In collaboration with the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Associations-Alliance (REEEA-A), this episode of the LADIES podcast features Damilola Asaleye, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Ashdam Solar. Ms Asaleye shares what the International Women’s Day celebration means to her as a woman in energy. Our guest also highlights ways to address the underrepresentation of […]
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For the first episode of the 2023 Ladies in Africa Developing Innovative Energy Solutions (LADIES) podcast series, our guest is Dana Elhassan, the principal expert on gender, youth and inclusion at the African Development Bank (AfDB). Ms Elhassan joins us to discuss the importance of climate finance in ensuring that the global energy transition is
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This week’s guest is Funmi Jones, the component lead of Phase 3 of the Energising Education Programme (EEP) under the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). Ms Jones highlights the objectives of the EEP and the programme’s provisions to scale up gender inclusion.
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On this episode of the LADIES podcast, our guest is Olayemi Arowolo, Head Mini-grids (Nigeria), Husk Power Systems. She joins us to discuss the not-so-small business of improving electricity access for women in SMEs.
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In this episode, we have Lande Abudu, Lead, Standalone Solar Home Systems Component, Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). She discusses the SHS component’s provisions that ensure women’s inclusion in the project’s implementation.
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A year after the virtual launch of the Supernova Girl Initiative, Funmi Ogbue, President of the Women in Energy Network (WIEN), joins me on the podcast once again. She takes us through the initiative’s success from its pilot programme in Bille, Rivers state, and the goals the project hopes to achieve in Nigerian schools.
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In this episode, Temitope George, Component Lead 2, Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP), discusses the importance of including women in the development and implementation of energy access programmes. She also highlights provisions that encourage the inclusion of women in the implementation of the NEP.
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Gender inclusion is crucial for attaining an equitable energy transition. Therefore, there should be intentional efforts to include women in the global transition to clean energy, especially in Africa, where women are already underrepresented. This podcast episode – Nigeria’s Clean Cooking Future – explores an issue which disproportionately affects Nigerian women; access to clean cooking.
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