We are pleased to share with you the release of the report on “Best Practices in Accelerating Access to Household Energy: A Collection of Evidence from wPOWER Partners” by the Partnership on Women’s Entrepreneurship in Renewables (wPOWER). This report documents evidence-based best practices in the acceleration of household clean energy access, and highlights the involvement […]
Creation of biodigester markets in Africa is feasible, according to a new analysis from the Stockholm Environment Institute in collaboration with Hivos. With support from the US National Institutes of Health and the Clean Cooking Implementation Science Network; the biogas programmes of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda were evaluated using the RE-AIM framework, an approach that […]
While many in the energy sector are of the mindset that bigger is always better, Solar Sister knows from both experience and data that for people living in last mile communities, small clean energy solutions can have transformational impacts. Solar Sister’s approach focuses on “first light, last mile.” This means that we prioritize reaching customers […]
ENERGIA-hosted Breakfast Meeting on evidence on gender and energy at the High Level Political Forum 2018 Date: Tuesday July 10, 2018 Time: Registration and Breakfast will start at 7:30 am. The meeting will be held from 8 am to 9:30 am Location: Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 RSVP deadline: To […]
Women in Energy: Fueling development through women’s empowerment and gender-inclusive energy practices Date and Time: Monday, July 9 – 18:30-20:00 (EDT) Location: Trusteeship Chamber UN Conference Building Gender equality is a prerequisite to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, yet each day women and girls’ lives and livelihoods are disproportionately affected by energy poverty. At the […]
Gender in SDG7: Closing the knowledge gap Date and Time: Monday, July 9 – 13:15-14:45 (EDT) Location: UN DESA Secretariat Building S-2727 Access to modern energy services is crucial to transforming the lives of women and men in developing countries. Furthermore, women as change agents play a significant role in bringing about the global energy […]
The African Women Energy Entrepreneurs Framework (AWEEF) has partnered with the United Nations University Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme (UNU-GEST) to offer scholarships to young African professionals. Therefore AWEEF is inviting its members and partners to nominate and encourage promising young professionals in Africa to apply for fellowships in the 2019 Post-Graduate Diploma Programme […]
Celebrate women by nominating a mid-career woman with outstanding achievements in the field of clean energy. Winners receive an $8,000 award and national recognition. The U.S. Clean Energy Education and Empowerment (C3E) Awards recognize rising women working to advance clean, renewable sources of energy, related technologies, or clean energy policy. Winners of the 7th Annual C3E Awards will […]
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 […]
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