Transcript Gender and Energy Testing and Sharing Lessons from Action

GENDER AND ENERGY
SHARING LESSONS
Vanessa Almeida Lopes
ENERGIA Conference, Amsterdam
December 2011
Global Programs Peak on both
Gender and Energy Access
A Critical Shift for Mainstreaming Gender
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Corporate priorities and global initiatives recognizing that
gender and energy access is critical to development and
poverty alleviation has been a major step in our work
Gender debate shifting from “why gender to how”
Gender mainstreaming shifting from supply to demand
driven
ESMAP: A Program Committed to Gender
Sustainable Energy Group - Our Approach
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Develop and implement strategies and approaches in
programs, regions and countries to mainstream gender into
energy operations with the following principles:
Be relevant for Task Teams – brief, timely, responsive and
practical for operations and resource realities
 Build upon the good work done – leverage the lessons and
identify new opportunities
 Integrate action into projects – bring the “how to” into Bank
operations
 Demonstrate “from advocacy to action” – prove it
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Energy Teams working together to pilot programs, document
lessons and exchange experiences for future interventions
AFRICA | GENDER & ENERGY
Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA)
STRATEGIC APPROACH: From Advocacy to Action
 Collaboration
with Africa Energy Task Teams to review,
assess energy projects for potential integration of gender
component
 Built upon Gender & Energy Expertise at the Global,
Regional and Local Level
 Focus on Results – On the ground learn by doing, side by
side with task teams and clients to develop gender assessment
and action plans that are relevant to projects and client needs
Country & Program Pilots | Action to Date
Country Pilots
 Mali, Tanzania, Kenya, Benin, Senegal,
Liberia, and Mozambique
 Scoping Missions – Gender Needs
Assessments – M&E Tools – Target/Baseline
Development – Gender Desks and Focal
Points – Government Dialogue and
Engagement
Gender Integrated into Regional Programs
 Lighting Africa
 Africa Electrification Initiative (AEI)
 Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA)
 Africa Clean Cookstoves Initiative (ACCI)
Looking Ahead – Program Outputs and Outcomes
 Technical
Assistance, Tools and learning compiled into a toolkit
for future interventions and projects
 Monitoring tools and targets integrated into energy programs
 Energy task managers better equipped with real experience
of integrating gender into projects
 Government counterparts engaged with energy team in
integrating gender considerations for sustainable integration
into future programs (eg. Gender Desks)
 Local, Regional and Global Experts identified and become
part of a gender and energy network for the Africa region
for knowledge sharing and future TA opportunities
Learning by Doing – The Case of Mali
Mali selected as one of the pilot countries to integrate gender into ongoing energy projects and
AMADER selected as key national counterpart
Gender integrated into World Bank HEURA Project Design with following results
achieved:
• Initial Work Completed: Scoping, identification and design of initial activities
• Local Experts and Partners Identified
• Gender Focal Point formally established within AMADER with key role & duties
• Detailed Gender Assessment Conducted with International & National Experts
in 12 villages
• Findings presented during a Planning Workshop with AMADER and partners
identified
• Shift from Supply to Demand – increase in requests for gender inputs (WB &
AMADER)
• Gender integrated into upcoming Investment Plan for Climate Investment Funds
(SREP)
• Knowledge & Exchange events at 4 Global Conferences & 1 Global Campaign
Field Work: MALI
• July to August 2011
• 12 towns/villages in 3 regions (Kayes,
Koulikoro, Segou)
• 10 AMADER and 2 EDM (National utility),
with service between 6h to 16h a day
• 200 household surveys
BARRIERS & CHALLENGES
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Limited number of Income
Generated Activities
owned/managed by women
Few women in decision-making posts
Length electric service (between 6
and 16h) limits productive uses
Limited access to credit, information
and financial training
Project focus more in the technology
than in the need
Low level appropriation of
operation and maintenance
Few opportunities for youth in rural
zones
Lack of systematic collection of
disaggregated data
STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES
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Strong commitment of the
Government of Mali to promote
gender equality
AMADER’s positive support for
mainstreaming gender
Organised and energetic women’s
groups and leaders identified
Incremental change of mentality
of young women and men
KEY FINDINGS OF ASSESSMENT PRESENTED TO AMADER
WORKSHOP | MALI | November 2011
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Workshop: Approach,
Assessment and Findings
Presented during a half-day
workshop with 30 staff
AMADER, Chaired by the
President Director General of
AMADER
Action Plan to be developed
with AMADER team to initiate
“fast-start” pilots in 5 villages
and fully detail activities within
action plan (budget, timeline,
resources)
Potential Partners identified (eg
UNWomen, Mali)
Action Plan Pillars & Next Steps
PILLAR 1:
Sensitization
Gender
Sensitization
(Local, Regional,
AMADER staff),
Gender
Communication
PILLAR 2:
Capacity
Development
PILLAR 3:
Strengthen
Institutions
PILLAR 4:
Pilots and
Reporting
Training on
Maintenance,
Management,
Marketing and
Gender analysis
Focal point and
steering comm.,
training , gender
sensitive
indicators, gender
sensitive budget
Pilot gender
activities (e.g.
cold chain,
agriculture
transformation,
non-agricultural
businesses)
WOMEN AT WORK: PRODUCTIVE USES OF ENERGY
IMPROVING WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES
AND INCREASING ENERGY DEMAND
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“With the arrival of electricity, I have:”
Extended my hours of business for nightime
service
Use many materials in my salon that require
electricity (hair dryer, curling iron)
I have provided improved comfort to my clients
(radio with news/music, fan, TV, improved
lighting)
Due to these improvements, I have tripled my
business
With the additional income I have been able to
diversity my business products (eg hair
products)
Interview du 11.11.11
“One Day on Earth” Campaign
“Women at Work”
Konobougou, MALI
REFRIGERATION – A REVOLUTION TO
BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY
(Cold chain development; Ice-making, Dairy, food and medicine conservation)
WOMEN AT WORK: PRODUCTIVE USES OF ENERGY
DIESEL POWERED ENGINE FOR SEWING
MACHINE – WOMEN OWNED BOUTIQUE
11.11.11 – November 11, 2011
“One Day on Earth” Campaign
“Women at Work”
Koro Koro, MALI
Key Lessons from Integrating Gender
What to do, and what NOT to do
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Bringing Theory to Practice
Identifying Entry Points and “Low-Hanging
Fruits”
Building upon Cultural Norms
Be Prepared to be Surprised (both good and
bad)
Develop and build capacity for sustainable
integration
Document, Report and Share Learning by
Doing “as you go”
Parallel Piloting
Bottom up approaches have to reach the top
THANK YOU!
For More Information visit us at
www.ESMAP.org/ESMAP/ENERGYANDGENDER
Gender and Energy Team – World Bank
Adriana Eftimie | [email protected]
Awa Seck |[email protected]
Dana Rysankova | [email protected]
Joy Clancy | [email protected]
Katherine Heller | [email protected]
Koffi Ekouevi | [email protected]
Vanessa Almeida Lopes | [email protected]
Venkata Putti | [email protected]
ANNEX SLIDE: Africa Clean Cooking Initiative (ACCI)
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A market-transformation program with the objective to facilitate enterprise-based scale up of clean
cooking solutions in Africa…
Key Considerations:
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Build a platform to address barriers to SCALE up of clean cooking solutions – potential components include
Market Intelligence, Quality Assurance, Access to Finance, Consumer awareness, Policy, etc.
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Be a catalyst for sector development through promotion of enterprise-based approaches to dissemination
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Work on both demand and supply sides, including sustainable fuel supply
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Develop an inclusive framework to support local and international efforts anchored in consumer focus,
performance, and quality
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Build on existing efforts, lessons learned, and partnerships
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Phased Activity towards a regional program
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Phase I: Consultations and Landscape Study to develop the framework and select pilot countries (FY2011)
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Phase II and III: Design and Implement in country programs (FY2012-13)
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Phase IV: Regional expansion of the initiative (FY 2014)
Ongoing consultations with
community groups, private
sector, NGOs, and
governments and
landscape study to inform
design of ACCI and
selection of pilots
Launch ACCI in mid2012 as a multicountry, multi-year
program
Design country pilot
programs supported by indepth market assessments
– build on existing
knowledge, initiatives,
sector activities
Iterate on the ACCI design
from lessons learned from the
pilots, changes in the sector,
etc and scale the program
regionally