Validation Workshop for the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access

Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 08:00 to Friday, June 5, 2015 - 14:00

The ECOWAS Department of Social Affairs and Gender and the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (ECREEE) are organizing a regional Gender and Energy workshop to validate the ECOWAS policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access. The workshop would take place from 4 - 5 June, 2015, at the Radisson Hotel, in Dakar, Senegal. The workshop is being organized in partnership with the Government of Senegal, the African Development Bank (AfDB), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

The workshop will bring together energy and gender experts from the Ministries of Energy in the ECOWAS region, civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia and research institutions, development partners, and representatives of other relevant stakeholder institutions.

The 2-day event, which is being organized under the framework of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative and Beijing Platform for Action will aim to provide an opportunity for critical review, improvement, and validation of the draft ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access.   Specifically it will feature:

  • A technical session to present and review the draft ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access;
  • An ECOWAS Member States’ session to present the status of gender mainstreaming in energy access in their respective countries; and
  • A learning and experience exchange session, on the operationalization of the ECOWAS Gender and Energy Policy. 

The envisaged outputs from the workshop will include:

  • The validated and endorsed draft of the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access;
  • The validated situation analysis report on the status of gender mainstreaming in Energy Access in the ECOWAS region; and
  • A preliminary draft of the Implementation Strategy for the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access.

The goal of the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access is to address existing barriers that may hinder the equal participation of women and men in expanding energy access in West Africa and, by the extension, the success of the SE4ALL initiative and the ECOWAS Regional Policies on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.

The Policy is being developed under the framework of the ECOWAS Programme on Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access (ECOW-GEN) a flagship programme of ECREEE with the overall objective to contribute towards increased access to modern, affordable, and reliable energy services, energy security and environmental sustainability by tailoring national and regional policies, projects and programmes to the energy needs of men and women.

Click here to register for this event. For more information about this workshop contact Ms. Monica Maduekwe via email at mmaduekwe@ecreee.org or click here to visit the official web page of the ECOWAS Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access.

 

Venue: 

Radisson Blu Hotel
  Dakar
Senegal

Observatory Country: 

Senegal

Event Documents: 

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PDF icon Concept Note947.61 KB
PDF icon Note conceptuelle958.35 KB
PDF icon Nota explicativa948.85 KB