Focal area: Innovation

  • Key learnings and findings from the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility”

    Key learnings and findings from the “Gender and Energy Innovation Facility”

    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 supported pilot projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal that developed, tested and…

  • Creating female-led one-stop clean cooking shops in Nepal

    Creating female-led one-stop clean cooking shops in Nepal

    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…

  • Tackling climate change and upskilling women through innovation in clean energy

    Tackling climate change and upskilling women through innovation in clean energy

    Pilot projects in Nepal provide insights into innovation on 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…

  • Men: To the kitchen!

    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…

  • Challenging gender norms through innovation in clean energy

    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…

  • Breaking the energy chains: From exploitation to nurturing of trees

    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…

  • Kenya’s first locally produced solar system that empowers women

    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…

  • Investing in a cleaner and greener future led by inspirational women

    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…

  • Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Nepal

    Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Nepal

    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 in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender…

  • Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Kenya

    Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Kenya

    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 in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender…

  • Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Tanzania

    Gender and Energy Innovation Facility – Tanzania

    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 in July 2020. The facility aims at developing, testing and evaluating innovative approaches to address the persistent gender…

  • Innovative approaches to close the gender gaps in energy in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal

    Innovative approaches to close the gender gaps in energy in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal

    A partnership among various donors supports eleven organizations in Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal to pilot their innovative idea. These pilots will all address persistent gender challenges in energy access, use, provision and transition. Worldwide, 760 million people still lack access to electricity. Another 2.6 billion (ESMAP, Tracking SDG 7. The energy progress report 2021) still…