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Gender Equality and Social Inclusion: Lessons and Good Practices from Clean Cooking Programs
Higher-tier clean cooking (HTC) markets are growing globally and have the potential to address the various harmful impacts of inefficient and polluting cookstoves that are a major cause of deaths among women and children.
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Towards Gender Equality and Social Inclusion in Energy Utilities: Approaches, Methods, and Results from Nepal
The project Strengthening the Capacity of the Energy Sector to Deliver Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Results was implemented from January 2019 until December 2021. The project’s ultimate goal was to mainstream gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in the program and project cycles of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The NEA is responsible for…
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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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Building the Business Case for Women’s Inclusive Financing in Last-Mile Renewable Energy Markets – A Digital Toolkit
This tool is a comprehensive resource that brings together evidence, approaches, guidance, case studies, and examples on how those providing finance within the sector can better serve women-owned or led micro, small and medium enterprises (WMSMEs) operating as suppliers, distributors, or end-consumers in the renewable energy sector.
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ENERGIA Phase 7 Strategy 2022 – 2026
As ENERGIA enters its seventh phase (2022-2026), this document presents ENERGIA’s Strategy for 2022–2026. This document, ENERGIA’s 2022-26 strategy, elaborates our vision for Phase 7 and serves as the fundamental guide for designing and implementing our strategies can activities. In Phase 7, ENERGIA will work towards ensuring that “women have an equal opportunity to lead,…
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Energy and Gender in Asia: A regional review
The ongoing global energy transition towards a low carbon and sustainable future has the potential to bring far-reaching and systematic changes to our societies. This transition offers several opportunities for greater social justice and gender equality and is likely to create pathways to improve women’s quality of life. While making inroads into entrenched social structures,…
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Women’s work is never done: Lifting the gendered burden of firewood collection and household energy use in Kenya
In rural Kenya, firewood is used for cooking and heating by 9 out of every 10 households due to its affordability, availability and convenience. This study was carried out using social and natural science methods to understand women’s energy burdens and the reasons for the persistent use of firewood. Firewood remains the main source of…
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Energy Access and Gender in Ghana: Policy Brief
In the wider West African region, Ghana is often seen as an energy success story with over 80% of the population having access to grid electricity. Yet, 50% of rural areas live without this access while ‘dumsor’ (load shedding) poses an ongoing challenge for those connected. In terms of gender equity, national energy policy recognises…
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Energy Access and Gender in India: Policy Brief
The connection between equity in energy access and developmental aspects like poverty reduction, health and wellbeing is today well understood. Responding to this, energy access policies and programmes in India have tried to address gender equity within energy access, but much of this effort has failed to create a transformational impact. Until 2018, 680 million…
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Energy Access and Gender in Nigeria: Policy Brief
Understanding the gender dimensions of energy access is essential. Women play important roles in energy system development and their empowerment is crucial in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Indeed, many household tasks (e.g., cooking, water collection, and other domestic chores) are mostly performed by women. Equitable access to energy can reduce the burden…
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Lecture: Gender equality and the energy sector
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The introduction of electric cooking in Nepal – A gender and socio-technical transition perspective
In Nepal, 70.4% of the population does not use clean cooking fuels. Electric cooking could benefit the main users (women) by reducing the negative health effects brought by burning solid biomass and saving time by the efficient nature of cooking on induction stoves. However, gender norms prevent women, the main users, from making investment decisions…