Author: Tjarda Muller
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Introducing the Renewable Equity Project (REP) – Women’s Advancement on the Expansion of the Clean Energy Economy
CIERP is pleased to announce the launch of the Renewable Equity Project (REP), a new initiative to explore the impact of women’s advancement on the expansion of the clean energy economy. The project is developing cutting edge research geared toward energy sector institutions as well as innovative methods for building gender diversity in the clean energy…
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Call for Case Studies for COP21
The French Delegation for COP21, along with a representative of the UNFCCC Secretariat, met with GGCA Members at the UNFCCC Bonn Intersessional in June 2015 to express interest in stories from the field demonstrating the success and efficacy of including gender in climate change mitigation. These stories will help move discussions about gender and…
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INVITATION TO THE “WOMEN IN ENERGY” CONFERENCE
On the Theme: Pioneering the Advancement and Success of Women in Energy Sector to Increase their Participation in Sustainable Energy Development. Date:19-20 August, 2015 at the Hilton Hotel, Sandton, Johannesburg, Gauteng –south Africa OVERVIEW This convention aims to bring together women in the energy sectors from across the African continent convening to mainstream the…
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Unlocking energy access impacts through gender-sensitive approaches
During the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila, ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, together with the ADB and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organised a Deep Dive Session on Unlocking Energy Access Impacts through Gender-Sensitive Approaches. Amidst the grid electrification and other technology centred workshops, this session provided a…
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Boiling Point Issue 66: Women, Energy and Economic Empowerment
This issue’s theme on Women, Energy and Economic Empowerment shines light on the role of women in reaching energy products and services to the poor and ‘difficult to reach’ consumers. The issue also explores the impact that women led micro and small enterprises (MSEs) selling energy services can have, with respect to household spending, poverty,…
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Zanzibar’s ‘Solar Mamas’ flip the switch on rural homes and gender roles
Fourteen year-old Nuru Sheha studies at night in the light of solar-powered LED lights at home in the village of Matemwe, on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. He family’s first electrical system was installed by one of Zanzibar’s 13 “solar mamas,” illiterate women trained in India to be solar power engineers. Able now to study…
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ENERGIA at the 2015 Vienna Energy Forum
Elizabeth Cecelski – 21 June 2015, Vienna, Austria From 18 – 20 June, UNIDO organized the Vienna Energy Forum 2015, together with SE4ALL. ENERGIA co-hosted a networking event and a side event on gender, energy and inclusive development. As one of ENERGIA’s technical advisor I attended this inspiring forum. It was good to see old…
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Green Asia Grants of up to $5,000 to NGOs/CSOs Working in Asia
Deadline: 8 July 2015 The Korea Green Foundation’s Green Asia Grants annually provides financial aid to NGOs, civic organizations in the Asia region and this is the five consecutive year, it has been held. The Green Asia Grant supports environmental campaign, education and research projects by CSOs in Asian regions. It aims to support activities of CSOs…
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NGOs, public and private sector exchange during ACEF kick off
The 2015 Asia Clean Energy Forum kicked off on Sunday in Manila with a Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Consultation Workshop, bringing together leaders from public sector, private sector and civil society organisations working on energy in the Asia-Pacific region. The most impassioned intervention came from Harish Hande of SELCO-India, arguing that funders need to…
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Invitation Deep Dive Session during Asia Clean Energy Forum 2015
Unlocking Energy Access Impact, Investment, Scale and Sustainability through Gender-Sensitive Approaches Date: Monday, June 15, 2:00 – 5:30 Organizers: ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy; Global Alliance on Clean Cookstoves; Energy for All Initiative and South Asia Energy Division, ADB The United Nations General Assembly declared the decade 2014 2024 as the Decade of…
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Working Together for Good
“We buy books, pay school fees, get uniforms. That is our work. The requirements for children, [we see] the light is one of the requirements.” In Gulu, Uganda, there is a group of women working together to bring light, hope, and opportunity to their families and communities. Each week, the village savings and loans group meets…
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Event Recap: Gender Track at the SE4All Forum 2015
It was apparent at the 2015 SE4ALL Forum last week that the topic of gender has finally wedged its way into the energy access conversation. From the multi-stakeholder sessions early in the week, all the way through to the ministerial dialogues in the General Assembly hall at the United Nations, women were mentioned not only…