Building on Tradition as the Way to Women’s Empowerment in Cambodia
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Approximately eighty percent of
Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean
and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the
rural population lives below the national poverty line on
less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day. Even though Cambodia
is a low income country, the cost of electricity is one of
the world's highest due to limited domestic energy
resources. Over ninety percent of energy used for cooking
comes from wood and charcoal, contributing to increased
deforestation. Women traditionally shoulder the burdens of
collecting wood and cooking in Cambodian society. They to
produce ceramic cook stoves with the goal of empowering
women spend an average of three to four hours a day on
energy-related activities such as gathering fuel wood,
boiling water, and cooking. This report identified the
unique role women play in rural Cambodian households, and
describes a pilot initiative, reducing deforestation and
pollution, and promoting healthier more vibrant communities.
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AIR POLLUTION, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROGRAM, APPROACH, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BIOMASS, BIOMASS FUELS, BIOMASS USE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CHARCOAL, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CLEANER ENERGY, CLEANER ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, CLIMATE CHANGE, CO, COAL, COOK STOVE, COOK STOVES, COOKING, COOKING FUELS, COST OF ELECTRICITY, DEFORESTATION, DELIVERY OF ENERGY SERVICES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DISSEMINATION, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, ECONOMIC STATUS, ECONOMICS, ECOSYSTEMS, EMPLOYMENT, EMPOWERING WOMEN, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY DEMAND, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY SECTOR, ENERGY STRATEGY, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, FUEL, FUEL WOOD, GENDER EQUALITY, GENDER EQUITY, GENDER RELATIONS, GENERATION, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HEALTH RISKS, HEALTH SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY, HOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, LIGHTING, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, LOCAL COMMUNITY, LOW INCOME, LPG, MOTHER, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, NGOS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM GAS, POLLUTION, POST-CONFLICT, POWER, PRIMARY ENERGY, PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE, PROMOTING GENDER EQUITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, ROLE OF GENDER, RURAL AREAS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL ENERGY, RURAL ENERGY DEMAND, RURAL HOUSEHOLD, RURAL POPULATION, RURAL POVERTY, RURAL WOMEN, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, THERMAL ENERGY, TRADITIONAL FUELS, TRADITIONAL STOVE, URBAN AREAS, VILLAGE LEVEL, WOOD