| Event Details |
| Unlocking Energy Access Impact, Investment, Scale and Sustainability through Gender Sensitive Approaches |
| 06/15/2015 |
| 14:00 - 18:00 |
| Manila |
| Philippines |
| Event Description |
The objective of this event is to lay out concrete evidence on and demonstrate the following:
- Addressing gender issues is central to achieving energy access goals; gender-informed approaches are imperative for scaling adoption of energy services and technologies.
- Initiatives that empower women by involving them in the energy value chain and by enhancing their employment and leadership in the energy sector are a sustainable pathway to scaling up energy access.
- Access to energy for women and girls is critical to achieving gender equality through reduction of unpaid care work, increased socio-economic status, and improved health. Vulnerable women and girls (refugees, internally displaced etc.) suffer the most and need to be reached with urgency.
- Scaling up affordable and reliable energy services through women’s entrepreneurship can provide a dynamic engine for economic development, poverty elimination and women’s economic empowerment.
This will be done through discussions, presentations and an interactive session covering two tracks:
- Energy access, women and economic empowerment
- Developing, investing in, and monitoring gender-informed business models
A number of recent initiatives including good practices and lessons, tools and techniques, analyses frameworks, and resources will be shared at this Deep Dive workshop.
