MIT CITE research finds that Solar Sister’s model built on social networks and women entrepreneurs is reaching last-mile consumers. Research also shows that last-mile consumers place considerable importance on local after-sales services and purchasing from people they know and trust when it comes to solar energy. Read full entry.
The Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) is seeking the services of a copy editor to ensure production of material that is clear, consistent, credible and ready for publication. The copy editor should have a thorough knowledge of the english language and should follow house style and adhere to deadlines. The copy editor will work on […]
In Bangkok, the SDG7 conference is well underway and ends tomorrow on 23 February. The conference on SDG7 is a global preparatory meeting in support of the review of SDG7 at the 2018 UN High-level Political Forum. ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha addressed the audience at the opening plenary session on the second day of the conference. She spoke about energy access and the […]
The Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER) is looking to hire a consultant to document evidence-based best practices on household energy access acceleration and compile case studies and success stories as knowledge products for wider dissemination. If you know anyone who can apply, please share this information with them. Documentation of evidence-based best practice principles, case studies […]
On Thursday the 22nd of February, 15.00 – 16.30 am CET (GMT +1) the webinar “Productive Uses of Energy and Gender in the Informal Food Sector in Rwanda, Senegal and South Africa” will take place. This webinar is based on a research project that is currently conducted by a research consortium led by the University of Twente in collaboration with the university […]
Know an inspiring female leader in the household energy sector and wish to nominate her for a grand award? The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves’ Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Award recognizes outstanding female leaders in the household energy sector who are advancing clean cooking solutions in emerging markets. Complete the nomination form here. The Woman […]
New Gold Standard framework provides a credible way to measure contributions of climate projects to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 – gender equality Geneva, Switzerland, 15 January 2018. Gold Standard has launched a new Gender Equality Framework within its standard ‘Gold Standard for the Global Goals’ to enable developers and funders of climate protection projects […]
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