AWEaP
African Women in Energy and Power (AWEaP) is a Non-profit company established to accelerate African women entrepreneurs’ participation in the Power and Energy sector.
Eradicate Energy Poverty
AWEaP is premised on the conviction that to eradicate energy poverty on the African continent, Africa needs commercially viable, multi-stakeholder driven initiatives that will ensure the meaningful economic participation of women.
Women
Women have a powerful legacy of navigating the African business terrain with its complex challenges; they have successfully operated sustainable informal enterprises.
Their track record
for cross-border trade has proved that they are both courageous and innovative in finding solutions to address local socio-economic challenges.
African Women in Energy and Power
AWEaP Events
We are thrilled to announce a significant collaboration between the African Women In Energy and Power (AWEaP) and the Global Energy Transition Congress and Exhibition (GET). AWEaP joins as an Associate Partner for the GET Congress and Exhibition, showcasing its unwavering commitment to fostering equity within Africa’s energy landscape.
… We strongly believe that, both in the public and private sector, we must have leadership bodies that reflect the societies they live in, for better, more sustainable, long-term results,”
Vanessa Moungar,
director of the African Development Bank’s gender, women and civil society department; and 2018 Forbes Afrique’s Top 100 under 40 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/693/183756.html
AWEaP B2B Missions
The energy landscape is undergoing a significant transformation globally, with a growing emphasis on transitioning to clean and sustainable energy sources. Africa, as a continent, holds immense potential to harness these renewable energy resources and play a pivotal role in achieving a just energy transition. To ensure an inclusive and prosperous energy ecosystem in Africa during and beyond this transition, it is crucial to empower African women entrepreneurs and connect them with global energy technology companies through targeted Business-to-Business (B2B) missions.
AWEaP believes that B2B missions is one of the ways to remove entre barriers for women owned energy companies. Through this mission women will be connected to technology companies and investors.
LET’S START
We are the bridge between opportunity seekers and opportunity enablers and opportunity creators. We are both participants in the sector and partners to sector players.