You are invited to attend the final webinar in a three-part series on ENERGIA's recently completed gender and energy research program: https://www.energia.org/new-three-part-webinar-series-on-gender-and-energy-access/
Webinar 3: Gender and Energy Access
Economic empowerment
Time: Thursday, 31 October 2019, 9am ET / 3pm CEST
RSVP: Please click here to register for the webinar
This webinar will focus on ways to advance a local economy by leveraging women’s energy enterprises. Women play a key role in expanding energy access in last-mile communities, yet they are still underrepresented in the energy product and service supply chain. In this webinar, researchers will discuss recent evidence that shows investing in women energy entrepreneurs is good for women, their families, and the growth of their businesses. In addition, presenters will share lessons learned from practitioners on how to best support women energy entrepreneurs in order to maximize their success.
More details on the final reports presented during this webinar can be found below.
- Research project 5 presents new insights that involving women as entrepreneurs in the renewable energy sector can positively impact businesses and provide positive welfare impacts on their households.
Read more: Female microenterprise creation and business models for private sector distribution of low-cost off-grid LED lighting - Research project 7 is a literature study showing that energy entrepreneurship can transform women’s lives and captures key lessons learned on including women in energy supply as entrepreneurs to increase access to energy for all.
Read more: Building the Evidence Base for Women’s Empowerment and Entrepreneurship to Improve Energy Interventions’ Effectiveness - The publication “Supporting last-mile women energy entrepreneurs: What works and what does not” examines, analyses and presents models and strategies experienced during the implementation of the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programme.
Read more about the publication here or download here.