you know an outstanding mid-career woman making an impact in clean energy? Nominate her for a C3E Award
The U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Awards recognize rising women working to advance clean, renewable sources of energy, related technologies, or clean energy policy. Each winner will receive $8,000 and national recognition. Winners of the 5th Annual C3E Awards will be announced at the C3E Women in Clean Energy Symposium in 2016. C3E Awards…
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Gender Responsiveness to Increase Environmental Sustainability and Energy Access
Earlier this month, during the 21st Conference Of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) in Paris, ENERGIA and IUCN held a side event with their partners and allies to discuss the role that gender responsiveness should play in these – and future – climate talks. The event took place on December 7th in…