In 2025, the “Women in Clean Cooking” (WICC) mentorship program will support women in the clean cooking sector, offering benefits that include:
Gaining experience from seasoned professionals in the energy sector;
Obtaining career-enhancing activities to support concrete goals;
Enhancing professional and personal development;
Fostering strategic thinking and innovative ideas.
Call for Mentees
The application criteria are as follows:
Must be a national from Africa, Asia, or Haiti and working in any country in Africa or Asia, or Haiti.
Must be a woman working in clean cooking, with a strong personal interest in contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals 5 and 7 by supporting the engagement of other women in the process and a commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Must work in an early to mid-career position, with 2 – 10 years of work experience.
The mentorship program is also designed around the following parameters:
Virtual networking opportunities at international energy and/or renewables events.
Regional focus on early to mid-career professionals in Africa, Asia, and Haiti;
Bilateral interaction for 11 months between mentees and mentors along mutually agreed professional development targets;
Careful matchmaking and continuous support by the GWNET Secretariat, alongside CCA and SEforALL;
A series of exclusive curated knowledge-transfer webinars based on needs stated by the mentee cohort;
Skill-building elements for professional leadership and communication;
