By Citra Savitri, Reisky Handika Off-grid electrification for development of small islands represents a number of unique challenges under the broad category of rural electrification. Small, off-grid island communities are particularly vulnerable to diesel price fluctuations and natural disasters, and thus, enhancing resilience through more sustainable and cheaper energy technologies should be a key priority. Financing the transition to these technologies – usually photovoltaic, micro-hydro or sometimes wind – is an essential hurdle to overcome. Once electricity systems are in place it is equally important that they are sustained in the longer term with effective arrangements for operation and maintenance, cost recovery etc. Related to this, is the productive use of the energy provided to increase islander incomes. The workshop on Bunaken Island, Sulawesi, Indonesia from 3 to 5 November 2015, organised by the Smart Villages Initiative in collaboration with Kopernik, will explore these issues and develop recommendations for policy makers, development agencies and other stakeholders in energy provision to island communities. More info: http://e4sv.org/events/off-grid-islands-electricity-workshop/

1. WEBSITE kopernik.info TWITTER @thekopernik FACEBOOK facebook.com/thekopernik
EMPOWERING WOMEN IN OPENING ENERGY ACCESS IN
ISLANDS AND COASTAL AREAS
Off-grid Islands Electricity Workshop
November 2015

2. INDONESIA & ITS CHALLENGES
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• Area: 1,904,569 km2
• Population: 255,461,700
• Islands: 18,306

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• Fund upfront cost of sending
technology to the last mile
• Get regular updates about the project
they supported
KOPERNIK CONNECTS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCERS, LOCAL
PARTNERS AND DONORS TO BRING TECHNOLOGY TO WHERE IT
IS NEEDED
DONORS
• Design and manufacture technology
• Ship technology to the last mile
• Receive feedback regarding technology and
improve it
• Choose technology and receive on consignment
• Distribute technology to the local community
• Return funds to Kopernik
• Help us assess the impact of the technology
LOCAL
PARTNERS
TECHNOLOGY
PRODUCERS

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SINCE OUR LAUNCH IN 2010 WE’VE REACHED
MORE THAN 290,000 PEOPLE IN 25 COUNTRIES
DISTRIBUTING OVER 60,000 TECHNOLOGIES
SOLAR LAMPS
Benin
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Nigeria
Kenya
Uganda
Madagascar
BIRTH KITS
Ghana
OBSTETRIC KITS
Haiti
BIOMASS STOVES
Nigeria
Kenya
DIY CHARCOAL
Kenya
ROLLABLE WATER DRUMS
Kenya
WATER PURIFIERS
Uganda
Madagascar
SOLAR HEARING AID
Uganda

5. WONDER WOMEN INDONESIA: OVERVIEW
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Wonder Women Indonesia (WWI) is a program which aims to improve women’s socio-economic productivity through life-changing
technology. WWI supports local women to enhance their quality of life by becoming a micro-social entrepreneur and taking part in
Kopernik’s ‘Women’s Empowerment Journey’.

6. WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT JOURNEY
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Women grow empowered,
enjoy improved lives, and
have become a positive
influencer for others
Running a
technology sales
business that
brings benefits to
households and
community
Undergo trainings on
financial literacy,
marketing, and other
skills to start their
journey using
technology sales as
a tool
Recruitment to
the Wonder
Women program
With continuous
support and
mentoring, skilled and
confident women
expand their business.
High performers achieve
Gold Star Wonder
Women* status
Personal
Household
Community
Women’s level of empowerment & influence
* A Gold Star Wonder Woman reaches her sales targets; is fully compliant with the program processes and supports new Wonder
Women to grow their businesses
Empowered women
become Tech Kiosks:
wholesalers of Kopernik
products

7. WONDER WOMEN INDONESIA LOCATIONS
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8. WONDER WOMEN INDONESIA IMPACTS TO DATE
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Wonder Women Indonesia’s overall
impact to date
103,515 people reached
20,703 units of technology sold by Ibu Inspirasi
803 women trained
336 women benefiting from the program

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10. Energy poverty affects women the most.
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• Providing for a household’s cooking, drinking water and
lighting needs is largely the responsibility of women in
Indonesia.
• Women in rural Indonesia are burdened by the time it
takes to collect cooking fuel, the time it takes to cook over
inefficient traditional stoves, and the time it takes to boil
water to make it safe to drink.
• Women and children are also exposed to excessive smoke
when cooking over traditional stoves, triggering myriad
health problems.

11. Making simple clean energy technology available in
remote villages has a huge impact on women’s lives
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• The technologies save time and money, improving
health and safety, and easing pressure on the
environment.
• Empowering women to sell solar lights, water filters and
clean cook stoves amplifies this impact:
• boosting women’s income (women reinvest up
to 90% of their income into their families and
communities)
• increase technology sales and adoption rates
We believe that women, when empowered, are
vital to facilitating energy access where it is
needed the most

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
FOR ALL
(SE4ALL)
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT
KOPERNIK’S PUBLIC ADVOCACY PROGRAM
We encourage the Indonesian government and donors to allocate investments to energy programs in
Indonesia which:
• reflect women’s needs, and
• create new economic opportunities for women.

13. INDONESIAN WOMEN FOR ENERGY
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A. CSO AND GOVERNMENT
Sept to Dec 2015:
• CSO workshops
• Roundtable
stakeholder meeting
with representatives
from CSO, private
sectors, government,
international community
• CSO-government
workshop, presenting
CSO’s success stories
of women-led energy
access initiative across
Indonesia

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women4energy.kopernik.ngo
INDONESIAN WOMEN FOR ENERGY
B. PUBLIC CAMPAIGN

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GETTING TO KNOW
WONDER WOMEN

16. WHO IS IBU FAUZIAH?
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IBU FAUZIAH
Age: 35
Profession: Early childhood education
teacher
Joined Wonder Women Indonesia since
11 April 2014

17. WHO IS IBU FAUZIAH?
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18. WHO IS IBU FAUZIAH?
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19. NORTH ACEH PROFILE
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The regency of North Aceh:
• Area: 3,296.86 km2
• Population: 529,751
• Districts: 27
• Villages: 1160

20. WHO IS IMELDA?
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IMELDA LOBO
Age: 27
Profession: Midwife, tour guide
Joined Wonder Women Indonesia since 28 August 2015

21. WHO IS IMELDA?
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22. ELECTRICITY IN SUMBA
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23. SUMBA PROFILE
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The island of Sumba, East Nusa
Tenggara:
• Area: 10,710 km2
• Population: 685,186
• Regencies: 4
• Districts: 50