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Women in Clean Cooking Mentorship Program

GWNET, in collaboration with the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), is excited to launch the fourth cohort of a mentorship program specifically targeting women in the clean cooking sector in Africa, Asia, and Haiti. Following the success of our 2021, 2022, and 2023 cohort we are thrilled to continue supporting and uplifting women in the clean cooking sector.

Access to clean cooking stoves and fuel not only saves lives but also empowers women by protecting their health, freeing up their time, and saving money. Despite the potential for women to drive progress in the clean cooking sector, they remain underutilised in achieving policy implementation and market growth. The mentorship programme provided participants with career-advancing activities, concrete goals, and opportunities for networking and knowledge-sharing over the course of a year. Key components included bilateral interactions with senior mentors, knowledge-transfer webinars, and an online storytelling series that showcased the experiences of women in clean cooking.

About SEforALL: Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) is an international organization that works in partnership with the United Nations and leaders in government, the private sector, financial institutions, civil society and philanthropies to drive faster action towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) – access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all by 2030 – in line with the Paris Agreement on climate. SEforALL works to ensure a clean energy transition that leaves no one behind and brings new opportunities for everyone to fulfill their potential. Visit website.

About CCA: The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) works with a global network of partners to build an inclusive industry that can make clean cooking accessible to all. Established in 2010, CCA is driving consumer demand, mobilizing investment, and supporting policies that allow the clean cooking sector to thrive. Visit website.

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Mentees from 2025 WICC programme

Agu Anwie Nadège, Director, Agile Research Consortium and Energy Resource (ARCER), Cameroon
Aina Razafimandimby, Founder and CEO, KETRIKA72, Madagascar
Aisha Mahamah, Energy Investment Strategist, African Development Bank, Ghana
Aissatou Dieng, Community Led Development Facilitator, CorpsAfrica Ghana, Ghana
Anh Hong Vu, Program Manager, EBG Science and Technology Company Limited, Vietnam
Anna Mary Atwani, Program Manager Africa, Likano, Rwanda
Annahstacia Mwikali Kasyima, Project Engineer / Stove Testing Technician, Strathmore University, Kenya
Aqeela Mughal, Project Coordinator, Revive Environment Pvt. Ltd., Pakistan
Asmaa Abdelrasol Abdalla Mohamed, Volunteer, Association of Refugee Women in Uganda, Uganda
Bariduduune Lilian Mbagha, Operations and Maintenance Officer, Genesis Energy, Nigeria
Benadette Tuso, CEO and Founder, Green Orange Renewable Power Technologies, Zimbabwe
Bereketua Dele Guja, Senior Stove Project Officer, Vita / RTI, Ethiopia
Beth Wangui, Agronomic and Climate Resilience Advisor, Root Capital, Kenya
Brenda Wanjira Kaganjo, Senior Accountant, KOKO Networks Limited, Kenya
Chewe Sekele, Senior Planner (Energy Policy and Planning), Ministry of Energy, Zambia
Chibuzor Chigozie Mgbeokwere, Founder / Lead Researcher, SheConsults 4 ImpactSphere Ltd., Nigeria
Christine Kagendo, Renewable Energy Assistant, REREC, Kenya
Cynthia Mutanu Pius, Technician, KOKO Networks, Kenya
Cynthia Nekesa, Energy Educator, Renew Watts, Kenya
Cynthia Ongaro, Organizing Secretary, Youth for Sustainable Energy, Kenya
Damaris Auma Opillu, Program Coordinator, Green Oasis Lens (GOAL), Kenya
Deborah Sena Amewugah, Administrator, Prep and Pave LBG, Ghana
Dorothy Kerubo Nyankira, Marketing Director, Ecobora Company, Kenya
Elka Jennifer Camacho Cambe, Researcher in Renewables, GreenLight Africa, Mozambique
Esther Manohar, Project Officer, WWF-India, India
Eunice Wangari Kamau, Quality Assurance Engineer, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kenya
Fenny Chepkemoi, Energy and Environment Intern, County Government of Kericho, Kenya
Fydess Khundi-Mkomba, Lecturer, LUANAR, Malawi
Irene David-Arinze, [Position not specified], Sustafrik, Nigeria
Joy Chinyere Uchenabo, Founder / CEO, Greenshift Tech, Nigeria
Joylene Jepkemoi Kanyaris, Founder / CEO, Ekodada Enterprises Ltd, Kenya
Ketaki Kokil, Director, Ecosense Appliances Pvt Ltd, India
Kizza Maureen Lugolobi, PhD Student in Energy Economics and Governance / Part-Time Lecturer, Makerere University Business School / Kyambogo University, Uganda
Lalanirina Rasoloarimanga, Manager and Founder, MI-ARINA, Madagascar
Lucy Wangui, Supervisor, Facilities – Administration, KOKO Networks Limited, Kenya
Margaret Robert Bahati, Zonal Key Account Officer, Oryx Gas Tanzania Limited, Tanzania
Margaret Y. Mansaray, Founder / CEO, Women in Energy Sierra Leone Limited, Sierra Leone
Mariama Jalloh, STEM Trainee, Sustainable Energy for All, Sierra Leone
Marie Louise Schmidt Rasoamanahirana, General Director, Biogasikara Energy, Madagascar
Mercy Mutavi, Environmental Consultant, Aktion Deutschland Hilft e.V. (ADH), Kenya
Meron Alemu Abate, Energy Advisor, GIZ Ethiopia and Djibouti, Ethiopia
Modester Alfred Nanyunga, Master Student, Pan African University of Water and Energy Science, Tanzania
Muvunyi Consolee Niyogisubizo, Partnership Officer, Last Mile Climate, Kenya
Mwaka Mwape, Commercial Products Specialist, ENGIE Energy Access Zambia, Zambia
Naomi Mafwiri Rhubera, CEO & Founder, Marvel General Traders Tanzania Limited, Tanzania
Natukunda Amanda Ethol, Managing Director, EcoErudites Uganda, Uganda
Nour Boukhris, Bioengineering Student, INSAT, Tunisia
Olivia Lee, Sales Manager, AgreatE, China
Prudence Lihabi, CEO, Youth for Sustainable Energy, Kenya
Risko Assefa, Community-led Learning Center Leader, Vita-RTI Ethiopia, Ethiopia
Ruby Damenshie-Brown, PhD Student, Women for Sustainability Africa (Co-founder), Ghana
Ruth Dalyop Joseph, Business Development Manager, Solar Sister Nigeria, Nigeria
Sally Njeri Muriithi, Technical Facilities Supervisor, KOKO Networks, Kenya
Salma Emmanuel, PhD Student in Energy Economics and Governance, Makerere University Business School, Uganda
Sarita Karki, Managing Director, Sustainable Prosperity Initiative Nepal, Nepal
Sharon Natukunda, Team Lead, SWEDO Innovations Limited, Uganda
Susan Naddamba, Professional Officer: Climate Change, Energy and Resilience, ICLEI – Africa, Uganda
Taonga Chanda, CEO / Founder, Eco-Africa Energies Limited, Zambia
Teresia Wanja Wangai, Founder and CEO, Something Beautiful Limited, Kenya
Tigist Elias Haile, PhD Candidate, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Towela N. Mbewe, Senior Sales and After-Sales Manager, Emerging Cooking Solutions, Zambia
Veronika Kimario, Project Officer – Renewable Energy, Climate Action Network Tanzania, Tanzania
Zaida Domingos Matavele Botão, Chief Sales, Marketing & Gender Officer, Mozambique Carbon Initiatives (MozCarbon), Mozambique

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Adwoa Etsiwaa Sey, CEO, AdSey’s Nest, Ghana
Anita Yadav, Associate Project Director, Grameen Foundation India, India
Anthony Walter Okello, Project Coordinator, Transforming Humanitarian Energy Access (THEA) Project – Ashden , Uganda
Awele Okigbo, CEO / Senior Communications Consultant, Credo Advisory / World Bank Group, USA
Awuor Dorothy (Maureen) Otieno, Chief Executive Officer, Nyalore Impact Limited, Kenya
Béatrice Despioch, Director & Lead Consultant, Ungana Ltd, Kenya
Benedict Kariuki, Strategy Consultant, AK Strategy & Consulting, Kenya
Bessem Enonchong, Member of Expert Team, The Global LPG Partnership(GLPGP), Cameroon
Catrine Shroff, CEO, Mwangaza Light, Kenya
Chandirekera Mutubuki-Makuyana, Country Coordinator, Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN), Zimbabwe
Chiedza Musekiwa, Business Development Officer ( Energy and Power), Africa GreenCo, Zimbabwe
Chiedza Mushawedu , Cofounder and COO, Regain 37 Pvt Ltd and ZimbosAbantu Healthcare on Wheels, Zimbabwe
Claire Kagga, Business Development Manager, GOPA Worldwide Consultants, Uganda
Cletus Sikwanda, Economist – Research, Energy Regulation Board, Zambia
Collin Hangula, Renewable Energy Projects Officer, Namibia Energy Institute, Namibia
Concepta Atieno Ojwang, Programme Analyst, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), Kenya
Danson Ligare, Director, Elite Pongamia Bioenergy Project Ltd, Kenya
David Ben Jesse, CEO, Green Drive EA Ltd, Kenya
Elizabeth Chege, Centre for Green Growth and Climate Change Executive, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya
Elizabeth Muchiri, Gas Business Consultant, Prestige Gas Solutions, Kenya
Elly Odhiambo, National Coordinator, Clean Cooking Association of Kenya (CCAK), Kenya
Emily Ochanda, Sustainable Energy and Business Development Advisor, Siganda Limited, Kenya
Fredrick Ndege, Program Associate – Knowledge and Climate Desk, African Venture Philantropy Alliance (AVPA), Kenya
Gloria Boafo-Mensah, Head of the Metrology Division, Institute of Industrial Research (CSIR-IIR), Ghana
Godiraone Goaletsa, Project Consultant-Climate Smart Agriculture, UN Women-South Africa, Botswana
Huiyi (Whitney) C., Strategy and Policy Professional, New Development Bank (NDB), China
Ilitongo Kaywala, Policy Advisor, USAID Alternatives to Charcoal Project, Zambia
Irène Inayange, Consultant, Self-employed, Burundi
Joseph Hwani, Senior Advisor (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Project Management), Topwright Global Enterprise Pty Ltd, Australia
Juliana Velloso, Energy Research Analyst, Empresa de Pesquisa Energética, Portugal
Julie Aguko, Core Expert, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), Kenya
Khosi Kumkani, Senior Associate, Financiado, South Africa
Laura Clough, Global Technical Advisor, Clean Cooking, SNV, Kenya
Laura J. D. Toledano, Founder and CEO, Vestal Energy Consultants Ltd, Uganda
Lavender Malama, Regional Engineer, Rural Electrification Authority, Zambia
Lischen Ramakhutla, Chief Operations Officer, WWF Namibia, Namibia
Magdaline Muigai , Project Officer, Dedan Kimathi University Centre for Energy Studies (DeCES), Kenya
Maitreyi Karthik, Regional Energy Analyst, RTI International, India
Mari-Louise Van Der Walt, Owner, alakriti consulting, South Africa
Marta Chaltu, Renewable Energy Consultant, Africon Energy Limited, Kenya
Monika Noshin, Associate Director-Partnership and Business Development, Heifer International, Bangladesh
Moyo Makanjuola, Founder and Managing Director, Tangram Energy Ltd – Clean Energy Solutions, UK
Nitisha Agrawal, Founder and Director, Smokeless Cookstove Foundation, India
Nkechi Cynthia Okenwa, CEO and Co-Founder, Energy Excell Systems and Solutions, Nigeria
Olayemi (Ebire) Arowolo, Manager, The Nextier, Nigeria
Osen Iyahen, Founder and CEO, Optimal Greening, Nigeria
Özge Dolunay, Scientific Researcher, Univerity of Bayreuth, Germany
Risha Mal, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Roula Inglesi-Lotz, Professor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Ruse Moleshe, Founder and Managing Director, RUBK (PTY) LTD., South Africa
Sanjidaa Hoque, Assistant Vice President, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), India
Sasmita Patnaik, Technical Assistance Lead and Gender Advisor, Tetra Tech, India
Saurabh Saraf, Co-Founder, OffserFarm, India
Sheetal Rastogi, Co-Founder and Lead – Strategy Outreach, Finovista, India
Sita Adhikari, Co-Founder and Director of Impact, Polliinate Group, Nepal
Sonia Garcha, Senior Consultant, Vrutti – Livelihood Impact Partners, India
Subash Dhakal, Energy Project Lead, SNV, Nepal
Sylvia Herzog, Director, The Charcoal Project, UK
Sylvia Mutales, Co-Founder and Business Consultant, Edgewise Business Solutions Limite, Zambia
Sylviah Mwaura, Senior Associate Energy Access Finance, GreenMax Capital Advisors, Kenya
Tiago Queiroz Santos, Founder, Managing Partner and Consultant, Your Savings, Portugal
Veronica Ngunzi, Turorial Fellow, Kenyatta University, Kenya
Virginia Njeri Njata, Managing Director, Eco Mentor Ltd, Kenya

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