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Mainstreaming Gender Equality and Social Inclusion for a Just Energy Transition in Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania (JustGESI)
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JustGESI Workshop in Cape Town: Advancing Gender Equality and Social Inclusion for an Inclusive Energy Future
The JustGESI team held its first in-person workshop in Cape Town from 6–9 October 2025, hosted by the African Climate and Development Initiative at the University of Cape Town. Our team of researchers and practitioners from six countries and diverse disciplines examined GESI policies in national energy strategies, identified policy-practice and data gaps, and reflected on what it takes to advance just, inclusive, and sustainable energy futures.
Why Just Transitions Must Begin with Place: Insights from a Field Visit to the Langa Township
As part of the JustGESI annual meeting in Cape Town this October, our team visited Langa Township to learn from its histories and present realities. Drawing on this experience, Dr Rihab Khalid reflects on how the legacies of apartheid urbanism continue to shape everyday lives in the township, reminding us that the questions of energy justice are inseparable from issues of space, place, memory, and care.
Powering Africa’s Future: Europe’s Role in Advancing Mission 300
On 5th June 2025, the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) hosted an event titled “Powering Africa’s Future: Europe’s Role in Advancing Mission 300” in London
Energy Research Day at the University of Cape Town
The University of Cape Town (UCT) hosted a dedicated Energy Research Day for staff and postgraduate students engaged in energy-related research
Incorporating gender and social inclusion aspects into Mozambique’s National Energy Compact
JustGESI co-investigators from the Centre for Research on Governance and Development (CPGD), recently participated in the public consultation on Mozambique’s National Energy Compact.
TaTEDO-SESO implements MECS programs in Tanzania
The UK Embassy in Dar es Salaam invited and engaged TaTEDO-SESO in a two-day event.. Find out more about the meeting ad watch a video featuring the UK’s Ambassador to Tanzania demonstrating the use of an Electric Pressure Cooker and other clean cooking appliances in her own kitchen.
JustGESI attend the TEA Platform Delivery Review Workshop
Professor Vanesa Castán Broto attended the Transforming Energy Access (TEA) Platform Delivery Review Workshop to showcase the JustGESI project in a session titled “Partnerships with Academia”.
Ayrton Challenge Programme Workshop
The UKRI Ayrton Challenge Programme held a Workshop for Award Holders on 4th March 2025 at The Westminster London in London.
JustGESI Xchange
JustGESI in-country project partners introduce themselves and their organisations to the JustGESI co-investigators.