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The #sustainable Power Of Women

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How do you get sustainable energy solutions, to more than
. . . 2,000,000,people in the most remote areas ?
. . . And how do you make sure the solutions are really used?
The answer is as brilliant as it is simple:
. . . appeal to the power of women.

At the most basic level,
. . . women are the main providers, and
. . . users of household energy.

At the same time,
. . . they are disproportionately affected by the lack of energy, and
. . . tend to be overlooked as key stakeholders of energy initiatives.

When women gain access to quality energy services,
. . . this has multiple poverty reduction impacts: on:
. . . . . . family,
. . . . . . health,
. . . . . . education,
. . . . . . income generation, and
. . . . . . even more expanding energy access.

Women tend to buy, and use more sustainable products,
. . . if another woman explains how the product works, and
. . . what the benefits are.

“The women entrepreneurs’ own lives have also changed enormously.
. . . They started out as housewives, and are
. . . now seen as successful entrepreneurs.
With their new position and status,
. . . they gain respect.
. . . They also set a very different example for their daughters.
. . . These women are the driving force behind social change.”
Women make and sell, solar-powered:  
. . . . . . lamps,
. . . . . . cookstoves,
. . . . . . refrigerators,
. . . . . . water pumps to irrigate crops.

2-22-2018 SourceL  The #Sustainable Power Of Women


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