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Hivos East Africa at the Africa Development Bank civil society forum
electricity’s impact on women’s empowerment Hivos East Africa at the Africa Development Bank civil society forum May 7, 2019 Blog by Maimuna Kabatesi Hivos East Africa will take part in two side events discussing Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) at the second annual Civil Society Forum hosted by the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), in Abidjan, Ivory Coast […]
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Africa Climate Week – a journalist perspective
Africa Climate Week - a journalist perspective March 26, 2019 To enhance reporting about climate and energy, the Hivos East Africa Hub has invited six journalists to the Africa Climate Week, held in Ghana from 19-22 March. The six journalists, previously trained by Hivos, were asked to develop stories and report on the Africa Climate […]
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Energy stories from Kenya
Energy stories from Kenya March 18, 2019 By Caroline Wahome, communications officer Green & Inclusive Energy Program East Africa Kenya’s population is estimated at 50 million of whom 73% have access to electricity via either grid or off-grid electricity solutions. While the government is committed to providing electricity for all by 2022, grid extension can […]
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Women’s Day 2019: our gender partners in the spotlight
electricity’s impact on women’s empowerment Sven Torfinn/ENERGIA Women's Day 2019: our gender partners in the spotlight March 8, 2019 On International Women's Day 2019, we shine a light on our gender partners who drive change for women and help accelerate gender parity across the world. Together with them we are creating a gender inclusive green […]
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New publication on how inclusive finance boosts access to off-grid energy
New publication on how inclusive finance boosts access to off-grid energy February 26, 2019 Today, IIED and Hivos launch a new publication that explores new ways to attract more finance for off-grid solutions in hard-to-reach areas. The policy briefing shows how policymakers, financiers, civil society and the private sector can leverage ‘inclusive’ financing models by […]
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Women’s entrepreneurship in the energy sector is gaining momentum
Bunu Dhungana / ENERGIA Women’s entrepreneurship in the energy sector is gaining momentum February 5, 2019 ENERGIA presents lessons from its Women Economic Empowerment (WEE) program over the last four years At present, more than 2.5 billion people worldwide lack access to modern sources of energy. Since we know expanding the role of women in […]