Archives: Toolkit-posts
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Assessment Tool for Women Entrepreneurs in Energy-Related Businesses
This tool provides a structured framework for evaluating women entrepreneurs and enterprises operating in the energy sector. It assesses business capacity, technical knowledge, financial performance, market readiness, and growth potential to inform targeted support and capacity-building interventions.
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Gender and Energy Interventions Assessment Tool (TANGSEN)
This assessment tool from Tanzania’s Gender and Sustainable Energy Network (TANGSEN) collects data on clean cooking energy use at household and business levels. It gathers respondent demographics, cooking appliance types and usage patterns, LPG adoption and barriers, alternative energy sources, and the cultural and social factors influencing energy choices. It also captures community attitudes toward…
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Baseline Data Collection for CCAP Development and Community Planning
This document outlines the methodology and framework for conducting baseline data collection to inform the development of Community Climate Action Plans (CCAPs) and related initiatives. It provides tools for gathering socio-economic, environmental, and institutional data to support evidence-based planning and decision-making
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Leadership and Empowerment: Building Confidence and Agency in Solar Sister Entrepreneurs
Guides women entrepreneurs to recognize themselves as leaders through group discussion and a “Tree of Life” reflective exercise that connects their past experiences, present strengths, and future hopes to build lasting self-confidence.
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Building Confidence and Direction: The Dreamweaver Approach
This guide supports women entrepreneurs in discovering their inner strengths and defining a clear entrepreneurial direction. Through participatory exercises and structured reflection, participants develop personal action plans aligned with their business ambitions.
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Designing Market-Driven Products and Services
This practical module focuses on developing attractive, high-value offerings that respond to market expectations. Participants learn how to refine their product or service concept, assess demand, enhance packaging and presentation, and maintain consistent quality.
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Solar Sister Solution-Seeking Module (Module 9)
An introspective, activity-based session that guides women entrepreneurs to recognize themselves as their own greatest resource by mapping their identity, skills, and networks through the “Bird in Hand” exercise, identifying personal strengths through reflective writing, and applying a practical four-step problem-solving framework to real business challenges, building the self-confidence and critical thinking skills needed to…
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Essential Bookkeeping Skills for Entrepreneurs
This training introduces simple bookkeeping techniques tailored for small businesses. Participants learn how to use cash books, sales registers, expense logs, and basic financial statements to monitor performance and ensure accountability.
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Managing Money: A Solar Sister Financial Literacy Training
This document teaches women entrepreneurs how to separate Capital from Profit using a wallet system, price products with a 20% markup, and reinvest earnings to grow their solar product business.
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Building a Roadmap for Business Growth
This module encourages entrepreneurs to move beyond short-term decisions and create a clear roadmap for development. It integrates strategic thinking, operational planning, and adaptability to support resilient and competitive enterprises.
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Building Market Presence through Promotion
This training provides hands-on tools to help entrepreneurs promote their products and services successfully. It covers branding basics, pricing considerations, advertising methods, word-of-mouth strategies, and customer relationship management. The module emphasizes practical, low-cost approaches tailored to micro and small enterprises.
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Best Practices for Using Solar-Powered Freezers
A Mercy Corps / Energy4Impact training guide covering the setup and operation of solar-powered freezers, including proper use, maintenance tips, and things to avoid, aimed at women entrepreneurs preserving and selling food products.