GenDesign (STEAM): Energy Access Strategy for Disadvantaged Communities

Project Overview

Gendered Design in STEAM: assessing the impact of solar panels to improve energy access for women in rural Ghana. Co-funded by IDRC-CRDI and Government of Canada with Carleton University.

Key Objectives

• Assess factors enhancing women's empowerment through energy access in rural Ghana
• Investigate productive uses of energy in informal food preparation and processing sectors
• Assess impact on energy access, gender and the political economy of the energy sector
• Explore how to enhance the role of the private sector in scaling-up energy access

Partners & Collaborators

Project Team