Sarah Stever
Capital Country Director in Tanzania, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe, C-Quest
Sarah Stever, MA, C-Quest Capital Country Director in Tanzania, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe, is committed to transforming the lives of rural families. Sarah is an experienced international and domestic development practitioner, awarded National Recognition for Teambuilding, Fiscal Integrity, and outstanding Emergency Response Planning in the United States. At C-Quest Capital, Sarah specializes in opening new countries of operation and supporting high-performing teams to deliver exceptional results. With an MA from the Institute of Development Studies in Food and Development, Sarah is inspired by the passion and excitement for clean cooking and the difference it brings to women, children, families, and our planet.
Day 0
October 10
Sessions by Sarah Stever
Day 1
October 11
Sessions by Sarah Stever
4:55 pm-5:55 pm
Breakout Room C
Growing People, Growing Businesses, Growing Economies
Achieving universal access to clean cooking requires enabling policies, increased financing, and innovative business models. But there is another necessary factor that is often overlooked: whether we have the skilled workforce to deliver. Despite growing demand for clean cooking appliances and fuels, there is a shortage of talent to design, manufacture, distribute, and maintain the solutions as well as driving innovations on policy and financing. Scaling the clean cooking sector is a massive economic opportunity, with the potential to create millions of decent jobs across its diverse value chains, including in remote communities that need economic activity the most, and for women and youth who are most affected by the lack of clean cooking access.
This session will discuss the economic opportunity of clean cooking, the job opportunities associated with the sector and the skills and talent gap this has highlighted, along with exploring solutions to ensure the necessary workforce to provide affordable, accessible clean cooking solutions to billions of people around the world.
Speakers
Kigen Chelimo
Principal, Open Capital Advisors/Arcadia
Davina Ngei
Communications Manager, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition
Sarah Stever
Capital Country Director in Tanzania, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe, C-Quest
Adaku Ufere
Chief of Party, Power Africa West Africa Energy Program
Day 2
October 12
Sessions by Sarah Stever
Day 3
October 13
Sessions by Sarah Stever
Day 4
October 14
Sessions by Sarah Stever
Sessions by Sarah Stever
Sessions by Sarah Stever
4:55 pm-5:55 pm
Breakout Room C
Growing People, Growing Businesses, Growing Economies
Achieving universal access to clean cooking requires enabling policies, increased financing, and innovative business models. But there is another necessary factor that is often overlooked: whether we have the skilled workforce to deliver. Despite growing demand for clean cooking appliances and fuels, there is a shortage of talent to design, manufacture, distribute, and maintain the solutions as well as driving innovations on policy and financing. Scaling the clean cooking sector is a massive economic opportunity, with the potential to create millions of decent jobs across its diverse value chains, including in remote communities that need economic activity the most, and for women and youth who are most affected by the lack of clean cooking access.
This session will discuss the economic opportunity of clean cooking, the job opportunities associated with the sector and the skills and talent gap this has highlighted, along with exploring solutions to ensure the necessary workforce to provide affordable, accessible clean cooking solutions to billions of people around the world.
Speakers
Kigen Chelimo
Principal, Open Capital Advisors/Arcadia
Davina Ngei
Communications Manager, Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition
Sarah Stever
Capital Country Director in Tanzania, The Gambia, and Zimbabwe, C-Quest
Adaku Ufere
Chief of Party, Power Africa West Africa Energy Program