energy enabling women: past, present, future by jacky scholz namibian electricity control board
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Energy Enabling Women: Past, Present, Future by Jacky Scholz Namibian Electricity Control Board. African Utility Week Cape Town 8 – 10 May 2006. Introduction. Why does gender matter? Women perform 2/3 of the world’s work; Women earn 1/10 of the world’s income; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Energy Enabling Women:
Past, Present, Future
byJacky Scholz
Namibian Electricity Control BoardAfrican Utility Week
Cape Town8 – 10 May 2006
IntroductionWhy does gender matter?
Women perform 2/3 of the world’s work;Women earn 1/10 of the world’s income;Women constitute 2/3 of the world’s illiterates;Women own less than 1/100 of the world’s property;Women face a higher ratio of unemployment, 5:8 when compared to men;More than half of poor people in the world are found in rural areas and more than half the rural poor are women
Introduction (cont’)
Following a few pictures of energy events from Namibia
ECB Kenya Visit
ECB Uganda Visit
Issue of 2nd RED licence
SADC Energy Conference
Single Buyer Workshop
Tariff Workshop
ECB House Inauguration
The (Brief) History of Women and Energy
Women’s history with energyThe role of electricitySection 95 of the Hague Forum’s Background Paper on Gender EqualityEarth Summit II Implementation ProgrammeThe developing world
Energy Saving Time
Energy saves timeSecond World WarWomen enter job market
The Appliances of Ms Frederick
The Use of Energy TodayAngola
Wood and charcoal provide 56% of primary energy supplyBiomass is the source of 85% of household energy consumptionElectricity 1% – 2 %LPG – 9%Kerosene – 5%
BotswanaMain source of household energy is woodElectricity only available in urban areasWood – 69%Petroleum – 19%Coal – 5.6%Electricity – 5.8%
LesothoResidential energy consumption accounts for more than 85% of total consumption2% - 3% households electrified
The Use of Energy TodayMalawi
Wood provides about 93% of Malawi’s energy, mainly for household4% of population has access to electricityLess than 1% of rural homes are electrified
MozambiqueAlmost all rural households use firewood for cooking40% of urban households use firewood for cooking50% of rural and 3% of urban households use wood for lightingLess than 25% of urban households have electricity
Namibia10% - 15% of rural homes have access to electricity76% of urban homes have access to electricity73% - 93% of rural households rely on biomass75% of rural homes and 40% of urban homes use wood for cooking
The Use of Energy TodaySwaziland• 2% of households connected to grid• 90% of gross energy in rural areas is from wood compared with
57% for urban areas and 21% for company townsZambia• Wood fuel provides 68% of total energy supply• Household consumption accounts for 88% of wood fuel use
Electricity v GDPCorrelation between GDP and electricity consumption stronger than between GDP and total energy use, each per personIf GDP increases x100, electricity demand increases x1000Unemployment most effective means of reducing electricity demandFull employment requires more electricityWorking people need energy
Energy and Fertility & Infant Mortality
Increase in population = increase in electricity demandCorrelation between fertility and infant mortality and electricity consumption per person“No power is as expensive as no power” Underlines opportunities and improved circumstances energy provides to womenLink between poverty, energy, health, education and gender empowerment
Energy and the Rural WomenRole of women in energy policies & decisionsChoice of energySA Figures:
11% of workforce (1% = black women)4% of management (- 1% = black women)
Home Lighting/Connection Point Preferences of Women and Men – Ghana ProjectWomen MenKitchen (food preparation) House Entertainment area (play Workroom (to earn income) cards, watch TV, etc)Bathroom (to wash children)In rural areas (developing countries) cooking is women’s largest single energy use (80% of household energy use)Restrictive access to creditLow energy consumption and geographic remoteness preclude extension of conventional electricity grid
Energy and the Rural WomenRural women primary responsible for collection, distribution
and purification of energy and water to sustain familiesActivity Fuel use
Beer brewing 1kg wood/litre beer
Rice parboiling 1kg wood/0.4 kg rice
Bread making 0.8 – 1.5 kg wood/kg bread
Fish smoking 5 – 12 kg wood/kg smoked fish (40% of processing cost)
Oil pressing 0.43 kg wood/litre oil
Gari cassava processing
1kg wood/4kg gari / cassava
Lives of the Rich better than the Poor
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Negative Impact on WomenArduous and time consuming fuel collectionTime consuming cooking methodsNegative nutritional impactsNegative health impactsLack of timeLimited access to empowermentUnsafe activitiesLimited finances spent on fuelLack of input in energy planningLack of access to modern technologiesLimited markets
Role of Efficient Energy
Has many positive benefitsVarious projects focus on womenRenewable energies the answer?Raises awarenessRaises life expectancy
The FutureProvide more options & better choicesEnergy for income earning activitiesReducing health risksBetter access to creditImprove information distributionTrainingEducationParticipation of women in policiesRaise awareness
ConclusionEnergy can empower womenCognisance of women’s different needsSafe, acceptable, reliable and affordable energyConsultative approachesCollection of dataGender sensitisationGender equality