Africa Renewable Energy Access Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA)Program (AFREA)
Integrating gender into energy policies and Integrating gender into energy policies and projectsprojects
Awa Seck, Senior Economist, World bankAwa Seck, Senior Economist, World bank
Presentation OutlinePresentation OutlineWorld Bank efforts to address
gender in energy sector
Overview of AFREA program
AFREA gender and energy program
Example of activities in initial countries
World Bank efforts to address gender World Bank efforts to address gender in in energy sectorenergy sector
Assessment of knowledge of gender issues among staff in the sector covering the six regions across the Bank
Growing demand for gender integration into energy sector
A donor supported program to foster a gender sensitive approach into energy operations in the Africa region, (i.e. Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA)
Snapshot of Gender in the Snapshot of Gender in the World BankWorld Bank
2001: MDG 3 - Promote gender equality and empower women
2006: Gender Action Plan (GAP) anchored in PREM Gender (transition plan commencing)
2008: President Zoellick’s 6 commitments on Gender Equality
2009: IEG Report: Gender & Development, An Evaluation of World Bank Support, 2002-2008
2010: AFREA Gender and Energy Pilot Program in Africa launched
2012: World Development Report (WDR) focus on development and gender equity
2014: IDA 16 & IBRD Targets (Established in 2010)
Africa Renewable Energy Access Africa Renewable Energy Access Program Program (AFREA)(AFREA)
The Africa Renewable Energy Access Program (AFREA) is supported by the Netherlands’ $28.75 million contribution to the ESMAP Clean Energy Investment Framework Multi-Donor Trust Fund
Objective: Meet energy needs and widen access to energy services in an environmentally responsible way (Pillar 1 of CEIF)
Provides essential support to the World Bank Africa energy sector’s strategic agenda to promote increased access to modern energy in Sub Saharan Africa and is fully aligned with the overall strategic agenda
Goal: Integrate gender into ongoing and new energy operations within the Africa regionStrategic approach: From Advocacy to Action
Collaboration with AFREA Task Teams to 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
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Initial Countries – Mali, Senegal, Kenya & Tanzania
Key Planned Outputs
Technical Assistance, Tools and learning will be compiled into a toolkit for future interventions and projects
Local, Regional and Global Experts will be identified and become part of a gender and energy network for the Africa region for knowledge sharing and future TA opportunities
Energy task managers better equipped with real experience to integrate gender into projects
What does AFREA Fund ? What does AFREA Fund ? Bank Executed ActivitiesBank Executed Activities
SWAP-Investment & Policy prospectusLighting AfricaBiomass Energy Initiative for AfricaAfrica Electrification InitiativeSolar PV Toolkit Gender & EnergyGender & EnergyCatalyzing New Renewable Energy in Rural
LiberiaAfrica Energy Access Scale-Up Plan
consultationsEnergy & Climate Change SWAP-Investment &
Policy prospectus
Rwanda GEF Sustainable Energy Development Program
Modernizing Biomass Energy Services in Benin
Mali Energy Access for Productive Uses
Senegal Mainstreaming gender into Progede II
Catalyzing New Renewable Energy in Rural Liberia
Lighting Rural Tanzania
Mainstreaming gender into Tanzania Rural Energy Agency
Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa- 12 pilots
Lighting Africa
Renewable Energy Education Project
What does AFREA Fund? What does AFREA Fund? Recipient Executed ActivitiesRecipient Executed Activities
Examples of project activitiesExamples of project activities
Mali & Tanzania Working with Rural Energy Agencies to identify gender focal
points within the agency and develop a gender action plan
Gender Action Plan – Examples
Building a Gender Desk – focal point within energy agencies who can provide gender sensitive support to projects, activities and the organization
Gender Awareness Training – for capacity building on gender sensitive approaches for energy organization
Conducting a Gender Assessment – Reviewing portfolio of ongoing projects for gender mainstreaming as needed
Local Interventions – working with project beneficiaries to identify needs of men and women in the communities and providing support to address needs (e.g. Women’s group identified need for information sharing, and training on marketing and accounting for productive uses of energy)
Examples of project activities (cont.)Examples of project activities (cont.)
Senegal: Second Sustainable and participatory Energy Management Project (PROGEDE II)
Retrospective evaluation of gender mainstreaming into PROGEDE I and based on lessons learned, integrate gender into all axes of PROGEDE II
Capacity building on gender sensitive approach for stakeholders
Detailed action plan to be discussed with beneficiaries for project
implementation
For more information:For more information:
Adriana Eftimie [email protected] Lopes [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
MMARCH 22-24, 2011 – ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIAARCH 22-24, 2011 – ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
Thank you
MDB-Sponsored Regional Workshops to Mainstream Gender
Equality in Infrastructure Policies and Projects
D. Lallement. Senegal 2010 D. Lallement. Senegal 2010