• Pillar 1: Strengthen STEM Education for Girls: Raising interest in STEM subjects among girls, increasing female enrollment in engineering programs, and providing access to power sector/energy coursework and study tours will be critical to ensuring a pipeline of qualified female candidates.
   
• Pillar 2: Enhance Hiring More Women: Creating awareness among engineering students and professionals about the job opportunities available in the power sector, including internships, will be essential. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to form a partnership between the private sector companies, academic institutions, existing local networks (if any), and power sector organizations (such as utilities). The partnership will organize job fairs and networking events to connect job seekers with potential employers.
   
• Pillar 3: Increase Women’s Professional Development and Retention: Providing personal and professional development opportunities are crucial for women's continued career growth and success, particularly in technical fields. These opportunities may include technical training, mentorship programs, attending national and international conferences, and leadership training/coaching. In addition, ensuring a gender-friendly work environment and providing support for increased household responsibilities after marriage are essential for retaining women in the workforce. Instituting family-friendly HR policies, reintegrating services for returning mothers, and providing access to facilities such as daycare services, separate toilets, and safe transportation services can help address these issues and support women's career development and retention in the workplace.
   
• Pillar 4: Policy and Institutional Change: This forms the foundation for the other pillars that are necessary to bring about change in the African energy sector. It is crucial to institutionalize and enforce gender considerations at both the national and institutional level. This entails implementing policies that encourage more women to study STEM subjects, setting quotas/targets for female enrollment and hiring in the academic and power sectors, retaining more women in the energy sector by offering paid maternity leave policies, as well as advocating for more women in senior roles and on company boards.

The Women in Energy Network Africa (WEN-Africa) is a regional initiative aimed at strengthening women’s employment in the energy sector in the countries of African region. This is with a specific focus on increasing the number of women in technical and leadership roles.  spans ten countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, , Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan,  Tanzania and Uganda.. Our focus is on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in collaboration with energy sector stakeholders. We facilitate interdisciplinary advocacy, policy dialogue, capacity development, research, and analytics.

What to Expect:

This regional workshop is a gathering of minds, a fusion of expertise, and a catalyst for change. Over two impactful days, we will navigate critical topics, empowering the energy sector to be more inclusive and equitable.

Key Themes:

1. Assessing the Current Landscape: Delve into the current state of women's participation in the East African energy sector, identifying progress and persistent challenges.
2. Evidence-Based Strategies for Change: Explore proven strategies for enhancing female workforce participation, drawing inspiration from successful global initiatives.
3. Harnessing the Power of Networks: Discuss the value of establishing and strengthening networks of women in the energy sector, amplifying voices, sharing knowledge, and fostering collaboration.
4. Emulating Best Practices: Showcase best practices worldwide that have successfully promoted gender equality in the energy sector. Adapt these successes to our regional context.

Who Should Attend: Energy sector key stakeholders such as utilities, power generating companies, regulators, experts, policymakers, and practitioners from across Africa and beyond who share our commitment to empowering women in the energy sector.

Why Attend: Join us in collectively generating a roadmap for action. Together, we'll create an energy sector that is truly inclusive, equitable, and empowering for all women.

Be a Part of Change: Secure your spot now and be a part of the transformative dialogue that shapes the future of the energy sector in East Africa.

The Women in Energy Network Africa (WEN-Africa) is a regional initiative aimed at strengthening women’s employment in the energy sector in the countries of African region. This is with a specific focus on increasing the number of women in technical and leadership roles.  spans ten countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, , Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan,  Tanzania and Uganda.. Our focus is on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment in collaboration with energy sector stakeholders. We facilitate interdisciplinary advocacy, policy dialogue, capacity development, research, and analytics.

What to Expect:

This regional workshop is a gathering of minds, a fusion of expertise, and a catalyst for change. Over two impactful days, we will navigate critical topics, empowering the energy sector to be more inclusive and equitable.

Key Themes:

1. Assessing the Current Landscape: Delve into the current state of women's participation in the East African energy sector, identifying progress and persistent challenges.
2. Evidence-Based Strategies for Change: Explore proven strategies for enhancing female workforce participation, drawing inspiration from successful global initiatives.
3. Harnessing the Power of Networks: Discuss the value of establishing and strengthening networks of women in the energy sector, amplifying voices, sharing knowledge, and fostering collaboration.
4. Emulating Best Practices: Showcase best practices worldwide that have successfully promoted gender equality in the energy sector. Adapt these successes to our regional context.

Who Should Attend: Energy sector key stakeholders such as utilities, power generating companies, regulators, experts, policymakers, and practitioners from across Africa and beyond who share our commitment to empowering women in the energy sector.

Why Attend: Join us in collectively generating a roadmap for action. Together, we'll create an energy sector that is truly inclusive, equitable, and empowering for all women.

Be a Part of Change: Secure your spot now and be a part of the transformative dialogue that shapes the future of the energy sector in East Africa.