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On 24 February, GWNET and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and…
On 24 February, GWNET and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE) launched the African Power Girls Rising campaign during a high-level event at the SADC Sustainable Energy Week in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. African Power Girls Rising is aimed at girls and young women aged between 14 and 24 years, across 14 countries in the SADC region, and aims to inspire them to pursue careers in sustainable energy.
Images from the launch event on 24 February
The event featured contributions by high-level speakers including H.E. Romana Königsbrun, Austrian Ambassador to nine SADC countries, Hon. Yeukai Simbanegavi, Deputy Minister of Energy and Power Development of Zimbabwe, and Hon. Senator Monica Mutsvangwa, Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development of Zimbabwe. Other high-level attendees included Dr. Gloria Magombo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Power Development of Zimbabwe, and Hon. Dr. Evelyn Ndlovu, Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife of Zimbabwe.
Following the launch of Africa Power Girls Rising, you can now visit the campaign website at powergirlsrising.africa and follow the campaign on Facebook and TikTok. Over the next year, we will be sharing practical information on energy career paths, stories of inspiring role models, exciting energy facts, resources for parents and educators, and much more, to show girls and young women that they belong in the sustainable energy sector. #LetsGoPowerGirls!
African Power Girls Rising is part of the project Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition in the SADC Region, an initiative by the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE). The project is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of International Partnerships Austria.
