South Asia Women in Energy

About Us

The South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) is a joint initiative by US Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) that engages with women professionals representing the energy sector on gender sensitivity and inclusion with the aim to enhance the skills of women executives through knowledge exchange programs.

Further, it identifies women leaders in the energy and infrastructure space who have shown exemplary leadership and highlight their contributions towards the sector to promote gender inclusiveness policies and motivate aspiring qualified women to opt for careers in Indian and global energy as well as industrial and manufacturing spaces.

SAWIE was formally launched by Edgard D. Kagan, Deputy Chief of U.S. Mission to India during the 2^nd International Conference on Large-scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in September 2019. Since then, we have successfully engaged in conversations towards furthering our objectives.

Mission & Vison

Increase the representation of women in leadership levels in the energy, industrial and manufacturing industries across the South Asia Region, enabling diversity in decision making.

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Key Objectives

Key Objectives of SAWIE : To achieve the key objectives of SAWIE, working group-based model is identified for capacity building of women professionals across various sectors and functional areas. The outcomes delivered by each working group will be shared with the larger SAWIE network, and made freely available to anyone interested in the activities or events of each working group.

Increased visibility by recognizing women leaders’ contribution in the energy sector.

Recognition

Ready access to diverse group of women leaders, mentors and fellow colleagues from a variety of institutions to learn from each other.

Networking

Increased knowledge about global best practices on gender integration and latest energy developments and opportunities.

Knowledge Sharing

Increased opportunities to get mentored and trained by successful women leaders and mentors.

Mentorship & Training

Evidence based collaborations established with other like-minded organizations.

Policy & Advocacy

Our Objectives

Increased visibility by recognizing women leaders’ contribution in the energy sector.

RECOGNITION

Ready access to diverse group of women leaders, mentors and fellow colleagues from a variety of institutions to learn from each other.

NETWORKING

Increased knowledge about global best practices on gender integration and latest energy developments and opportunities.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING

Increased opportunities to get mentored and trained by successful women leaders and mentors.

MENTORSHIP & TRAINING

Evidence based collaborations established with other like-minded organizations.

POLICY & ADVOCACY