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Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Program

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.

 

Access to clean cooking stoves and fuel not only saves lives but also empowers women by protecting their health, freeing up their time, and saving money. Despite the potential for women to drive progress in the clean cooking sector, they remain underutilised in achieving policy implementation and market growth. The mentorship programme provided participants with career-advancing activities, concrete goals, and opportunities for networking and knowledge-sharing over the course of a year. Key components included bilateral interactions with senior mentors, knowledge-transfer webinars, and an online storytelling series that showcased the experiences of women in clean cooking.

 

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. Visit website.

 

About CCA: The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) works with a global network of partners to build an inclusive industry that can make clean cooking accessible to all. Established in 2010, CCA is driving consumer demand, mobilizing investment, and supporting policies that allow the clean cooking sector to thrive. Visit website.

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Mentees from 2025 WICC programme

  • Agu Anwie Nadège, Director, Agile Research Consortium and Energy Resource (ARCER), Cameroon

  • Aina Razafimandimby, Founder and CEO, KETRIKA72, Madagascar

  • Aisha Mahamah, Energy Investment Strategist, African Development Bank, Ghana

  • Aissatou Dieng, Community Led Development Facilitator, CorpsAfrica Ghana, Ghana

  • Anh Hong Vu, Program Manager, EBG Science and Technology Company Limited, Vietnam

  • Anna Mary Atwani, Program Manager Africa, Likano, Rwanda

  • Annahstacia Mwikali Kasyima, Project Engineer / Stove Testing Technician, Strathmore University, Kenya

  • Aqeela Mughal, Project Coordinator, Revive Environment Pvt. Ltd., Pakistan

  • Asmaa Abdelrasol Abdalla Mohamed, Volunteer, Association of Refugee Women in Uganda, Uganda

  • Bariduduune Lilian Mbagha, Operations and Maintenance Officer, Genesis Energy, Nigeria

  • Benadette Tuso, CEO and Founder, Green Orange Renewable Power Technologies, Zimbabwe

  • Bereketua Dele Guja, Senior Stove Project Officer, Vita / RTI, Ethiopia

  • Beth Wangui, Agronomic and Climate Resilience Advisor, Root Capital, Kenya

  • Brenda Wanjira Kaganjo, Senior Accountant, KOKO Networks Limited, Kenya

  • Chewe Sekele, Senior Planner (Energy Policy and Planning), Ministry of Energy, Zambia

  • Chibuzor Chigozie Mgbeokwere, Founder / Lead Researcher, SheConsults 4 ImpactSphere Ltd., Nigeria

  • Christine Kagendo, Renewable Energy Assistant, REREC, Kenya

  • Cynthia Mutanu Pius, Technician, KOKO Networks, Kenya

  • Cynthia Nekesa, Energy Educator, Renew Watts, Kenya

  • Cynthia Ongaro, Organizing Secretary, Youth for Sustainable Energy, Kenya

  • Damaris Auma Opillu, Program Coordinator, Green Oasis Lens (GOAL), Kenya

  • Deborah Sena Amewugah, Administrator, Prep and Pave LBG, Ghana

  • Dorothy Kerubo Nyankira, Marketing Director, Ecobora Company, Kenya

  • Elka Jennifer Camacho Cambe, Researcher in Renewables, GreenLight Africa, Mozambique

  • Esther Manohar, Project Officer, WWF-India, India

  • Eunice Wangari Kamau, Quality Assurance Engineer, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kenya

  • Fenny Chepkemoi, Energy and Environment Intern, County Government of Kericho, Kenya

  • Fydess Khundi-Mkomba, Lecturer, LUANAR, Malawi

  • Irene David-Arinze, [Position not specified], Sustafrik, Nigeria

  • Joy Chinyere Uchenabo, Founder / CEO, Greenshift Tech, Nigeria

  • Joylene Jepkemoi Kanyaris, Founder / CEO, Ekodada Enterprises Ltd, Kenya

  • Ketaki Kokil, Director, Ecosense Appliances Pvt Ltd, India

  • Kizza Maureen Lugolobi, PhD Student in Energy Economics and Governance / Part-Time Lecturer, Makerere University Business School / Kyambogo University, Uganda

  • Lalanirina Rasoloarimanga, Manager and Founder, MI-ARINA, Madagascar

  • Lucy Wangui, Supervisor, Facilities – Administration, KOKO Networks Limited, Kenya

  • Margaret Robert Bahati, Zonal Key Account Officer, Oryx Gas Tanzania Limited, Tanzania

  • Margaret Y. Mansaray, Founder / CEO, Women in Energy Sierra Leone Limited, Sierra Leone

  • Mariama Jalloh, STEM Trainee, Sustainable Energy for All, Sierra Leone

  • Marie Louise Schmidt Rasoamanahirana, General Director, Biogasikara Energy, Madagascar

  • Mercy Mutavi, Environmental Consultant, Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V. (ADH), Kenya

  • Meron Alemu Abate, Energy Advisor, GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti, Ethiopia

  • Modester Alfred Nanyunga, Master Student, Pan African University of Water and Energy Science, Tanzania

  • Muvunyi Consolee Niyogisubizo, Partnership Officer, Last Mile Climate, Kenya

  • Mwaka Mwape, Commercial Products Specialist, ENGIE Energy Access Zambia, Zambia

  • Naomi Mafwiri Rhubera, CEO & Founder, Marvel General Traders Tanzania Limited, Tanzania

  • Natukunda Amanda Ethol, Managing Director, EcoErudites Uganda, Uganda

  • Nour Boukhris, Bioengineering Student, INSAT, Tunisia

  • Olivia Lee, Sales Manager, AgreatE, China

  • Prudence Lihabi, CEO, Youth for Sustainable Energy, Kenya

  • Risko Assefa, Community-led Learning Center Leader, Vita-RTI Ethiopia, Ethiopia

  • Ruby Damenshie-Brown, PhD Student, Women for Sustainability Africa (Co-founder), Ghana

  • Ruth Dalyop Joseph, Business Development Manager, Solar Sister Nigeria, Nigeria

  • Sally Njeri Muriithi, Technical Facilities Supervisor, KOKO Networks, Kenya

  • Salma Emmanuel, PhD Student in Energy Economics and Governance, Makerere University Business School, Uganda

  • Sarita Karki, Managing Director, Sustainable Prosperity Initiative Nepal, Nepal

  • Sharon Natukunda, Team Lead, SWEDO Innovations Limited, Uganda

  • Susan Naddamba, Professional Officer: Climate Change, Energy and Resilience, ICLEI – Africa, Uganda

  • Taonga Chanda, CEO / Founder, Eco-Africa Energies Limited, Zambia

  • Teresia Wanja Wangai, Founder and CEO, Something Beautiful Limited, Kenya

  • Tigist Elias Haile, PhD Candidate, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

  • Towela N. Mbewe, Senior Sales and After-Sales Manager, Emerging Cooking Solutions, Zambia

  • Veronika Kimario, Project Officer – Renewable Energy, Climate Action Network Tanzania, Tanzania

  • Zaida Domingos Matavele Botão, Chief Sales, Marketing & Gender Officer, Mozambique Carbon Initiatives (MozCarbon), Mozambique

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  • Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey, CEO, AdSey’s Nest, Ghana
  • Anita Yadav, Associate Project Director, Grameen Foundation India, India
  • Anthony Walter Okello, Project Coordinator, Transforming Humanitarian Energy Access (THEA) Project – Ashden , Uganda
  • Awele Okigbo, CEO / Senior Communications Consultant, Credo Advisory / World Bank Group, USA
  • Awuor Dorothy (Maureen) Otieno, Chief Executive Officer, Nyalore Impact Limited, Kenya
  • Béatrice Despioch, Director & Lead Consultant, Ungana Ltd, Kenya
  • Benedict Kariuki, Strategy Consultant, AK Strategy & Consulting, Kenya
  • Bessem Enonchong, Member of Expert Team, The Global LPG Partnership(GLPGP), Cameroon
  • Catrine Shroff, CEO, Mwangaza Light, Kenya
  • Chandirekera Mutubuki-Makuyana, Country Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Zimbabwe
  • Chiedza Musekiwa, Business Development Officer ( Energy and Power), Africa GreenCo, Zimbabwe
  • Chiedza Mushawedu , Cofounder and COO, Regain 37 Pvt Ltd and ZimbosAbantu Healthcare on Wheels, Zimbabwe
  • Claire Kagga, Business Development Manager, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, Uganda
  • Cletus Sikwanda, Economist – Research, Energy Regulation Board, Zambia
  • Collin Hangula, Renewable Energy Projects Officer, Namibia Energy Institute, Namibia
  • Concepta Atieno Ojwang, Programme Analyst, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Kenya
  • Danson Ligare, Director, Elite Pongamia Bioenergy Project Ltd, Kenya
  • David Ben Jesse, CEO, Green Drive EA Ltd, Kenya
  • Elizabeth Chege, Centre for Green Growth and Climate Change Executive, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya
  • Elizabeth Muchiri, Gas Business Consultant, Prestige Gas Solutions, Kenya
  • Elly Odhiambo, National Coordinator, Clean Cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK), Kenya
  • Emily Ochanda, Sustainable Energy and Business Development Advisor, Siganda Limited, Kenya
  • Fredrick Ndege, Program Associate – Knowledge and Climate Desk, African Venture Philantropy Alliance (AVPA), Kenya
  • Gloria Boafo-Mensah, Head of the Metrology Division, Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR), Ghana
  • Godiraone Goaletsa, Project Consultant-Climate Smart Agriculture, UN Women-South Africa, Botswana
  • Huiyi (Whitney) C., Strategy and Policy Professional, New Development Bank (NDB), China
  • Ilitongo Kaywala, Policy Advisor, USAID Alternatives to Charcoal Project, Zambia
  • Irène Inayange, Consultant, Self-employed, Burundi
  • Joseph Hwani, Senior Advisor (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Project Management), Topwright Global Enterprise Pty Ltd, Australia
  • Juliana Velloso, Energy Research Analyst, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Portugal
  • Julie Aguko, Core Expert, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), Kenya
  • Khosi Kumkani, Senior Associate, Financiado, South Africa
  • Laura Clough, Global Technical Advisor, Clean Cooking, SNV, Kenya
  • Laura J. D. Toledano, Founder and CEO, Vestal Energy Consultants Ltd, Uganda
  • Lavender Malama, Regional Engineer, Rural Electrification Authority, Zambia
  • Lischen Ramakhutla, Chief Operations Officer, WWF Namibia, Namibia
  • Magdaline Muigai , Project Officer, Dedan Kimathi University Centre for Energy Studies (DeCES), Kenya
  • Maitreyi Karthik, Regional Energy Analyst, RTI International, India
  • Mari-Louise Van Der Walt, Owner, alakriti consulting, South Africa
  • Marta Chaltu, Renewable Energy Consultant, Africon Energy Limited, Kenya
  • Monika Noshin, Associate Director-Partnership and Business Development, Heifer International, Bangladesh
  • Moyo Makanjuola, Founder and Managing Director, Tangram Energy Ltd – Clean Energy Solutions, UK
  • Nitisha Agrawal, Founder and Director, Smokeless Cookstove Foundation, India
  • Nkechi Cynthia Okenwa, CEO and Co-Founder, Energy Excell Systems and Solutions, Nigeria
  • Olayemi (Ebire) Arowolo, Manager, The Nextier, Nigeria
  • Osen Iyahen, Founder and CEO, Optimal Greening, Nigeria
  • Özge Dolunay, Scientific Researcher, Univerity of Bayreuth, Germany
  • Risha Mal, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
  • Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Ruse Moleshe, Founder and Managing Director, RUBK (PTY) LTD., South Africa
  • Sanjidaa Hoque, Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), India
  • Sasmita Patnaik, Technical Assistance Lead and Gender Advisor, Tetra Tech, India
  • Saurabh Saraf, Co-Founder, OffserFarm, India
  • Sheetal Rastogi, Co-Founder and Lead – Strategy Outreach, Finovista, India
  • Sita Adhikari, Co-Founder and Director of Impact, Polliinate Group, Nepal
  • Sonia Garcha, Senior Consultant, Vrutti – Livelihood Impact Partners, India
  • Subash Dhakal, Energy Project Lead, SNV, Nepal
  • Sylvia Herzog, Director, The Charcoal Project, UK
  • Sylvia Mutales, Co-Founder and Business Consultant, Edgewise Business Solutions Limite, Zambia
  • Sylviah Mwaura, Senior Associate Energy Access Finance, GreenMax Capital Advisors, Kenya
  • Tiago Queiroz Santos, Founder, Managing Partner and Consultant, Your Savings, Portugal
  • Veronica Ngunzi, Turorial Fellow, Kenyatta University, Kenya
  • Virginia Njeri Njata, Managing Director, Eco Mentor Ltd, Kenya

 

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