Expanding Economic Opportunities for Women

Women are disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change, and even when they have access to energy, women don’t benefit economically at the same rate as their male counterparts
There can be no just energy transition, nor an end to energy poverty, without women’s economic advancement.

Environmental sustainability, energy access, and women’s empowerment are all deeply interconnected issues.

By bringing together the rapidly expanding clean energy sector and women’s economic empowerment programs, GEAPP is combining investments in energy access, emissions reduction, and gender equity. These programs will deliver near-term positive impacts for women while also building gender-balanced renewable energy sectors around the world.

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GEAPP Targets

Women will represent 50% of owners, leaders, and employees in supported energy companies

Women will represent 50% of entrepreneurs and productive users of energy within green energy interventions

Alliancing in Action

GEAPP has partnered with Shortlist to launch the Women for Green Jobs (W4GJ) initiative. W4GJ will place women directly into high volume and high value jobs within 40 green energy companies across 6 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Shortlist, Value for Women
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To drive women’s productive use of energy, GEAPP has partnered with CARE Sierra Leone to launch the Solar Harnessed Entrepreneurs (SHE) initiative. SHE will work in 20 mini-grid electrified communities in Sierra Leone to help more than 6,000 women start and grow energy enabled businesses.
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Meet Our Experts

  • Suman Sureshbabu
    Managing Director, Demand, Jobs & Livelihood
    Global
  • Makena Ireri
    Director, Demand, Jobs & Livelihood
    Africa