African Power Girls Rising

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About the Campaign

African Power Girls Rising is a campaign to encourage you – girls and young women in Southern Africa – to consider careers in the sustainable energy sector.

What does it mean to work in the sustainable energy sector? By working in sustainable energy, you can help power your society with clean, modern, renewable sources such as solar, wind and hydro power! You can also contribute to more efficient use of energy – being smarter with how we use it, so that we reduce costs, pollution and harm to the climate.

The shift to renewables is a big change – a change that needs your ideas and talents. We believe that an energy sector that includes the voices and skills of everyone – women and men – can better power communities and provide equal economic opportunities, while also preserving the health of our environment.

Meet Some POWERful Women

Real stories from women leading Africa’s energy transformation. 

Opportunities In Sustainable Energy

The sustainable energy sector across Southern Africa is broad, offering numerous career paths and job opportunities. So where do you start? How do you start? We’ve put together a few interesting resources to give you an idea of what options are available to you and how those might match your interests.

12 PhD Fellowships in Climate and Development

Scholarships and Other Opportunities

The African Climate Collaborative is pleased to invite applications for 12 PhD fellowships to support participation in a four-year doctoral training programme in Climate and Development. 

GN-SEC Young Professionals Programme at CEREEAC

Young Professionals Programme

The Central Africa Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (CEREEAC), a member of the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC), is recruiting a Young Professional to join its team in Luanda, Angola, for a period of 12 months.

Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program

Mentorship

Calling all women in junior and mid-level management in the energy storage sector! Are you looking for a chance to take your career to the next level? Then apply for the Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program!

CorpsAfrica

Volunteering

CorpsAfrica recruits and trains young Africans and connects them with rural communities to support locally-defined projects and build resilient communities across 11 African countries.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

Scholarships and Other Opportunities

The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI).

Chevening Scholarship

Scholarships and Other Opportunities

Chevening empowers exceptional future leaders from around the world to work with the UK to build a more resilient, prosperous, and sustainable future.

Why Choose a Career in Sustainable Energy? 

There are many choices of careers available to you. So why sustainable energy?

Opportunity and Variety

Impact and Purpose

Growth and Security

Innovation and Excitement

Belonging and Inclusion

There are many choices of careers available to you. So why sustainable energy?

35% Renewable Energy by 2030

Southern African countries plan to generate 35% of all energy from renewable sources by 2030 (2018 report). To make this happen, the sector needs many, many more people, in all sorts of roles.

We need not just engineers, but also policy specialists, investors, researchers, designers, economists, lawyers, video producers, tech innovators and community advocates, to name just a few…

Technical

Engineers, Tech Innovators, Researchers

Creative

Designers, Video Producers, Tech Innovators

Strategic

Policy Specialists, Investors, Economists, Lawyers

Whether you enjoy creative tasks or prefer to come up with technical solutions, a career in energy allows you to do work that really matters – powering your community and shaping a brighter future for your country!

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