Focal area: Advocacy and Awareness raising
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New policy briefs state immediate action is needed to close the energy gap by 2030
In September 2015, the international community came together and approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which contained 17 goals and over 169 targets to “provide a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet”. Among others, one of the greatest challenges facing countries in meeting the 2030 goals is universal energy…
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New policy briefs on affordable and clean energy show progress must be accelerated to ‘leave no one behind’
Governments, businesses and civil society organizations have made tremendous strides in bringing affordable and clean energy to more people in recent years, but this progress has been largely uneven and must be accelerated in order to leave no one behind, says a new collection of policy briefs compiled by the multi-stakeholder SDG 7 Technical Advisory…
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How do we ensure an inclusive and just energy transition where no one is left behind?
The High-Level Political Forum is an annual conference crucial to review progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Under this year’s theme “Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies”, from 9 to 18 July, the Forum discussed a set of SDGs and their interlinkages, with a focus to SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation), SDG 7…
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HLPF side-event: Can gender-sensitive approaches serve the aims of energy access for all?
NEW YORK, July 9, 2018 – ENERGIA presented the preliminary findings of the Gender and Energy Research Programme at the High-Level Political Forum. The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF), which will run for two weeks until July, 18 at the UN Headquarters in New York, brings together policy makers, government leaders and stakeholders under the…
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ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha at the SDG7 Conference
In Bangkok, the SDG7 conference is well underway and ends tomorrow on 23 February. The conference on SDG7 is a global preparatory meeting in support of the review of SDG7 at the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum. ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha addressed the audience at the opening plenary session on the second day of the conference. She spoke about energy access and the…
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Researching for Greater Energy Equality: Highlights from research workshop and annual ENERGIA and partners’ programme meeting
By Melissa Ruggles and Shukri Abdulkadir, ENERGIA At the end of November ENERGIA and its research partners all gathered together thousand metres above sea level in Nepal for a workshop hosted by CRT-Nepal and the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) on Research Area 3 (RA3): The Political Economy of Energy Sector Dynamics on 27 November…
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An Interview with Sheila Oparaocha: “Others have recognised the credibility of our key messages”
As the international coordinator and programme manager, Sheila Oparaocha is directly responsible for ENERGIA’s activities across the world. When she is not strategising, participating in conference calls and meetings at her office in the Netherlands, she is likely speaking at a high level forum, helping steer other organisations and efforts related to gender and energy,…
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Famous singer lending her voice to the cause of expanding energy access and women’s opportunities
“We get a lot more media attention when our celebrity ambassadors take action, and we believe that having celebrities carry our message has enabled us to reach out to a wider segment of the population,” said Laura Nolan, Communications officer at Energy 4 Impact in Senegal. The most prominent celebrity that Energy 4 Impact has…
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Influencing policies, investments and public opinion
Acting on ENERGIA’s commitment to Sustainable Energy for All, we are following up on our global campaign on energy, women, children and health with awareness raising and advocacy campaigns in five countries: Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Senegal and Tanzania. The aim of our Gender and Energy Advocacy Programme is to convince governments and donors to invest…
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Sheila Oparaocha joins Energy 4 Impact’s Board of Trustees
Sheila Oparaocha, the International Coordinator and Programme Manager of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, has been confirmed as the newest addition to Energy 4 Impact’s Board of Trustees. Read more
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Celebrities rooting for energy access
Getting people to understand and care for an issue gets a boost when celebrities root for your case. Our partners running public campaigns to raise awareness on the linkages between poverty, gender inequality and energy access, know this as no other. These campaigns have been endorsed by national celebrities. And it paid off. Together, they have reached…
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Unlocking energy access impacts through gender-sensitive approaches
During the Asia Clean Energy Forum in Manila, ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, together with the ADB and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves organised a Deep Dive Session on Unlocking Energy Access Impacts through Gender-Sensitive Approaches. Amidst the grid electrification and other technology centred workshops, this session provided a…