Gender and Energy Sharing lessons

1. Gender and EnergySharing lessons Vanessa Almeida Lopes December 2011 ENERGIA Conference, Amsterdam

2. Global Programs Peak on both Gender and Energy Access

3. A Critical Shift for Mainstreaming Gender • Corporate priorities and global initiatives recognizing that gender and energy access is critical to development and poverty alleviation has been a major step in our work • Gender debate shifting from “why gender to how” • Gender mainstreaming shifting from supply to demand driven

4. ESMAP: A Program Committed to Gender

5. Sustainable Energy Group - Our Approach • Develop and implement strategies and approaches in programs, regions and countries to mainstream gender into energy operations with the following principles: • Be relevant for Task Teams – brief, timely, responsive and practical for operations and resource realities • Build upon the good work done – leverage the lessons and identify new opportunities • Integrate action into projects – bring the “how to” into Bank operations • Demonstrate “from advocacy to action” – prove it • Energy Teams working together to pilot programs, document lessons and exchange experiences for future interventions

6. AFRICA | GENDER & ENERGY Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA) STRATEGIC APPROACH: From Advocacy to Action • Collaboration with Africa Energy Task Teamsto review, assess energy projects for potential integration of gender component • Built upon Gender & Energy Expertise at the Global, Regional and Local Level • Focus on Results– On the ground learn by doing, side by side with task teams and clients to develop gender assessment and action plans that are relevant to projects and client needs

7. Country & Program Pilots | Action to Date Country Pilots • Mali, Tanzania, Kenya, Benin, Senegal, Liberia, and Mozambique • Scoping Missions – Gender Needs Assessments – M&E Tools – Target/Baseline Development – Gender Desks and Focal Points – Government Dialogue and Engagement Gender Integrated into Regional Programs • Lighting Africa • Africa Electrification Initiative (AEI) • Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA) • Africa Clean Cookstoves Initiative (ACCI)

8. Looking Ahead – Program Outputs and Outcomes • Technical Assistance, Tools and learning compiled into a toolkit for future interventions and projects • Monitoring tools and targets integrated into energy programs • Energy task managers better equipped with real experience of integrating gender into projects • Government counterparts engaged with energy team in integrating gender considerations for sustainable integration into future programs (eg. Gender Desks) • Local, Regional and Global Experts identified and become part of a gender and energy network for the Africa region for knowledge sharing and future TA opportunities

9. Learning by Doing – The Case of Mali Mali selected as one of the pilot countries to integrate gender into ongoing energy projects and AMADER selected as key national counterpart • Gender integrated into World Bank HEURA Project Design with following results achieved: • Initial Work Completed: Scoping, identification and design of initial activities • Local Experts and Partners Identified • Gender Focal Point formally established within AMADER with key role & duties • Detailed Gender Assessment Conducted with International & National Experts in 12 villages • Findings presented during a Planning Workshop with AMADER and partners identified • Shift from Supply to Demand – increase in requests for gender inputs (WB & AMADER) • Gender integrated into upcoming Investment Plan for Climate Investment Funds (SREP) • Knowledge & Exchange events at 4 Global Conferences & 1 Global Campaign

10. Field Work: MALI • July to August 2011 • 12 towns/villages in 3 regions (Kayes, Koulikoro, Segou) • 10 AMADER and 2 EDM (National utility), with service between 6h to 16h a day • 200 householdsurveys

11. BARRIERS & CHALLENGES STRENGTHS & OPPORTUNITIES • Limited number of Income Generated Activities owned/managed by women • Few women in decision-making posts • Length electric service (between 6 and 16h) limits productive uses • Limited access to credit, information and financial training • Project focus more in the technology than in the need • Low level appropriation of operation and maintenance • Few opportunities for youth in rural zones • Lack of systematic collection of disaggregated data • Strong commitment of the Government of Mali to promote gender equality • AMADER’s positive support for mainstreaming gender • Organised and energetic women’s groups and leaders identified • Incremental change of mentality of young women and men

12. KEY FINDINGS OF ASSESSMENT PRESENTED TO AMADER WORKSHOP | MALI | November 2011 • Workshop: Approach, Assessment and Findings Presented during a half-day workshop with 30 staff AMADER, Chaired by the President Director General of AMADER • Action Plan to be developed with AMADER team to initiate “fast-start” pilots in 5 villages and fully detail activities within action plan (budget, timeline, resources) • Potential Partners identified (egUNWomen, Mali)

13. Action Plan Pillars & NextSteps

14. WOMEN AT WORK: PRODUCTIVE USES OF ENERGY IMPROVING WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AND INCREASING ENERGY DEMAND “With the arrival of electricity, I have:” • Extended my hours of business for nightime service • Use many materials in my salon that require electricity (hair dryer, curling iron) • I have provided improved comfort to my clients (radio with news/music, fan, TV, improved lighting) • Due to these improvements, I have tripled my business • With the additional income I have been able to diversity my business products (eg hair products) Interview du 11.11.11 “One Day on Earth” Campaign “Women at Work” Konobougou, MALI

15. REFRIGERATION – A REVOLUTION TO BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITY (Cold chain development; Ice-making, Dairy, food and medicine conservation)

16. WOMEN AT WORK: PRODUCTIVE USES OF ENERGY DIESEL POWERED ENGINE FOR SEWING MACHINE – WOMEN OWNED BOUTIQUE 11.11.11 – November 11, 2011 “One Day on Earth” Campaign “Women at Work” KoroKoro, MALI

17. Key Lessons from Integrating GenderWhat to do, and what NOT to do • Lesson #1: Bringing Theory to Practice • Lesson #2: Identifying Entry Points and “Low-Hanging Fruits” • Lesson #3: Building upon Cultural Norms • Lesson #4: Be Prepared to be Surprised (both good and bad) • Lesson #5: Develop and build capacity for sustainable integration • Lesson #6: Document, Report and Share Learning by Doing “as you go” • Lesson #7: Parallel Piloting • Lesson #8: Bottom up approaches have to reach the top

18. THANK YOU! For More Information visit us at www.ESMAP.org/ESMAP/ENERGYANDGENDER Gender and Energy Team – World Bank Adriana Eftimie | aeftimie@worldbank.org Awa Seck |aseck@worldbank.org Dana Rysankova | drysankova@worldbank.org Joy Clancy | joy.s.clancy@gmail.com Katherine Heller | kheller@worldbank.org KoffiEkouevi | kekouevi@worldbank.org Vanessa Almeida Lopes | vlopes@worldbank.org VenkataPutti | vputti@worldbank.org

19. ANNEX SLIDE: Africa Clean Cooking Initiative (ACCI) • A market-transformation program with the objective to facilitate enterprise-based scale up of clean cooking solutions in Africa… Key Considerations: • Build a platform to address barriers to SCALE up of clean cooking solutions – potential components include Market Intelligence, Quality Assurance, Access to Finance, Consumer awareness, Policy, etc. • Be a catalyst for sector development through promotion of enterprise-based approaches to dissemination • Work on both demand and supply sides, including sustainable fuel supply • Develop an inclusive framework to support local and international efforts anchored in consumer focus, performance, and quality • Build on existing efforts, lessons learned, and partnerships • Phased Activity towards a regional program • Phase I: Consultations and Landscape Study to develop the framework and select pilot countries (FY2011) • Phase II and III: Design and Implement in country programs (FY2012-13) • Phase IV: Regional expansion of the initiative (FY 2014)