Category: ENERGIA
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Hilaria wins ENERGIA’s Women Entrepreneur of 2017 Award!
Hilaria Paschal is a successful entrepreneur because she never gives up and is not afraid to try new things in her business. In 2016, she kept her Solar Sister business going in spite of caring for her sick child and dipping into her savings for the medical costs. Hilaria truly exemplifies Solar Sister’s values of grit…
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Five outstanding women entrepreneurs from Myanmar
A group of remarkable women from Chaung U, Myanmar, redefined adversity as just an inconvenience, with opportunities lurking around the corner. In the process of developing their successful cookstoves businesses, they became role models for other women and demonstrated that perseverance is key for a happy ending. A 25-year-old has an idea Chaung U…
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Libreville outcome statement on women entrepreneurs and sustainable energy in Africa
This statement is the outcome of The Women Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Energy Workshop, which took place from 13-14 June in Libreville, Gabon, alongside the Sixteenth Session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment. The workshop brought together more than 100 women energy entrepreneurs and experts in energy policy, financing, and capacity building. It was co-organized…
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Insightful discussions on women entrepreneurs and sustainable energy held in Gabon
More than 100 women energy entrepreneurs and experts in energy policy, financing, and capacity building recently gathered in Libreville, Gabon, for the Women Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Energy Workshop. Their aim was to identify the main challenges that hinder the establishment, growth, and development of women-led micro and medium size enterprises serving in the energy market,…
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Rounding up the energy access discussions at Asia Clean Energy Forum
Asia-Pacific has witnessed an unprecedented progress in terms of electrification. Between 2012 and 2014, more than 93 million people gained access to electricity. Yet, the rural-urban divide and other critical gaps in energy access remain. They were discussed at the Asia Clean Energy Forum 2017 within the Increasing Energy Access thematic track, which was co-chaired…
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Energy access leaders and voices from the grassroots
Four voices from the grassroots energized Asia Clean Energy Forum participants who attended the session co-chaired by Soma Dutta of ENERGIA and MK Balaji of USAID-PFAN Asia program. This session, a part of the Increasing Energy Access thematic track, provided an opportunity for ACEF participants to hear from the entrepreneurs who are working to bring…
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Global Tracking Framework, energy access and gender research discussed at Asia Clean Energy Forum
At the Deep Dive workshop on the Global Tracking Framework (GTF) and Energy Access and Gender Research co-organised by ENERGIA (read more), Vivien Foster (World Bank) and Kim Roseberry (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) presented results and trends from the recently released GTF report 2017. The GTF report is…
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Breaking down barriers in clean energy entrepreneurs’ access to finance
Financing is a big challenge in expanding energy access to the last mile, and women entrepreneurs face even larger bottlenecks than men when engaging in this field. A lot of the difficulties are related to non-financial barriers. These include, among others, the legal and regulatory environment, education and awareness among women, and constraints within financial…
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Discussing ENERGIA’s way forward
ENERGIA’s Advisory Group and International Secretariat met in the Netherlands at the end of May to discuss programme progress, network ambitions, current trends, challenges and strategic options. This was an important step in the strategic planning process that the network has embarked upon. The Advisory Group consists of high level professionals coming from the gender…
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Reaching the last mile in the extremely energy poor Asia-Pacific
At least 620 million people in the Asia-Pacific region lack access to electricity, and in South East Asia alone, more than 275 million people still rely on biomass for cooking. Especially in rural areas women bear the brunt of this energy poverty, which compounds the many challenges they face on a daily basis. Women’s engagement…
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New Video: Empower Women, Energise the World!
Why do we need to include women in energy discussions and actions? Because that leads to broader energy access, improved energy supply chain effectiveness and poverty reduction. Watch our new video to see how it works!
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Interview with Soma Dutta: “Women can play a central role in expanding energy access at the last mile”
At the upcoming Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), ENERGIA will play a more active role than ever before. More on this, and on some central issues that will be discussed at ACEF, in a conversation with Soma Dutta, the Program Coordinator of Women Economic Empowerment Program. Why and in what way is ENERGIA taking part…