South Asia, Women in Energy (SAWIE)
 
Second Application Workshop on Efficient Energy Management and
Renewable Energy,
 
Date : From November 17-19,2008
 
Venue : Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka, Bangladesh     
  
 
The First USAID/SARI/Energy Regional Application Workshop on South
Asia Women in Energy was held at Trivandrum from 21st 25th April,
2008. The event was endorsed by all the participants and, as a
result, the South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) Network on Women in
Energy was formed. SAWIE involves 32 women professionals from 8 South
Asian Countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives,
Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka) and the United States. Four working
Sub-committees have also been formed to deal with various issues on
efficient energy management and promotion of renewable energy with
objective to mainstream women in the energy sector. This next SAWIE
workshop, organized and co-sponsored by the Bangladesh Renewable
Energy Association (BREA) and UNDP in Dhaka, is designed to carry
forward the initiatives developed in the first workshop and the four
working groups.
 
Overview :
 
1. This workshop is a three day event that will address the
following topics of interest ;
 
2. Introductory sessions by regional specialists who will present
current programs and initiatives in gender issues, mainstreaming,
awareness and programs.
 
3. Working group sessions on:
 
· Gender streamlining and gender auditing
· Renewable energy technology and green architecture
· Micro finance and income generation
· Capacity building, best practices, and information sharing
 
4. Country presentations by SAWIE representatives on various
initiatives in their respective countries.
 
5. Field trip and case studies
 
6. SAWIE next steps and future initiatives
 
Stakeholders :
 
· Women representatives form NGOs/Women led NGOs or community
organizations
· Small scale women entrepreneurs
· Government sector/panchayet leaders/policy makers
· Active participants/leaders from first women in Energy
workshop
· Donor organizations
 
 
Activities :
 
 
The Bangladesh Renewable Energy Association (BREA) has developed a
workshop curriculum, identified resource persons and organizations,
and planned field trips and demonstrations for the participants. At
the conclusion of the workshop the participants will have had good
exposure to current women's issues in energy, and further advanced
the goals and objectives of SAWIE.
 
For more information, please contact :
 
Vinita Kathuria
Manager Outreach and Events
PA CONSULTING GROUP
A-6 Qutab Hotel & Apartments,
Shaheed Jeet Singh Marg,
New Delhi – 110016
 India
 Tel :+ 91 11 41688773
Fax :+ 91 11 41689087
Mobile : + 91 9891678941
Email : Vinita.kathuria@...
SARI/E website :    www.sari-energy.org