The initiative aligns with the World Bank's 2024-2030 Gender Strategy
The World Bank's Women in Energy Network Africa initiative (WEN-Africa) and Karpowership have collaborated to increase female employment in Africa's energy sector.
This new partnership aims to advance gender equality within Africa's energy sector, bolstering employment opportunities for women across at least ten countries and fostering a more inclusive and sustainable future.
Aligned with the World Bank's 2024-2030 Gender Strategy, this initiative focuses on four key pillars: enhancing female employment, promoting professional development and retention, advocating for policy reforms, and strengthening STEM education for girls.
Zeynep Harezi Yılmaz, Karpowership's Chief Commercial Officer, said: "We are excited to partner with the World Bank to expand opportunities for women and to strengthen our social impact. This collaboration underscores our commitment to gender equity, and we must address gender-specific barriers which hinder women's involvement in business, by increasing the number of women studying and creating pathways for women to thrive professionally."
"We are pleased to officially partner with Karpowership and join together on our mission to accelerate gender equality and promote inclusive economic growth by enhancing women's participation in Africa's energy future," said Fowzia Hassan, Task Team Leader of WEN-Africa and Senior Energy Operations Officer at the World Bank.
Under the partnership, Karpowership has committed to several targets across the four pillars, ranging from providing career counselling sessions for female staff, internships, vocational training and scholarship programs for female students, and gender-inclusive staff policies.
