We are happy to announce that in collaboration with partners and based on extensive consideration, ENERGIA and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves (Alliance) have made indicator recommendations under Social Development Goals 3 (on health), 5 (on gender and woman’s empowerment), and 7 (on energy access). Our inputs have helped shape the current draft indicator […]
On Thursday, February 11, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG), in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) and the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), organized an event that focused on Gender, Energy […]
The new Paris Agreement sends a strong message to the world to move towards implementation and achieve effective mitigation actions. With energy production and consumption accounting for two-thirds of global greenhouse gas emissions, it’s clear that this mitigation would require an increase in renewable energy investments. Moreover, the international community also agreed to double the […]
A single mother of three, Margaret Kariuki used to sell milk to earn a living in Lanet Umoja in Nakuru county of Kenya. Now she runs a successful briquette business, thanks to training and mentorship from Practical Action. Practical Action Eastern Africa, in partnership with Sustainable Community Development Services (SCODE) is implementing the Women in Energy […]
Solar Sister was founded on the idea that women have the potential to bring light, hope and opportunity to their communities. The organization provides technical, business, sales and marketing training to women in Africa. The training helps the women start small businesses, which sell sustainable energy products to their communities. Additionally, their network of entrepreneurs and […]
ENERGIA’s Principal Investigator for the Gender and Energy Research Programme was appointed full professor “Gender and Energy” at the University of Twente, as of December 1, 2015. Ms. Clancy’s research has focused, for 30 years, on small-scale energy systems for developing countries particularly the influence in households and small informal sector enterprises. Since obtaining her PhD […]
11 February 2016, Abidjan The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG) in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa Hub, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) and the ECOWAS Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), has the pleasure to invite you to […]
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