Cowater International Inc.
$7,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Cuba
- Fiscal year
- 2019-2020
- Agreement period
- February 19, 2020 – March 31, 2026
- Project status
- Implementation
- Reference
- CA-3-P005464001
Published purpose
This project supports vulnerable communities in Holguin, particularly women, by improving their access to renewable energy (RE) technology and enhancing women’s involvement in the RE sector. Project activities include: (1) the installation of RE equipment, expected to benefit women-headed households, local and regional health facilities, local child centres and local workers in surrounding agricultural industries; (2) developing RE gender-responsive academic curricula and learning material and enhancing the RE training capacity of women professors in three higher education institutions; (3) implementing strategies that encourage women’s participation and engagement as decision-makers in the RE sector—this includes strategies to increase women’s enrollment RE studies; and (4) working with Cuba’s Ministry of Mines and Energy to develop a gender equality strategy for the RE sector.
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This project supports vulnerable communities in Holguin, Cuba, particularly women, by improving access to renewable energy technology and increasing women's involvement in the renewable energy sector through equipment installation, training, and policy development.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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