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Stories of Change
Stories of Change
Empowerment Journeys
10th June 2022
Aïssata Ba plans to overcome issues with farm labour by mechanising her irrigation system
27th April 2022
Awa Sène seeks new strategies to deal with rising food prices
30th March 2022
Empowering communities through clean energy access
30th March 2022
From Survival to Revival: Soldering on after the pandemic
17th March 2022
How COVID-19 recovery stimulus saved livelihoods during the pandemic
20th December 2021
Three women talk about their new lives as Solar Sister Entrepreneurs.
16th December 2021
Awa’s business expansion held back by Covid-19
16th December 2021
Susanna Simon – Bringing light to the dark night
16th December 2021
New steps towards greater efficiency and autonomy
23rd August 2021
The ENERGIA Solidarity Fund helps revive the businesses of women affected by the pandemic
2nd August 2021
Millicent’s challenges and successes to scale up her energy business
2nd August 2021
Rebecca is promoting productive uses of energy to enhance livelihoods in her community
12th July 2021
Persistence, Passion, and Grit Define The Journey
12th July 2021
Bringing Light To Her Community
27th May 2021
COVID-19 second wave: Sanu Maya fighting for her business to survive this phase
27th May 2021
Resilience and hope: Chini Maya looks beyond COVID-19
26th May 2021
From a farmhand to an independent energy entrepreneur: Everlyne’s journey
26th May 2021
Millicent Odira inspires other women to challenge gender norms
19th May 2021
ENERGIA’s Covid-19 solidarity fund helps Awa realise her dreams of expansion
19th May 2021
Aissata Ba takes pride in keeping up her business in the face of obstacles
15th February 2021
Never give up!
15th February 2021
Sanu Maya’s entrepreneurship skills helped her to keep her business running
11th February 2021
Women can be agents of change!
5th February 2021
Bouncing Back in Business Amidst a Pandemic
5th February 2021
Access to affordable business capital
5th February 2021
Keeping alive the dream of opening a briquette production center
4th February 2021
Getting back to business: new emergency fund brings Covid-19 lockdown relief to struggling women entrepreneurs in Senegal
27th January 2021
A recovery plan for Aïssata Ba amid fears of a second wave
18th January 2021
Build your self-confidence and improve your skills!
18th January 2021
I am just a step away from my dream!
18th January 2021
Living in ‘survival mode’ during the lockdown
7th October 2020
A woman’s determination to excel!
7th October 2020
Harnessing the power of digital marketing in empowering energy entrepreneurs
3rd June 2020
How the pandemic has changed Onyinye Onye Ndimele’s daily business
18th May 2020
Aïssata Ba thinks outside the box to keep her business going in trying times
1st May 2020
Sanu Maya Shrestha’s journey towards self-independence
1st May 2020
I am proof that women too can excel in solar installations
9th March 2020
Meena Basnet: “Supporting women entrepreneurs is what drives me”
9th March 2020
Rehema Leander Kabuta: A Wedding Gift that changed her life
5th March 2020
Catherine Olapade: “I have understood the business very well and I am now a role model to other people in my community”
5th March 2020
Omowumi Johnbull: A natural entrepreneur, problem-solver and systems-lover
5th March 2020
Roselyne Akello: “This business has brought so much joy in my life”
5th March 2020
Fatou Thiam Sow: “Women are the heart of society and any progress is only possible through their participation”
1st March 2020
New solar batteries help Awa get business back on track
13th January 2020
Millicent Akinyi Dula: “I want to be the first woman to set-up a briquette production centre in my village”
13th January 2020
“It takes time to become successful but if you try, you definitely will one day”
30th December 2019
Ramila Rai: A successful journey towards self-empowerment in the agriculture sector
17th December 2019
Purnima Ghalan: From a small shop to a hotel business in Nepal
1st December 2019
Do not let opportunity pass!
1st December 2019
The entrepreneur who is making more nutritious drinks available thanks to the cooling power of the sun
1st December 2019
Lifelong learner and entrepreneurial spirit
1st December 2019
The market gardening entrepreneur modernising rural agriculture, with the help of solar power
5th November 2019
Kenya’s clean cooking entrepreneurs are changing the energy sector: Herma and Asenath’s stories
8th August 2019
Shanti Thokar: How her business has changed her role within the family and community
21st November 2018
Bernadette, Virginie and Brigitte: Three energy entrepreneurs changing Rwanda one step at the time
23rd August 2018
How Suku Maya Majhi is contributing to energy access for all by selling clean cookstoves
20th August 2018
Last Mile Learning: The Power of Social Networks
9th August 2018
When a dream comes true: Neha Shrestha and her story of beauty
7th June 2018
A life as Wonder Woman in Indonesia with Kopernik
8th March 2018
“If we walk together, we can do it”
17th October 2017
Wonder Woman of Waingapu: Born to be a Leader
4th October 2017
Seizing on solar and women power in India
10th July 2017
A cookstoves producer who never gives up
26th August 2016
New business opportunities through solar off-grid refrigeration
11th May 2016
I no longer need the support from my estranged husband: I am a self-employed women
10th May 2016
Spicing up the family finances: From basic entrepreneurship training to a successful spice grinding business
11th September 2015
A Light, a Pig, and a Dream
21st May 2015
Making a difference by producing charcoal briquettes
19th May 2015
Watch Josephine Ngumba – Energy Entrepreneur from Kenya by Practical Action
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