Processing Workshop on "PITSTOP 2: �“Gender in Focus: Data is their personal story"  �20 Sept 2024, 13:00 - 15:30 

Center for Empowerment, iNnovation and Training on Renewable Energy – Women in Inclusive and Sustainable Energy (WISE)

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Introduction

• CentRE
• WISE

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WISE Initiative

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From data to power

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Inclusive/ Gender-responsive policies

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Participatory Asset Mapping

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INTRODUCTION

CENTER �FOR EMPOWERMENT,�INNOVATION�AND TRAINING�ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

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25 RE advocates, developers, electric cooperatives, academic centers/researchers, labor union, youth, and social impact investors engaging on sustainable energy, climate change, just transition, environment and good governance

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a hub for knowledge, social innovation, policy studies, advocacy and community and women empowerment towards achieving 100 percent renewable energy in the Philippines

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RE-CLAIM – realize RE through Capacity building, Linkages, Advocacy, Innovation and Mobilization.

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address energy poverty, high electricity rates, and climate change in a just, sustainable and democratic manner.

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Women in Inclusive and Sustainable Energy (WISE)�

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• A dialogue series and platform for exchanges and collaboration among women to share their stories about their energy situation and their solutions or recommendations to address their energy concerns

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• Aims: exchange on and documentation of women’s situation and initiatives vv energy access and just energy transition
• Direction: bring together and broaden women advocates for renewable energy and just transition

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• An initiative of CentRE with FES Philippines, and organizations advocating for gender equality, energy democracy and just energy transition.

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since 2021

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• WOMEN’S NARRATIVE ON ENERGY ACCESS AND PARTICIPATION through DIALOGUE with women across sectors, and document their situation and initiatives v.v. energy access and just energy transition

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• GENDER MAINSTREAMING: Promote gender-inclusive / responsive sustainable energy policies and programs

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• CAPACITY-BUILDING to empower women to realize clean and sustainable energy and enable them improve economic, social, and personal growth

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• NETWORK of women as sustainable energy movers. Bring together and broaden women advocates and actors for renewable energy and just transition

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KEY GOALS

WISE �Initiative

KEY ACTIVITIES

FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSIONS (FGDs) ONLINE

Rural, urban poor, informal workers, academe

Rural workers, RE developers, home-based/informal workers

SURVEY

400 respondents

CAPACITY-BUILDING

Training on Energy Efficiency/Conservation/Management

Training Program on Pico-Hydro Development

ADVOCACY: GENDER-RESPONSIVE POLICIES

Congress (Energy Comm, Women’s Comm, M/SMEs), LGUs (LEC, GAD)

FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSIONS (FGDs) ONSITE

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FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Takuma Hayashi

Women in various sectors (2021)

Graham Barnes

Davao (2022)

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Mirjam Nilsson

Women in urban areas (2021)

Rowan Murphy

GMA, Cavite (2022)

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Flora Berggren

women in rural areas (2021)

Elizabeth Moore

Malalison Island, Antique (2022)

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Rajesh Santoshi

Zamboanga (2022)

Robin Kline

Romblon (2022)

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FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSIONS

Takuma Hayashi

solarized socialized housing ALPAS Housing,, Bulacan (2023)

Mirjam Nilsson

Hydropower host community

KALIPI, Cavinti, Laguna (2023)

Flora Berggren

women in energy sector - priv. RE developers (2023)

SURVEY (2022)

Takuma Hayashi

Payatas, Quezon City

Mirjam Nilsson

Smokey Mountain, Tondo

Flora Berggren

Davao del Sur

Rajesh Santoshi

Zamboanga del Norte

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human-assisted survey (questionnaire & interview)

online survey using kobotoolbox.org

KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS (2023)

Takuma Hayashi

Grace Gabis

Department of Energy

Mirjam Nilsson

Prof. Lisa Rosel

UP CSWCD

Flora Berggren

National Electrification Administration (NEA) Training Institute

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in-person and online interview

From DATA

to POWER/ empowerment

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2021

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2022 SURVEY PARTICIPANTS' PROFILE

• 396 surveys were processed out of 500 surveys expected from the field
• Most were between the ages of 41 to 59 years old
• Most were mothers, 48% are homemakers
• Most are caretakers or care providers/workers at home
• For those who work in a sector, they work in energy, manufacturing, and banking
• Areas surveyed: Metro Manila, Batangas, Laguna, Payatas, Romblon but most are from Luzon area

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KEY RESULTS: 2023 FGDs and KII

WITHIN HOUSEHOLDS:

• Women are responsible for household budgets, and financing household expenses (for single moms)
• Electricity prices are highly unaffordable (i.e. ave. P6000 in Cavinti; P5000 in Zamboanga); high prices prevent women from some livelihood activities like selling ice cream. (note: the 2011 Household Electricity Consumption Survey (HECS) indicates that 6/10 electrified households earned below ₱10,000 a month)
• women are seemingly unaware of how their energy/electricity systems work. When asked why their electricity prices were so high, women from Cavinti provided various reasons why, without clear consensus
• Many women reported going to sleep at midnight and waking up at 5 AM to take care of their children and do chores around the house. Manual laundry is the most time-consuming chore. High elec. price prevents them from using washing machines.
• Electricity access was linked to a stronger sense of security among women. Streetlights at night would allow women to feel safer walking in the dark

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KEY RESULTS: 2023 FGDs and KII

WITHIN INDUSTRY:

• Women faced many barriers to entering the power industry, as it was a field that was more STEM oriented, long seen as masculine.
• Having strong training programs and opportunities is important in building one’s career.
• Women need spaces to breastfeed, or daycare services by their companies so that they are able to work even with children.

MOVING FORWARD:

leveling the playing field for women, both in terms of electricity access and working in the power sector, should be a priority for energy policy in the Philippines.

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gaps & challenges in data collection

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GENDER-DISAGGREGATED DATA

• no gender-disaggregation in government data such as by PSA and DOE
• household electrification
• energy industry workers
• policy/decision-makers on energy matters

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WOMEN ENERGY NEEDS/BEHAVIOR

• insufficient record on energy access of and impacts on women
• women’s energy situation seldom presented or tackled in government policy discussions
• less documentation of women’s stories of change or participation in energy transition

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Inclusive /

Gender-responsive Energy Policies

and Programs

TOOLS to realize POWER

Capacity-building

• Understanding gender rights / socio-economic rights
• Training on energy efficiency and management
• Training on RE development (i.e. picohydro)
• GAD planning & budgeting

Gender-responsive policies & programs

• on energy access, planning and development
• gender and development for energy
• setting a benchmark: modern energy minimum

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Financing/Investing in Women

• GAD for women’s power
• scholarship for female STEM students
• seats for women in decision making
• energy industry workforce allotment for women

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Participatory

Asset Mapping

Steps

Participatory

Asset Mapping

Formulate Research Question

Identify method and tools to collect asset information

Analysis of Results

Informed and Realistic Action Planning

Follow-up and Sharing of Results

Conclusion�

• With less or dismal gender-disaggregated published data in the Philippines, the primary data collected through FGDs, surveys, and personal interviews with women provide a more realistic picture of women in the country as regards their energy access, coping mechanisms, and participation in improving their energy situation.
• These data are instrumental in effecting change as they can serve as strong bases for the drafting and implementation of relevant gender-responsive policies and programs.
• There are several community needs and assets mapping tools that may be used to make data collection participatory and include a significant number of women.

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Thank you

Engr. Aira Camille Turla

acturla@thecentre.ph

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Timeline

Sep 20XX

Synergize scalable �e-commerce

Jan 20XX

Coordinate e-business applications

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May 20XX

Deploy strategy networks with compelling e-business needs

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Nov 20XX

Disseminate standardized �metrics

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Mar 20XX

Foster holistically superior methodologies

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Areas of focus

B2B market �scenarios​

• Develop winning strategies to keep ahead of the competition
• Capitalize on low-hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value
• Visualize customer directed convergence

Cloud-based opportunities

• Iterative approaches to corporate strategy
• Establish a management framework from the inside

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How we get there​

ROI​

Envision multimedia-based expertise and cross-media growth strategies​��Visualize quality intellectual capital​��Engage worldwide methodologies with web-enabled technologies​�​

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Niche markets

Pursue scalable customer service through sustainable strategies​��Engage top-line web services with cutting-edge deliverables​

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Supply chains​

Cultivate one-to-one customer service with robust ideas​��Maximize timely deliverables for real-time schemas

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