country: Africa
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Strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for clean cooking
Strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for clean cooking Building a strong and equitable clean cooking sector is vital for the health and livelihoods of more than two billion people who still use traditional, polluting forms of biomass for cooking. Women must be at the center of this transition. Project status Active Vision Strengthening the Entrepreneurial…
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Women driving the energy transition and climate justice
Women driving the energy transition and climate justice At ENERGIA, we believe that by enabling and supporting women to play a leading role in the energy transition – from strategy and decision making to energy entrepreneurship and distribution – we can drive essential progress towards a more equitable, sustainable world. By prioritizing gender equality and…
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Mainstreaming Gender in National Energy Policy Plans
Over the last three decades, the value of gender mainstreaming in policy, planning, and implementation has been increasingly recognized as a key strategy for accelerating progress towards gender equality. In Kenya, since the mid-2000s, government, civil society, international donors, and gender champions have collaborated to mainstream gender in the energy sector. A key milestone in…
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Foyré Rewbé 3 kicks off to advance women’s roles in Senegal’s clean energy transition and climate justice
In the ENERGIA Phase 7 program “Women Driving the Energy Transition and Climate Justice” we work with five partners in six countries, supporting women energy entrepreneurs and productive uses of energy. In the coming years, we aim to reach 2,500 new women entrepreneurs and 2 million consumers in last-mile communities. One of our longstanding partners…
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Building the Business Case for Women’s Inclusive Financing in Last-Mile Renewable Energy Markets
One of the key constraints in improving energy access in the renewable energy sector is the availability and affordability of financing. For women-owned or -led micro, small, or medium enterprises (WMSMEs) that are either selling or distributing renewable energy products themselves, or interested in purchasing renewable energy products to expand or grow their businesses, there…
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Men: To the kitchen!
Going digital to influence the next generation in gender and energy To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), launched the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility (GEIF) in July 2020. The Facility supports…
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Challenging gender norms through innovation in clean energy
A review of the pilot projects funded by the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility” in Tanzania To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), launched the Gender and Energy Innovation Facility (GEIF) in…
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Breaking the energy chains: From exploitation to nurturing of trees
To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), launched the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility” (GEIF) in July 2020. The Facility supports pilot projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal that develop, test and…
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Kenya’s first locally produced solar system that empowers women
To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), launched the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility” (GEIF) in July 2020. The Facility supports pilot projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal that develop, test and…
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Investing in a cleaner and greener future led by inspirational women
How the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility” supported innovation in the Kenyan energy sector with a focus on women empowerment To bridge the gender gaps throughout the energy supply chain and in decision-making groups, ENERGIA, EnDev, Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS), Hivos and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), launched the Gender and…
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Aïssata Ba plans to overcome issues with farm labour by mechanising her irrigation system
When the unexpected departure of labourers during a critical stage of her vegetable crop production jeopardised her livelihood, Aïssata Ba decided she needed to reduce her dependence on seasonal agricultural workers. She knew that the most effective way of achieving greater self-reliance would be to mechanise the irrigation of her farmland by investing in a…
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Empowering communities through clean energy access
In Kenya, few rural households have access to electricity. Most rely on dangerous kerosene lamps, wood and charcoal. Caroline Akinyi is one of the Women Entrepreneurs under the Women in Energy Enterprises in Kenya (WEEK II) project working within Rongo town in Migori County. The mother of two started off her clean energy business in…