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Gender and Energy training course

Contributed by Fran Humber
Added: 13 August 2007

ENERGIA and UNDP are offering a Gender and Energy training course from 22 - 26 October 2007 in Kathmandu.

The training course will be held hosted by Centre for Rural technology/Nepal, the Asia Regional Secretariat of ENERGIA. The training course is the first step in the Capacity Building strategy of ENERGIA in Asia that aims to build capabilities of development actors to mainstream gender concerns into energy access projects and policies.

This training programme has two sets of target audience:

  1. energy and development/practitioners, mainly from UNDP such as project managers who recognize the need to address gender issues in their work and want to know how to do this in practical terms; and
  2. Gender and/or energy trainers /with at least 3 years of experience in delivering training courses in Asia and who are willing to design and deliver gender and energy trainings in their respective countries, with support from Energia.
A total of 25-30 participants will be trained, consisting of a combination of practitioners and trainers.

This is to invite applications for this course from gender and/or energy trainers, TO BE SUBMITTED BY 20 August.

  • Fill out the attached application form.
  • Obtain a letter of nomination from the head of the organization,
clearly demonstrating organization backup, and on the understanding that you would be undertaking preparatory work before the workshop, follow up to the workshop, and share information and reports as required.
  • Contact the Energia national focal point in your country (contact
details given at the end of this document), who will forward your application form to Soma Dutta, Asia Regional Network Coordinator of Asia, Somadutta@... with copies to Ms Indira Shakya of Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal, ishakya99@....

A final selection of eligible candidates will be made by early September and the selected candidates will receive an approval letter, a formal invitation, and other practical information.

Financial assistance will be provided to the participants, and will cover the following:
  • Tuition fees cover training and the costs of the required literature, stationery.
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Economy airfare and entry visa expenses.
Download the application form doc file link here (44 KB)

Download more information pdf file link here (44 KB)
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