Resources

ENERGIA: Technical brief provides guidance on possible gender issues and entry points in rural electrification projects as well as actions that can help ensure equitable access to the benefits of rural electrification for women and men. It is based on ENERGIA’s experiences with assisting rural electrification agencies in Botswana, Senegal, Kenya and Uganda.

ENERGIA: Fact sheet outlines the main issues in gender mainstreaming in sustainable energy, and provides key recommendations and examples of specific energy projects where gender mainstreaming was implemented.

UNDP, 2004: Toolkit and resource guide outlines the linkages between gender and energy in the context of sustainable development, and provides suggestions and materials on how to address energy poverty by integrating gender and energy sensitivity into development programmes, projects, and policies.

UNDP, 2007: Manual examines environment and energy development projects, policies and decision-making processes from a gender perspective. Written for UNDP staff working with national counterparts in governments and NGOs, it can also be used by other development practitioners working in the field of environment and energy.

WaterAid with support of Australian Agency for International Development, 2012: Report examines case studies of several groups and shows ways in which people secure their rights to sanitation and water in countries around the world, including understanding the barriers that they face and how to design interventions to eliminate these barriers.

InterAction, 2005 Study examines the implementation and impacts of gender mainstreaming in sixteen African communities