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Sustainable Energy for All, the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) and the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) are excited to launch our third cohort of a mentorship programme?specifically targeting women in the clean cooking sector in Africa, Asia, and Haiti.
Following the success of our 2021 cohort and the 2022 Women in Clean Cooking mentorship programme, we are thrilled to continue supporting and uplifting women in the clean cooking sector. In 2023 the “Women in Clean Cooking” (WICC) mentorship programme will support women in the clean cooking sector, offering benefits that include:
Gaining experience from seasoned professionals in the energy sector.
Obtaining career-enhancing activities to support concrete goals.
Enhancing professional and personal development.
Fostering strategic thinking and innovative ideas.
About Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization working in partnership with the United Nations, leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions and civil society with as goal to drive further, faster action toward the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls for universal access to sustainable energy by 2030, and the Paris Agreement, which calls for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit climate warming to below 2 °C. Launched by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon i… read more
SEforALL Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Programme
Category: Entrepreneurs
Organisation: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)
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Course to study: Not specified
Application Deadline: August 31, 2023
Aim and Benefits of SEforALL Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Programme
Women in Clean Cooking” (WICC) mentorship programme will support women in the clean cooking sector, offering benefits that include:
Gaining experience from seasoned professionals in the energy sector.
Obtaining career-enhancing activities to support concrete goals.
Enhancing professional and personal development.
Fostering strategic thinking and innovative ideas.
Requirements for SEforALL Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Programme Qualification
Call for Mentees
The application criteria are as follows:
Must be a national from Africa, Asia or Haiti and working in any country in Africa or Asia, or Haiti.
Must be a woman working in clean cooking, with a strong personal interest in contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 5 and 7 by supporting the engagement of other women in the process and a commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Must work in an early to mid-career position, with 2-10 years of work experience.
The mentorship programme is also designed around the following parameters:
Regional focus on early to mid-career professionals in Africa, Asia, and Haiti;
Bilateral interaction for 9 months between mentees and mentors along mutually-agreed professional development targets.
Careful matchmaking and continuous support by the GWNET Secretariat, alongside CCA and SEforALL.
A series of exclusive curated knowledge-transfer webinars based on needs stated by the mentee cohort.
Skill-building elements for professional leadership and communication.
Virtual networking opportunities at international energy and/or renewables events.
If you fulfil all the application criteria and are interested to apply as a mentee, please fill in the application form.
Call for Mentors
The programme is also looking for senior professionals working in the energy sector (preferably with clean cooking experience) to serve as mentors and support the personal and professional development of participants.
If you are interested in volunteering as a mentor (which involves approx. 1-1.5 hours of engagement per month), kindly fill-in the Mentor Datasheet. The mentee-mentor pairing process will be based on how closely the goals of the mentee match the skills and experience of the mentor.
Application Deadline
August 31, 2023
How to Apply
For more details,visit SEforALL website
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