Closing The Gender Gap In The Climate Change Space
March 8 is International Women’s Day
March 8 is International Women’s Day
With a myriad of very colorful charts, a new report from Carbon Tracker makes the point that the majority of new global generating power will be wind and solar. The authors predict a leapfrog effect in countries where there is no developed power grid. As power needs increase, people will … [continued]
CleanTechnica has covered Solar Sister in the past, though an organization like this goes through many phases, as the CEO shared with me. Read on for the latest on this super non-profit. After hearing a presentation on Solar Sister at a Women in Climate Tech webinar earlier this year, I … [continued]
One year after our first chat, The Beam spoke again with Katherine Lucey, founder and CEO of Solar Sister, to see how 2020 changed things.
“Efforts to reach last-mile customers need to be based on a solid understanding of their needs.”
A message from our friends at Solar Sister.
Reaching the last-mile is essential and it cannot be achieved without intentional and meaningful investment in local women.
Zachary Shahan, director & chief editor here at CleanTechnica, earlier this year spoke to Katherine Lucey, CEO & Founder of Solar Sister, after the Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony. He inquired, “What can you say about what inspired you to start Solar Sister? And has it grown as you expected or has it been different than you expected?”
As a social enterprise, Solar Sister works to eradicate energy poverty by offering local women a chance to kickstart a clean energy business.
I sat through another Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony yesterday, and it again moved me to tears. No, it’s not normal for me to be moved to tears, but the deep, powerful, inspirational change that certain finalists communicated was too much for the emotional sensors behind my eyes.