Category: ENERGIA
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Kamala Bhattarai’s race against time
One morning, I went to my poultry farm to see the chickens and I was shocked seeing almost 700 chickens lying dead. I was speechless. I don’t know how I came back home. My daughter tried to talk to me but I was unconscious and could not respond to her. When I regained consciousness,…
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Jane Anyango Kola’s post-coronavirus hopes for her community
I believe that this crisis could be an opportunity to promote clean and modern energy services in rural areas. This would also help my business grow, while improving health and education in my community. Jane Anyango Kola lives in Homabay Town, on the shores of Lake Victoria in Western Kenya. She has been…
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How do grid and off-grid systems enhance or restrict gender equality?
The following article has been written by Dr. Magi Matinga. Dr. Matinga works on modern cleaner energy access, transitions, and gender mainstreaming, focusing on research, policy analysis, project and programme development. She was a member of the research team who studied factors that enhance and restrict women’s empowerment through electrification. The findings of this study…
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Energy access and clean cooking solutions must be part of COVID-19 economic recovery plans
The response to the COVID-19 crisis must not divert the world away from reaching the climate goals, a just energy transition and an equal and inclusive society, say Eco Matser (Program Manager Climate & Energy at Hivos), Sheila Oparaocha (International Coordinator and Program Manager at ENERGIA) and Hon. Kandeh Yumkella (Ph.D., Founder & CEO of…
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ENERGIA & partners analyze COVID-19 impact on gender and energy nexus
The coronavirus crisis is putting a tremendous strain on the global economy and public health systems, as well as on the energy supply and access systems that support them. It highlights and magnifies inequalities and the multiple forms of discrimination that women and girls face, including in the energy sector. The pandemic is moving beyond…
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Using Covid-19 recovery plans to tackle the root causes of noncommunicable diseases
An opinion piece by Dr Simon Batchelor (MECS), Sheila Oparaocha (ENERGIA/Hivos) & Hon. Dr. Kandeh.K. Yumkella (TENN). Covid-19 is devastating for low income economies because of pre-existing health, gender & economic conditions. Here, Dr Simon Batchelor (MECS), Sheila Oparaocha (ENERGIA/Hivos) & Dr. Kandeh.K. Yumkella (TENN) discuss how recovery plans can be used to tackle…
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ENERGIA News: An interview with… Sheila Oparaocha
Sheila Oparaocha has over twenty of working experience in the gender and energy sector. She holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Veterinary Medicine and a Master’s Degree in Gender and Development Planning. Sheila is the overall manager of ENERGIA’s international programmes and also provides technical support to ENERGIA’s activities on women’s entrepreneurship development,…
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ENERGIA launches the new issue of ENERGIA News
ENERGIA is delighted to launch the new issue of ENERGIA News, focused on the Gender and Energy Research Programme (2014 – 2020). The Programme aimed at generating and analysing empirical evidence of the links between gender, energy and poverty, and to translate this evidence into recommendations for energy policy and practice. It shows that…
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COVID-19: Message to our partners
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Hivos Executive Director Edwin Huizing sent a message to all Hivos partners, including those that have a contractual relationship with ENERGIA. Read Mr. Huizing’s letter below. March 19, 2020 Dear friends of Hivos, The COVID-19 crisis is confronting us all with health risks, social changes, and an uprooted daily life…
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ENERGIA: ‘We operate beyond the tarred road’
One day she is standing in one of The Hague’s packed trams to get to the office. Another day, she is up to her ankles in the mud talking to a Senegalese farmer, discussing with her how to start a small shop to sell solar lights and home systems. But on both these days, Sheila…
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Women’s role in the energy sector: Key take-aways from a series of three webinars on Gender and Energy Access – Part Three
On October 3, 17 and 31, ENERGIA and SEforALL’s People-Centered Accelerator, organised a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access. The series focused on our five-year Gender and Energy Research programme (2014 – 2019). The last webinar included findings from our Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme. The research programme aimed to generate and…
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Women’s role in the energy sector: Key take-aways from a series of three webinars on Gender and Energy Access – Part Two
On October 3, 17 and 31, ENERGIA and SEforALL’s People-Centered Accelerator, organised a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access. The series focused on our five-year Gender and Energy Research programme (2014 – 2019). The last webinar included findings from our Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme. The research programme aimed to generate and…