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Scaling up energy access through women-led businesses
Description/achievement of initiative

To strengthen the capacity of 4000 women-led micro- and small enterprises in the energy value chains, especially in the delivery of energy products and services, to 2,6 million last mile consumers thereby scaling up access to energy.

Implementation methodologies

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Partners received training and participate in inter-partnership exchange visits to strength their approaches and upscale their business models.

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

Partner(s)

ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy; Solar Sister-Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Energy for Impact-Senegal, Kopernik- Indonesia, Practical Action - kenya, Centre for Rural Technology Nepal
Progress reports
Goal 5
5.5 - Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.a - Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws
Goal 7
7.1 - By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
June,/2018
3,414 women entrepreneurs targeted by the program that are involved in decision-making on major household purchases and investment decision; 2,978 women entrepreneurs targeted by the program that are taking business decision for their enterprise
June/ 2018
4135 women-led MSEs supported by the program; 5,311 salaried and non-salaried employees in women-led MSEs excluding owner(s)
June/2018
52% of women end users saved time in fuel wood collection from project baseline at household and business level; 45% of women end users reduced expenditure on fuel as cooking energy from project baseline at household and business level
Financing (in USD)
5,000,000 USD

Basic information
Time-frame: 13 September 2013 - 30 June 2018
Website
Partners
ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy; Solar Sister-Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda, Energy for Impact-Senegal, Kopernik- Indonesia, Practical Action - kenya, Centre for Rural Technology Nepal
Countries
Contact information
Sheila Oparaocha, Programme Manager, soparaocha@hivos.org
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