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Empowering Women in Cuba’s Renewable Energy Sector
Sherritt is a proud co-funder, along with Global Affairs Canada and the Government of Cuba, of Empowering Women’s Leadership and Participation in the Renewable Energy Sector in Cuba (FORMER – Cuba), a multi-year community benefits project being implemented by Cowater International in partnership with Union Eléctrica, the official Cuban counterpart.
FORMER aims to enhance the social and economic well-being of women and vulnerable communities through the use of renewable energy in Cuba.
Specifically, this project aims to:
- Increase the productivity of women in Holguin through the utilization of climate-resilient renewable energy technologies;
- Increase the participation of women in the renewable energy educational sector; and
- Develop a more robust, inclusive and gender-responsive renewable energy sector in Cuba.
To learn more about this project and partnership, please read this case study.