Women’s Empowerment under the Bavarian-Kenyan Green Hydrogen Cooperation Platform
GWNET and GIZ
GWNET is implementing a mentoring programme, training course and more to empower women in Kenya’s emerging green hydrogen ecosystem.
GWNET is implementing a women’s empowerment component as part of the larger project Establishing a Bavarian-Kenyan cooperation platform for promoting a green hydrogen ecosystem in Kenya. The cooperation platform aims to support the development of a green hydrogen ecosystem in Kenya by promoting long-term collaboration between Bavarian and Kenyan actors from the private sector, research and development, and higher education, facilitating knowledge exchange, joint initiatives, and capacity building.
GWNET is undertaking several women’s empowerment activities, including a needs assessment, a mentoring programme, the development of a network of women in green hydrogen in Kenya, virtual and in-person trainings, and a study tour to connect Kenyan women working in green hydrogen with Bavarian counterparts.
A rapid assessment of existing and emerging gender gaps in the Kenyan green hydrogen ecosystem, and identification of interventions to close these gaps.
The Bavarian-Kenyan cooperation platform for promoting a green hydrogen ecosystem in Kenya is part of the German Government and Federal States Programme (Bund-Länder-Programm, BLP) and is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Developement and Cooperation (BMZ) and co-funded by the Bavarian State Chancellery. Implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP) and Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) and other Kenian partners, the initiative brings together stakeholders from industry, academia, and research institutions.
It is implemented by GIZ in cooperation with the GIZ programme Developing the foundations for a green hydrogen economy in Kenya. More information about the Platform can be found here.
