World Environment Day is observed on June 5th each year, as it has been since the United Nations instituted this global event in 1974. Its purpose is to promote awareness...
Providing renewable energy at a subsidised rate for underserved rural and peri-urban women.
Value chain of women enterprise involving over 2million women across Nigeria.
RUWES MODEL
To mobilise the women to lead the demand for increased access to clean energy products, RUWES created the ‘Gender Social Enterprise Model’, which aims to make access to energy easier
PURPOSE OF RUWES INITIATIVE
It is targeted towards the under-served rural woman, usually off grid, energy poor and has the highest incidence of health-related issues from harmful energy practices
OBJECTIVES OF RUWES
Creating sources of income and serving as a means of poverty alleviation by providing energy for homes and small businesses
About RUWES
Rural Women Energy Security Ltd/Gte (RUWES) is a Non-Profit Organisation targeted towards saving lives, protecting the environment and improving the economy. RUWES is also aimed at providing renewable energy at a subsidised rate for underserved rural and peri-urban women.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), smoke from indoor air pollution causes over 100,000 deaths in Nigeria every year, mostly women and children. Owing to the energy poverty prevalent in the rural areas, most households depend on firewood for cooking and heating purposes.
The National Clean Cooking Scheme (NCCS)
The National Clean Cooking Scheme is the cooking component of the RUWES. It seeks to address the need for clean cooking technologies. It is also an ongoing initiative, which is implemented in different states and rural communities of the nation according to available resources, in conjunction with our development partners.
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RUWES EVENTS
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The RUWES Initiative Stakeholders workshop is an annual event organised to address and sensitise the rural women who are the end users of these clean cookstoves and who also are...
The government of Sokoto State, in collaboration with RUWES, held a train the trainers (TOT) workshop to train up to 50 women selected across the State to undergo renewable energy...
In a bid to scale up access to clean energy for women in the rural Zamfara State, and with support from its development partners, a pilot of the RUWES-LGA Partnership...
The RUWES Woman to Woman Campaign was flagged off on the 13th November 2014 by the Honourable Minister of Environment – Mrs Lawrentia Laraba Mallam, the Permanent Secretary of the...
The Rural Stakeholders Forum held on the 13th November 2014 at the National Universities Commission (NUC), Abuja. The forum, which had in attendance RUWES Advisory Board Chair, the Minister of...
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Improved access to clean and affordable energy solutions, leading to enhanced quality of life and economic opportunities
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Saving Lives
Access to clean and sustainable energy sources directly impacts health outcomes. RUWES’ initiatives reduce reliance on harmful traditional fuels like wood or kerosene, mitigating indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases. By promoting clean cooking and lighting
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