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Author: Tjarda Muller

  • Tjarda Muller and 30th April 2018

    Partner Working Session Empowering Women: Pathways for Up-Scaling Women-Centric Approaches to Energy Access This working session makes the business case for women-centric and gender-informed business models in the energy sector. The participatory session will share experiences, data and new resources around working with women in energy access initiatives. It will engage practitioners, INGOs, investors- focused […]

  • Tjarda Muller and

    Report launch Levers of Change: How Global Trends Impact Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Access to Sustainable Energy The report looks at key emerging issues, such as proliferating use of mobile money financing and declining decentralized renewable energy technology costs- and the extent to which women are able to leverage these trends so that they can gain access to electricity, clean cooking and other sustainable energy solutions. Find out more.

  • Tjarda Muller and 26th April 2018

    Vienna, Austria: Sustainable Energy for All and ENERGIA have come together to launch an interactive website that maps the global landscape of diverse stakeholders working on gender and energy in all corners of the world. The new Faces of Energy website, a project of the People-Centered Accelerator, provides a unique window to governments, businesses, nonprofit  organisations, investors, donors and […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 27th February 2018

    MIT CITE research finds that Solar Sister’s model built on social networks and women entrepreneurs is reaching last-mile consumers. Research also shows that last-mile consumers place considerable importance on local after-sales services and purchasing from people they know and trust when it comes to solar energy. Read full entry.

  • Tjarda Muller and 23rd February 2018

    The Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) is seeking the services of a copy editor to ensure production of material that is clear, consistent, credible and ready for publication. The copy editor should have a thorough knowledge of the english language and should follow house style and adhere to deadlines. The copy editor will work on […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 5th February 2018

    New Gold Standard framework provides a credible way to measure contributions of climate projects to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 – gender equality Geneva, Switzerland, 15 January 2018. Gold Standard has launched a new Gender Equality Framework within its standard ‘Gold Standard for the Global Goals’ to enable developers and funders of climate protection projects […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 25th January 2018

    Blog Series contributed by Energy 4 Impact – #2 of 3 After three years advocating for gender mainstreaming in national energy policies and programmes in Senegal, Energy 4 Impact with funding from ENERGIA*, has achieved important milestones: The SEforALL national documents, the Action Agenda and the Investment prospectus integrate a comprehensive gender perspective with clear […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 23rd January 2018

    MEDIOR COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT ENERGIA is an international network of like-minded organisations and professionals, active in Asia and Africa. Our vision is that women and men have equal and equitable access to and control over sustainable energy services as an essential human right to development. To achieve this, we: contribute to energy access for all by […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 22nd January 2018

    The People-Centered Accelerator is a voluntary partnership interested in advancing gender equality, social inclusion and women’s empowerment in sustainable energy to enhance and complement ongoing efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement. SEforALL invites partners of the People-Centered Accelerator to a workshop following the SEforALL Forum, on Friday May 4, 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. The […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 19th January 2018

    GWNET offers an energy-sector specific, global mentoring programme for women in junior/middle management positions. Since the success of a mentoring relationship depends to a high degree on the compatibility of mentor and mentee, GWNET will select with great attention the most perfect possible match for any mentee, drawing from a significant pool of willing and […]

  • Tjarda Muller and 18th January 2018

    Blog Series contributed by Energy 4 Impact – #1 of 3 Energy access and development practitioners seem to agree that ending energy poverty for the most deprived populations and achieving sustainable development is impossible without the involvement of women. Women are not only the users of household energy; if given the opportunity, they can play a critical role […]

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    Blog Series contributed by Energy 4 Impact – #3 of 3 A recent evaluation study examining the effectiveness of Energy 4 Impact’s Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) project in rural Senegal, reveals increased business acumen and confidence among trained women entrepreneurs, as well as increased awareness of clean energy products and their benefits among the local […]

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