GENDER4POWER

The GENDER4POWER project is a LIFE Programme co-funded initiative that started in November 2024 and will continue its efforts to alleviate energy poverty in targeted EU countries and beyond for the next four years.

The project aims to enhance living conditions and energy efficiency in buildings (and households) affected by energy poverty. It emphasizes a holistic gender-responsive, multi-stakeholder, and people-centred approach to renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions, aligning with EU strategies such as the Gender Equality Strategy and the Energy Efficiency Directive.

GENDER4POWER aspires to demonstrate the potential of gender-responsive projects in meeting EU strategies. By incorporating gender mainstreaming and intersectionality and by involving citizens, the project aims to enhance public acceptance and community trust, bridge social networks, and ensure active participation of marginalized groups in decision-making processes.

Demonstrators

We will work directly with people experiencing energy poverty through engaging with citizen or municipality-led initiatives in six 6 pilot locations (demonstrators) across Europe. This approach allows for the identification of community-specific energy needs and the development of tailored solutions that are more likely to be effective. It also allows citizens to empower their communities, create a sense of mutual understanding in tackling their own energy poverty, and learn from each other.