THE SHINE COLLAB PARTNER RESOURCES

The SHINE Collab connects you with research, tools and best practices to help you prioritize just, clean, distributed energy solutions initiatives focused on:

• Reaching the hardest-to-reach communities.
• Incorporating the full participation of communities in developing locally-owned, affordable clean energy assets that improve and sustain their livelihoods.
• Empowering by women, indigenous persons, and racial and cultural minorities in their respective contexts
• Respecting human rights and the environment while serving communities left behind by centralized, large-scale energy access initiatives.

WHAT WE’RE READING

Empowering Africa’s Future: Meet the Trailblazing Women Harnessing the Sun’s Power Aug 2024. In a world where climate change is reshaping our environment, a group of visionary African women is leading the charge towards a sustainable future. These “Sisters of Sunlight ” are not only breaking barriers in the male-dominated field of renewable energy but are also lighting the way for a new era of empowerment and environmental stewardship. Discover their inspiring journey as they harness the power of the sun to transform lives and communities across the continent.

How decentralised renewable energy impacts incomes and climate, May 2024. The energy transition should do more than secure livelihoods; it should help them grow. Here’s how decentralised renewable energy (DRE) can help achieve this. By Harish Hande, CEO, Selco Foundation.

Private Businesses Alone Can’t bring energy to the Last Mile, April 2024. The critical role of women and communities in moving to a just energy transition and why new business models and innovative financing are a must to achieve sustainable power shifts.

Engaging People for Just Transitions, IDS Jan 2023. Research delivering Key insights that might inform contemporary efforts to ensure that energy transitions are just transitions.

Why Off-Grid Energy Matters 2024, 60decibels, March 2024. In case you didn’t believe the substantial impacts that access to electricity through off grid solar solutions delivers, this report is for you.  Includes data reinforcing the role of women and local entrepreneurs in generating positive impacts through off grid solar solutions.

Gender Just Transition: A Path to System Change, WEDO, November 2023. What do we mean by a gender just transition and how does this recognize energy as an essential element without perpetuating the same systems of oppression, exploitation, and extraction of both people and the planet.

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Power to the People Webinar 3 Communique

Highlights on how community-led, decentralized renewable energy enables gender and climate solutions….

Empowering Communities for a Just Energy Transition
Highlights from Climate Week 2024: A Transformative Dialogue on Energy, Justice, and Community Leadership During Climate Week 2024,

WEDO, Shine Collab, and key partners hosted a powerful discussion on achieving a just energy transition. Experts from Zimbabwe, South Africa, India, and the US shared insights on how philanthropy and policy can empower communities, focusing on people-centered, rights-based approaches to shift power into the hands of those most affected. Watch to explore how we can transform the energy landscape together, centering justice and community leadership.

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Navigating Africa’s Energy Transition: A Call for Social Justice (October 2024)

Africa’s energy transition is critical, but who pays the price? Explore the October 2024 SHINE blog to uncover the social justice challenges facing communities as the continent shifts to renewables while grappling with extraction and inequality.

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Power to the People: A Gender Just Energy Transition and Why It Matters (July 2024) Webinar Follow-up: Click to read.

May 2024 Update from Mela Chiponda: Download or read here.