Reaching over fourteen million people in five countries, with awareness raising activities, lobbying, a media presence and public events
A four year programme in line with ENERGIA’s commitment to Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) that aims to:
- integrate gender objectives and actions in SE4All country action plans and investment prospectuses in five focus countries
- raise awareness on the economic and social impact of including and promoting women in the energy value chain, as suppliers and as users
- show the impact of the ENERGIA’s Women’s Economic Empowerment programme
Read about the programme
Programme news
ENERGIA’s Sheila Oparaocha at the SDG7 Conference
In Bangkok, the SDG7 conference is well underway and ends tomorrow on 23 February. The conference on SDG7 is a global preparatory mee
• Policy Influencing & Advocacy • • Clean cooking solutions • Productive use of energy
Senegal takes a giant leap towards gender mainstreaming in national energy policies and programmes
Blog Series contributed by Energy 4 Impact – #2 of 3 After three years advocating for gender mainstreaming in national energy policies and p
Senegal • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Energy 4 Impact • Productive use of energy
A step towards energy-access equality in Ghana
By Melissa Ruggles* Ghana has made great progress towards equalising energy access this year with the launch of its Social and Gender Integr
Equalizing access to cleaner energy in Indonesia: The evidence for pro-poor and gender-inclusive energy policy reform
By Melissa Ruggles In Indonesia, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is the most widely used energy source for cooking, and it is specifically an
Indonesia • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • • Clean cooking solutions • Productive use of energy
Advancing women’s leadership to tackle the impacts of climate change
By Melissa Ruggles/ENERGIA In her speech leading up to the COP23 in Bonn (6-17 November), Patricia Espinosa, the UN’s top climate change off
Indonesia • Kenya • Nepal • Nigeria • Senegal • Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Centre for Rural Technology Nepal • Energy 4 Impact • Kopernik • Practical Action • Solar Sister •
Innovative public outreach in Indonesia
By Neva Nahtigal Kopernik, our partner in Indonesia, has been working to improve public understanding of issues related to women and
Famous singer lending her voice to the cause of expanding energy access and women’s opportunities
“We get a lot more media attention when our celebrity ambassadors take action, and we believe that having celebrities carry our message has
New Video: Empower Women, Energise the World!
Why do we need to include women in energy discussions and actions? Because that leads to broader energy access, improved energy supply chain
• Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • •
Interview with Soma Dutta: “Women can play a central role in expanding energy access at the last mile”
At the upcoming Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF), ENERGIA will play a more active role than ever before. More on this, and on some central iss
• Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • •
Successful efforts to integrate gender into energy policies and investments in Senegal
At the outset of the ENERGIA sponsored advocacy project in Senegal, Energy 4 Impact reported that energy laws and regulatory and policy docu
ENERGIA participates in successful SEforALL Forum, recognizing women entrepreneurs from Africa and Asia
In early April, ENERGIA joined over 1,000 other leaders in government, business and civil society who gathered at the Sustainable Energy for
• Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • •
Influencing policies, investments and public opinion
Acting on ENERGIA’s commitment to Sustainable Energy for All, we are following up on our global campaign on energy, women, children and heal
Indonesia • Kenya • Nepal • Senegal • Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Centre for Rural Technology Nepal • Energy 4 Impact • Kopernik • Practical Action • Solar Sister •
Women must take center stage in energy policies and investments
On International Women’s Day ENERGIA calls for women to be at the heart of energy policies and investments. Watch the video or read the full
Indonesia • Kenya • Nepal • Nigeria • Other countries • Senegal • Tanzania • Uganda • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • •
Working with young people and their educators in Nepal
Centre for Rural Technology Nepal (CRT/N) has been actively reaching out to children and young people, their parents and educators, to advoc
Nepal • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Centre for Rural Technology Nepal •
Celebrities rooting for energy access
Getting people to understand and care for an issue gets a boost when celebrities root for your case. Our partners running public campaigns t
Vlogging about selling clean energy products in East Flores
Trisa Triandesa was one of the three selected volunteers in Koperkink’s #IDWomen4Energy programme. He lived for a month with one of Kopernik
From the digital world to real-life engagement
For our Gender and Energy Advocacy Programme partner Kopernik’s Ina Saptiono had to create an engaging public advocacy campaign to raise awa
The story of energy access
Globally, 1.3 billion people lack access to energy and 2.6 billion people rely on unhealthy biomass for cooking and heating. Hivos and ENERG
Indonesia • Kenya • Nepal • Senegal • Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Centre for Rural Technology Nepal • Energy 4 Impact • Kopernik • Practical Action • Solar Sister • Clean cooking solutions • Productive use of energy • Solar power
#WESHINE: Sharing the story of light, hope and opportunity
Solar Sister is excited to share the story of light, hope, and opportunity in Tanzania. Women + Energy: WESHINE is a campaign to raise aware
Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Solar Sister • Solar power
New business opportunities through solar off-grid refrigeration
Women entrepreneurs are now benefitting from increased access to solar energy to power their businesses in off-grid Senegal. Energy 4 Impact
Senegal • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Energy 4 Impact • Productive use of energy • Solar power
WOMEN + ENERGY: #WESHINE
Solar Sister is excited to share the story of light, hope, and opportunity in Tanzania. Women + Energy: WESHINE is a campaign to raise aware
Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Solar Sister • Solar power
Making a difference by producing charcoal briquettes
https://youtu.be/APnA-op2IV0 The SE4ALL Forum in New York City this week has been full of inspiring and enlightening conversation. From mot
Kenya • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Practical Action • Clean cooking solutions
President Clinton visits Solar Sister’s site in Tanzania
After a breakfast at the Ngorongoro Crater Ring, President Clinton drove for half an hour to Nainokanoka Dispensary in Ngorongoro. At the di
Tanzania • Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Solar Sister •
Empowering Women and Eradicating Energy Poverty in Africa: Schwab Foundation Honors Solar Sister CEO Katherine Lucey
Solar Sister, a network of women entrepreneurs bringing clean energy to rural Africa, recently announced Chief Executive Officer Katherine L
• Policy Influencing & Advocacy • Woman's Economic Empowerment • Solar Sister •
