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How Access to Clean Energy Could Boost Equality for Ugandan Women

Uganda is working to enhance women's access to clean energy. At a virtual workshop on February 23, 2020, Uganda's Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development Simon D'Ujanga said beneficiaries of the energy initiatives were receiving energy-efficient cooking stoves that cut harmful emissions and eliminate the need to gather fuel such as firewood. He told the event - organised by the African Development Bank's Climate Investments Fund and the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA) - that the ministry was also working to enhance women's business opportunities in the energy sector. The workshop also explored strategies to place gender equality at the centre of government policy reforms and implementation.

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