Mentorship & Gender
Carol is passionate about increasing access to electricity through research and innovation, regulation and policy in the energy sector, mentorship of women in energy and gender equality.
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Women In Energy
I'm reaching out to you today with an urgent and meaningful cause that’s close to my heart. At E-Safiri, we’re on a mission to drive Africa’s transition to sustainable transport, particularly among women in rural communities. But we can’t do it alone—we need your support to make a tangible impact.
We partnered with the Awuoth Widows and Orphans CBO, a community-based organization in rural Kenya. These incredible women, who have been profoundly affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, are striving to make a living by farming African Leafy Vegetables. However, they face significant challenges in transporting their produce to market, often spending more on transportation than they earn. This is a roadblock to their economic independence.
In 2023, we launched the SUN-RUN pilot, providing these women with electric three-wheelers and sustainable cold storage solutions. The results were extraordinary:
- 50% increase in revenue due to reduced transportation costs and improved access to markets.
- Faster turnaround times for their farm produce.
- Significant savings that could be reinvested into their businesses and communities.
While we’ve set up a charging hub and cold storage facilities, the women still need electric three-wheelers to fully capitalize on these opportunities.
This is where I’m calling on your support. We’re raising funds to provide two electric
three-wheelers for the Awuoth widows, empowering them to transport their produce efficiently and
sustainably.
How You Can Help:
Please consider donating to our GoFundMe campaign. Your contribution will have a direct and lasting
impact on 400 widows and their families, helping them break free from the cycle of poverty and
achieve economic independence.
Women In Energy
Carol was featured in EPRA's Q1 Energy Scoop Newsletter, where she discussed the importance of expanding e-mobility to rural areas of Kenya. She highlighted the benefits of e-mobility, such as reduced carbon emissions and enhanced energy security. She also emphasized E-Safiri's mission to empower women and youth while providing sustainable transportation solutions.
Read the article here
Women In Energy
Carol wrote for Lights on Women on the role of women in the Just Energy transition.
Read the article here
Mentorship
Carol was invited as a speaker at the Technical University of Berlin.
She presented to the engineering students on sustainable innovation and how she has managed to
integrate this in the e-Safiri's business model on 24th January 2022 in Berlin, Germany.
Women In Energy
Carol was featured by journalists from Akronos, Italy in the African Youth Project. The publication featured Carol at her day to day engagements in increasing electricity access in Kenya, and her motivation to pursue mentorship that would empower more women to join the engineering work force.
Watch the publication here
Mentorship
Carol was featured in a publication by the Moving Women Empowerment Network on 27th May 2021 highlighting her role in STEM to empower and encourage other women to join these professions.
Women In Energy
Carol worked together with Enel Foundation to prepare
a publication on the previous women fellows of the Open
Africa Power Fellowship. It was shared widely to encourage young women in energy in Africa to
apply to the 2020 programme.
The publication highlighted the profiles and backgrounds of the women who had previously attended
the programme.
Mentorship
Carol joined the members of the Fanusi Mentoring Program as a mentor for university/college girls' transition to the workforce.
Mentorship
As a graduate assistant at the University of Glasgow, Carol mentored a group of 1st Year students in
the design of a Thermoelectric Generator (TEG) for residents of Kibera, the largest slum in Kenya.
The team went on to win the Engineering for People Design Challenge in the finals in London.
Volunteer
As part of the Kumbuka Universal Learning
Experience (KULE) Foundation International , Carol volunteered at the Koimbi Children's Home in
2008, and participated in the construction of a chicken coup. The chicken would be a source of food
for the children.
The project was also meant to be a source of revenue for the home through sale of eggs and chicken.
Volunteer
Carol volunteered as event organizer and facilitator at the 2018 International Universities Power Engineering Conference(UPEC) at the Glasgow Caledonian University.
Mentorship
Carol has worked with Akili
Dada as a mentor since 2016 under the Young Change-Makers program.
She worked directly with girls from Precious Blood Academy Riruta, Nairobi in mentorship sessions
where she fostered interest in STEM related courses.