Category: ENERGIA
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President Clinton visits Solar Sister’s site in Tanzania
After a breakfast at the Ngorongoro Crater Ring, President Clinton drove for half an hour to Nainokanoka Dispensary in Ngorongoro. At the dispensary, he was greeted by a representative from the Ministry of Health, Arusha Regional medical office, dozens of local villagers and health care workers. Dr. Shemaghembi I. Bakari, in charge of the Nainokanoka…
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Empowering Women and Eradicating Energy Poverty in Africa: Schwab Foundation Honors Solar Sister CEO Katherine Lucey
Solar Sister, a network of women entrepreneurs bringing clean energy to rural Africa, recently announced Chief Executive Officer Katherine Lucey has been named a Schwab Foundation Social Entrepreneur. Lucey has been recognized for leading the organization’s success in improving the health, safety, education and economic prosperity of communities in rural Africa through solar energy businesses. Solar Sister’s social enterprise model is…
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ENERGIA and partners give hand and feet to SE4All campaign on the ground
Underscoring the importance of the impact of access to energy, or the lack thereof, on women and girls, the first two years of the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) are dedicated to a global campaign on energy, women, children and health. In line with its commitment to SE4All, ENERGIA launched a new 1,3…
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Senegalese Women Makes Inroads In Energy Markets
An increasing number of businesswomen are joining their male counterparts in developing new energy markets in rural Senegal and providing much needed energy products and services to remote communities. In a bid to support women’s entrepreneurial spirit and encourage their economic empowerment, GVEP and SEM Fund are working with women in Tambacounda and Kédougou to…
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Access to Energy is a Key Driver of Gender Equality
On Thursday March 12, ENERGIA, together with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and the International Center for Research on Women, hosted High Level event: “Energy Access as a Key Driver of Gender Equality “. The event celebrated International Women’s Day and commemorated Beijing +20. The objective of this event was to raise awareness among…
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Improving gender inclusive access to clean & renewable energy
Check out our latest project update: an infographic displays the work we’ve been doing on gender-inclusive access to energy in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan.
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Gender + Research Area 5
5. The role of the private sector in scaling up energy access Lead partner: Environmental Economics Policy Research Unit (EPRU), South Africa branch of Environment for Development, Sweden Professor Martine Visser is in charge at EPRU for this research area. Consortium: Nuru East Africa Ltd (Nuru) Nuru Energy is an award-winning, for-profit social enterprise providing off-grid energy…
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Gender + Research Area 4
4. Energy sector reform Lead Partner: Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI) of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), Switzerland Laura Merrill is in charge at the Global Subsidies Initiative of IISD for this research area. Consortium: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDs), Bangladesh BIDS is an autonomous public multi-disciplinary organization which conducts policy oriented research on development…
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Gender + Research Area 3
3. The political economy of energy sector dynamics Lead Partner: M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation, India Dr. Govind Kelkar is in charge at the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation for this research area. Consortium: Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal (CRT/N) is a professional non-governmental organization engaged in developing and promoting appropriate rural technologies effective in meeting…
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Gender + Research Area 2
2. Productive uses of energy; looking at the benefits of energy access for income generation Lead Partner: University of Twente – Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM), The Netherlands Professor Hans Th.A. Bressers is in charge at the Department of Governance and Technology for Sustainability (CSTM) for this research area. Consortium: University of Cape Town,…
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Gender + Research Area 1
1. Electrification through grid and decentralised systems, with a focus on impacts Lead Partner: University of Oslo (UiO), Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM), Norway Tanja Winther is in charge at the Centre for Development and the Environment (SUM) on this research area. Consortium: TERI, India A non-profit, scientific and policy research organization,…
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Access to Energy is a Key Driver of Gender Equality
On Thursday March 12, ENERGIA, together with the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and the International Center for Research on Women, hosted High Level event: “Energy Access as a Key Driver of Gender Equality “. The event celebrated International Women’s Day and commemorated Beijing +20. The objective of this event was to raise awareness among…