Energy poverty is acute in many parts of rural Senegal, but 160 women entrepreneurs in Tambacounda are mobilising to provide access to modern energy and transform the life of thousands of families in remote communities. Read more
“Make sure that women are at the heart of energy policies and investments. This area truly holds tremendous potential to empower women and make the world a better place for everyone,” said Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA’s International coordinator and programme manager in her International Women’s Day message. Speaking about ENERGIA’s women-centred economic empowerment (WE) programme, Ibu […]
On International Women’s Day ENERGIA calls for women to be at the heart of energy policies and investments. Watch the video or read the full text below. Sheila Oparaocha, ENERGIA International coordinator and programme manager said: As the world celebrates women on International Women’s Day, we at ENERGIA want to highlight a critical aspect in […]
Centre for Rural Technology Nepal (CRT/N) has been actively reaching out to children and young people, their parents and educators, to advocate sustainable energy and increase awareness of its importance. In the past year, advocacy and awareness raising in Nepal included a creative portrayal of the importance of improved cookstoves, capacity building programmes, the distribution […]
We are pleased to announce five women from Asia and Africa as winners of the ENERGIA Women Entrepreneurship Award 2017. The award is meant to recognize outstanding work and encourage the winners to perform even better in the future. ENERGIA’s partners in the implementation of the Women Economic Empowerment (WE) Programme nominated the candidates for the […]
Katherine Lucey, Founder and CEO of Solar Sister, spent more than 20 years as an investment banker focused in the energy sector. After taking time off banking to be with her family of five children, she began searching for ways to return to energy that were more personally fulfilling and socially impactful. After a trip […]
Trisa Triandesa was one of the three selected volunteers in Koperkink’s #IDWomen4Energy programme. He lived for a month with one of Kopernik’s Wonder Women, to help her in her businesses, collecting merchandise and selling it. The enthusiastic actor and media consultant vlogged about his experience. Click below to follow Trisa on his adventure!
Technology and data collection: Allies in women-centric energy access programmes A webinar is organized by IUCN’s GECCO initiative and ENERGIA Energy is fundamental to development. Energy access interventions are designed to reduce energy poverty and have the opportunity of doing so while also addressing gender gaps–i.e., increasing well-being and lifting women and their families out of poverty. As a […]
Support micro- and small scale women entrepreneurs to become successful business owners is much more than providing them with technical skills. Agency building is at least as important. But what is agency? How do you build, develop or strengthen it? Why is it so important? Unequal relations and standards Merriam-Webster defines agency as ‘a person […]
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 […]
Trisa Triandesa was one of the three selected volunteers in Koperkink’s #IDWomen4Energy programme. He lived for a month with one of Kopernik’s Wonder Women, to help her in her businesses, collecting merchandise and selling it. The enthusiastic actor and media consultant vlogged about his experience. Watch Trisa here, as he takes you along on his adventure!
For our Gender and Energy Advocacy Programme partner Kopernik’s Ina Saptiono had to create an engaging public advocacy campaign to raise awareness about women’s role in opening up energy access. Ideas and brainstorm sessions turned into a successful volunteering program. From over 100 applicants, three volunteers were chosen to accompany and assist three of Kopernik’s […]
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