MENTORING PROGRAMMES

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Run by GWNET and SEforALL

People-Centered Accelerator Mentoring Programme for Women in Energy Access

The People-Centered Accelerator Mentoring Programme for Women in Energy Access ran from January to September 2020, supporting a cohort of 15 women working in energy access. Organised in partnership with Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), this programme was part of the People-Centered Accelerator initiative. Focused on Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, and Zambia, the programme targeted women in junior and mid-management roles across various sectors within the energy access value chain, including start-ups and utilities.

The programme aimed to accelerate the professional growth of its participants, equipping them with skills and connections to advance in their careers. Through mentorship and tailored guidance, the programme fostered a network of empowered women poised to make significant contributions in the energy access sector.

About SEforALL: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 – in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. SEforALL works to ensure a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind and brings new opportunities for everyone to fulfill their potential.

View Mentees in this programme:

Bertille Kampire: Field Coordinator, Practical Action, Rwanda
Carine Mukashyaka: Chief Investment Officer, EPC AFRICA GROUP, Rwanda
Caroline Wahu: Technical Account Manager, SparkMeter, Kenya
Clara Wanjiru Kamau: Senior Associate, EED Advisory, Kenya
Doris Efua Atta Payne: Project Manager, Pelktec Company, Ghana
Esther Wanza: Energy Business Mentor, Energy 4 Impact, Kenya
Faith Temba: Energy Advisor, Practical Action, Kenya
Mariam Karanja: Project Secretary, Sustainable Energy Access Forum Kenya, Kenya
Mavis Mainu: Renewable energy professional, Ghana
Mercy Kiio: Electrical Engineer, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya
Rebecca Bisangwa: Generation Expansion Planning Engineer, Rwanda Energy Group, Rwanda
Tiana Mutie: Operations & Project Manager, Greenlink Solar Ltd., Kenya
Walda Shaka: Operations Coordinator, Safe Gas Rwanda Ltd, Rwanda
Moliehi Shale: Co-Founder and Managing Director, NALA PayGo, Lesotho
Tamara Mkandawire: National Sales and Service Coordinator, Vitalite, Zambia

View Mentors in this programme:

Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey: Board Chairperson, Ghana Alliance for Clean Cookstoves and Fuels, Ghana
Daphne Pit: Founder, Pit Pure Power, The Netherlands
Elizabeth Muchiri: Gas Business Consultant, Prestige Gas Solutions, Kenya
Filagot Tesfaye: Managing Director, ON ENERGY CONSULT, and President, Ethiopian Women in Energy (EWiEn), Ethiopia
Gladys Gatiba: Project officer, Green Africa Foundation, Kenya
Iwona Bisaga: Group Research Manager, BBOXX, UK
Joan Chahenza: Chief Financial Analyst & Technical Assistant to Regulatory and Corporate Affairs Director, Kenya Electricity Generating Company, Kenya
Julie Roberts: Country Manager, MeshPower Ltd., Canada
Mary Njau: Engineer, Kenya Power, Kenya
Rene Uwamugirimfura: Project Coordinator, Green Utility for Africa, Rwanda
Sabina Anokye Mensah: Chief Executive Officer – Anomena Ventures, National Focal Person-Gender and Energy Network, Ghana
Sarah-Melissa Leitner: Advisor for Energising Development Rwanda, GIZ, Germany
Silvia Herzog: Director, The Charcoal Project, USA
Sigra Sharma: Operations Integrity Manager for continental Europe and UK, Schlumberger, India
Sonia Zavesky: Director, Zavesky Consulting, Australia

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Other programmes

Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition in the SADC Region Mentoring Programme

Run by GWNET and SACREEE

We are proud to launch the first edition of this mentorship programme, dedicated to advancing the careers of women energy professionals from the SADC region. The initiative is led by the Global Women's Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) in collaboration with the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), with financial support from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC).

Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Program

Run by GWNET, SEforALL and CCA

GWNET in collaboration with the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is excited to launch the fourth cohort of a mentorship program specifically targeting women in the clean cooking sector in Africa, Asia, and Haiti. Following the success of our 2021, 2022, and 2023 cohort we are thrilled to continue supporting and uplifting women in the clean cooking sector.

Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program 2024

Run by GWNET, ESP and ESMAP

To empower women as leaders of change and promote best practices towards gender diversity and inclusion in the energy storage sector, the Secretariat of the Energy Storage Partnership, hosted by the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), is once again collaborating with the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) to launch a mentoring program specifically for women in energy storage.