Putting a gender lens on EELA

Event Date:

Wednesday, November 11, 2020

This event is part of the EELA Webinar Series.

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Women and men are both users and buyers of lighting and appliances. Women are important decision-makers when it comes to household products, and they are also strongly affected by low-quality and inefficient products, which can, for example, impact their health. While women are important users of such appliances, the purchase decision is often taken by somebody else.

The energy efficient lighting and appliances market also offers opportunities for women entrepreneurs. To capitalize on this, capacity building and awareness raising activities under EELA will address both women and men equally.

This webinar will put a gender lens on the EELA from a policy, capacity building and business persepective. It will look into opportunities for women's empowerment in the EELA market of East and Southern Africa and elaborate on the business case for gender in EELA. It will also look into existing barriers and opportunities to overcome them in order to create a more gender balanced business environment in the EELA space.

Moderator: Petra Schwager, UNIDO

Webinar Item

Name

Organisation

Opening and welcome remarks

Mr. Kuda Ndhlukula

SACREEE

Putting a gender lens on the energy efficient lighting and appliances markets of East and Southern Africa

Ms. Asteria Markus,

Mr. Denis Ariho

EELA team

Creating Policies that Foreground Appliances in Achieving Gender Equality and Energy Access for All

Ms. Makena Ireri

Efficiency for Access

Entrepreneurship opportunities in EELA: The role of women as actors of change

Ms. Sabera Khan

PFAN - Zambia

Questions to the presenters

Panel discussion (30min)

What are the opportunities for women's economic empowerment in the EELA market of East and Southern Africa?
Where is the business case for gender in EELA?
Which incentive mechanisms are needed to create a more gender balanced business environment in the EELA space.

Ms. Mathapelo Keke Silase, Ministry of energy and EELA focal point, Lesotho

Ms. Meseret Teklemariam Zemedkun, Africa Women Energy Entrepreneurship Framework (AWEEF)

Ms. Betty Ikalany – Executive Director of Tewdi, Uganda

Mr. Edouard Ndayisaba, Chief Executive Officer, DGridenergy Rwanda Ltd

Discussion

All

Wrap up and Takeaways

Mr. Mackay Okure

EACREEE

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