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Watch: Virtual Launch of Uganda’s Efficient Productive Use of Energy Chapter
Webinar Recording | March 6, 2024
Uganda’s Efficient Productive Use of Energy Chapter was recently launched in a virtual event.
USAID Launches Women Entrepreneurs Chapter on Efficient Clean Energy Use in Uganda
Press Release | January 31, 2024
Today, as part of the US government’s Power Africa initiative, USAID launched a Women’s Local Chapter on Efficient Productive Use of Electricity (EPUE) in Uganda that brings together women entrepreneurs who rely on energy for production and advises them to leverage clean energy for producing, processing, and adding value to goods and services. The Chapter will serve as a networking, capacity building, and information repository for members using EPUE technologies. During the launch, USAID announced the provision of microgrants to seven women-owned businesses in Uganda to help them upgrade their equipment to energy-efficient models that increase their productivity.
Boosting Women-Owned Small Businesses’ Competitiveness through Energy Efficiency
Christine Chumbler | climatelinks
In Uganda, USAID, and Berkeley Lab partnered with Clean Energy Enthusiasts to help women entrepreneurs upgrade to more efficient and productive electric equipment. After conducting a survey of small business owners on the challenges of accessing and financing efficient electric equipment, the team trained 240 women small business owners in eight districts across Uganda.
That training, over five days, also helped the women develop business plans that assess the cost and benefit of investing in productive and efficient electric equipment to scale up businesses. The training included equipment demonstrations, case studies, success stories from guest speakers, and group discussions.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in East Africa With Energy Efficiency
Theresa Duque | News from Berkeley Lab
Women who run small businesses in Uganda can build energy efficiency into their business plans thanks to a new project led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with Clean Energy Enthusiasts (CEE), an energy advisory company based in Uganda.