Women’s Economic Empowerment programme Kopernik engages women to sell solar lanterns, water filters and fuel-efficient cookstoves in their communities. These ‘ibu inspirasi’ (‘wonder women’) include Tech Agents, who sell door-to-door or through technology fairs, and Tech Kiosk operators – active partners in existing retail stores. This distribution model makes energy products accessible in remote communities […]
Women’s Economic Empowerment programme The promotion of the improved cookstoves is done through women stove masters in rural and remote locations. CRT/N is striving to develop a market system for ICS by encouraging women stove masters to become local stove entrepreneurs (retailers) and promoting private distributors at the districts and bigger […]
Women’s Economic Empowerment programme In Practical Action’s ‘Women in Energy Enterprises in Kenya’ project, women entrepreneurs in three value chains—improved cookstoves, solar products and biomass briquettes—are strengthened through two innovative and women-friendly distributions models: • Retailer Network of suppliers of energy products who establishes business links with women entrepreneurs running […]
Woman’s Economic Empowerment programme Solar Sister brings high quality, affordable clean energy solutions to the rural customer’s doorstep where traditional distribution channels do not exist. A women-driven enterprise-based model focused on the “recruit-train-mentor” mantra is implemented. First, potential Solar Sister Entrepreneurs (SSEs) are identified, in association with local community leaders. These SSEs then are […]
Women’s Economic Empowerment programme Energy 4 Impact’s project ‘Energy opportunities for women in Senegal’ strengthens economic opportunities for women, through sale of energy products and services and through productive uses of energy linked to crop processing. Potential women entrepreneurs are selected through a rigorous process, and supported with business and technical skills through training and tailored […]
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