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GENDER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE PHILIPPINES:
A community-based microhydro project in Kalinga and a PV-battery
charging station in Southern Leyte1
Feri G. Lumampao, Victoria Lopez and Lisa Go
APPROTECH ASIA
(The Asian Alliance of Appropriate Technology Practitioners, Inc.)
G/F, Philippine Social Development Center Building
Magallanes corner Real Street, Intramuros
Manila 1002, Philippines
E-mail address: info@approtech.org
1 This report is an output of the Collaborative Research Group on Gender and Energy (CRGGE) with support from the
ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy and the United Kingdom Department for International
Development (DFID) KaR research project R8346 on “Gender as a Key Variable in Energy Interventions.” For more
information and other publications of the CRGGE and the DFID project, see www.energia.org/crgge.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Abstract .................................................................................................................................................... 4
Acknowledgements.................................................................................................................................. 6
Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 7
The Study’s Focus and Methods Used.................................................................................................. 7
Women’s participation in the projects .................................................................................................. 7
Some Benefits and Impacts of the Renewable Energy Projects ........................................................... 8
Recommendations................................................................................................................................ 9
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