ENERGIA Call for Proposals: Gender in Energy Projects/Markets

Contributed by Ms Anja Panjwani
23 May 2008

ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, is inviting proposals for mainstreaming gender into existing energy projects/markets.

Through its "Gender in Energy Projects / Markets" strategy, ENERGIA aims to provide both expertise and resources to mainstream gender approaches in existing energy access projects in Asia and Africa. This will include:

  • Technical advice from ENERGIA's international and regional gender experts to advise on how to use gender methodologies, tools and techniques in energy access projects/markets. ENERGIA gender experts will also interact with project teams through field visits and in-country meetings.
  • Financial assistance to support the implementation of gender action plans (such as baseline studies, training, workshops, in-country gender experts, participatory assessments, etc) within the planning, implementation and monitoring of energy access projects.

In this context, ENERGIA is pleased to invite its National Focal Points, their partner institutions and other stakeholders to submit project proposals to mainstream gender approaches into existing energy projects.

This applies to the following countries:

In Asia: Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Lao PDR, Philippines and Indonesia.

In Africa: Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Mali, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Lesotho, Botswana, Swaziland, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

Please send the proposals before June 15th, 2008

Proposals from Asia should be sent to the Asia Regional Network Coordinator, Ms Soma Dutta, Email: abhisoma@..., somadutta@... with a copy to Ms Ana Rojas, Email: a.rojas@...

Proposals from Africa should be sent to the Africa Regional Network Coordinator, Ms Nozipho Wright, Email: noziphom@... with a copy to Ms Heleen Broekkamp, Email: h.broekkamp@...

More information about this initiative and the criteria for sending in proposals is available to download, or visit the Energia website

With kind regards,

Sheila Oparaocha
ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy