Biofuels and women's empowerment: theoretical and practical analysis in rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa

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Title:	Biofuels and women's empowerment: theoretical and practical analysis in rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:	Verhoog, Suzanne
Year:	2010
Pages:	61
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Heerlen
Publisher:	Open Universiteit
Geographic terms:	Subsaharan Africa India
Subjects:	biofuels women empowerment energy policy theses (form)
Abstract:	This thesis has tested the hypothesis that the empowerment of women in rural India and Sub-Saharan Africa can be improved through small-scale biofuel projects. A methodological analysis has been performed, based upon information gathered from eight case studies in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia and India. On the basis of three main indicators; empowerment, poverty and environment, a set of parameters has been developed. It appears that the empowerment of women can be improved through biofuel projects, with a higher chance of success if the focus of the project is on women's empowerment. Gender issues are closely related to access to energy and poverty; therefore it is recommended for governments to adopt gender sensitive policies in their energy and poverty policies. [ASC Leiden abstract]