Comrade Aisha Ibrahim, The National Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) has been inaugurated as a member on the Committee of Women LPG Scale –Up and empowerment initiative.
The steering committee which was inaugurated by the Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman- Ibrahim is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) that focuses on ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The members of the committee include- Professor Mohammed M. Ibrahim mni (Chairman NGEP) , Dr. Maryam Keshinro (Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs), Princess Edna Azura (President NCWS) and others.
The steering committee has been tasked with the strategic oversight, coordination and facilitation of the Clean Cooking initiative to be energized by LPG which is abundant in Nigeria for Nigerian households at National and sub-national levels .
The committee is set to have a Strategic Planning and Policy Development, Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration, Resource Mobilization, Technology Selection and Distribution, Capacity Building, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting, Risk Management and Mitigation, Sustainability and Scalability with expected outcomes of Widespread adoption of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) and technologies on entrepreneurial bases among Nigerian women Nationwide, improved health outcomes through reduced indoor air pollution, enhanced environmental conversation through reduced reliance on traditional biomass fuels, Economic empowerment of women through participation in clean cooking value chains, Strengthening capacity of national and sub-national governments to implement and sustain LPG based clean energy initiates.
The Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Imaan Sulaiman –Ibrahim who is the chairperson of the committee in her speech expressed her excitement to make significant advancement in line with the strategic roadmap towards eradicating energy poverty and ensuring that women, especially at the grassroot are not just beneficiaries of clean energy but active creators , entrepreneurs and leaders within it.
She noted hat there are already blue print aligned with SDG 7 on energy access, our national Contributions (NDCs) , and the Beinjing +30 CEDAW frameworks. What is needed now is execution that will yield results. She also urged the committee members to bring in their experience, creativity and conviction into this process.
She emphasized the initiative is more than cooking fuels. It is about health, it is about climate action, it is about economic freedom. It is about dignity and above all, it is about empowering Nigerian women to light the path to national development.
Weekenders magazine online congratulates the Committee and pledges support with media coverage of their activities.
