Enhancing Women’s Leadership and Involvement in Cuba’s Renewable Energy Sector

About this project

This project supports vulnerable communities in Holguin, particularly women, by improving their access to renewable energy (RE) technology and enhancing women’s involvement in the RE sector. Project activities include: (1) the installation of RE equipment, expected to benefit women-headed households, local and regional health facilities, local child centres and local workers in surrounding agricultural industries; (2) developing RE gender-responsive academic curricula and learning material and enhancing the RE training capacity of women professors in three higher education institutions; (3) implementing strategies that encourage women’s participation and engagement as decision-makers in the RE sector—this includes strategies to increase women’s enrollment RE studies; and (4) working with Cuba’s Ministry of Mines and Energy to develop a gender equality strategy for the RE sector.

Published by

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) · Government

Countries

Cuba

Sectors

Energy policy and administrative managementEnergy sector policy, planning and administrationEnergy education/trainingHydro-electric power plantsSolar energy for centralised grids

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributes

Published by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: CA-3-P005464001.

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