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Empowering Women, Engendering Energy (EWEE)   Project Empowering Women, Engendering Energy (EWEE) Project status Completed Core countries Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania Project vision To increase equal and equitable access to sustainable energy services for both women and men as an essential right to development through the following four interrelated areas: Catalyzing women’s economic…

Gender and Energy Innovation Facility Project The Gender and Energy Innovation Facility Project status Completed Core countries Kenya, Tanzania and Nepal Project vision To create a social innovation platform to identify new solutions for improving women’s access to and uptake of clean energy services. Activities The Gender and Energy Innovation Facility supported 11 pilot projects…

Supporting UNEP to increase women’s energy entrepreneurship   Project Supporting the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) to improve women’s rights to access and control economic resources and build resilient livelihoods through renewable energy. This is a component of the UNEP project ‘Strengthening Human Rights and Gender Equality through Climate Change Action and Disaster Risk Reduction’. Project…

Country-specific research on gender and energy for policymakers and practitioners Project Gender and energy country briefs Project status Completed Core countries Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda Project vision Compiling country research and supporting data to provide policymakers and practitioners with recommendations for initiatives that empower women and support gender mainstreaming activities at the country and…

Research for gender-responsive electric clean cooking in Nepal   Project Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) program Project status Completed Core country Nepal Project vision Ensure a gender perspective is integrated into Nepal’s leading efforts to promote efficient electric cooking as part of the country’s broader aim of ensuring sustainable energy for all. Activities and impacts…

COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Women Entrepreneurs   Project ENERGIA COVID-19 Solidarity Fund for Women Entrepreneurs Project status Completed Core countries Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania Project aims Supporting women entrepreneurs of the Women’s Empowerment and Clean Energy (EWEE) program to recover from the business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and to build resilience and…