Under the “Women for Sustainability and Renewable Energy” umbrella
"Masdar" celebrates the graduation of 23 young women in "Pioneers"
“The Pioneers” has graduated 70 young women from 17 nationalities with the completion of its fourth year.
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The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) announced yesterday the graduation of 23 young women from the "Pioneers" program, which was organized under the umbrella of the company's "Women for Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy" platform.
The program focuses on empowering young women between the ages of 25 and 35 and preparing them to contribute to leading the transition towards sustainability within their communities and throughout their careers.
With the completion of its fourth year, the "Pioneers" program has graduated more than 70 young women from 17 nationalities, including 23 young women from this year's session who completed more than 20 hours of workshops focused on developing knowledge and skills, and more than 100 hours of face-to-face interviews to present Guidance and counseling.
The “Pioneers of Women” program falls under the “Women for Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy” platform that was launched during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2015, with the aim of motivating women and girls to contribute to a more effective and equal role in the transformation process within the energy sector, in line with Contribute to supporting the strategic initiative of the UAE to achieve climate neutrality and the United Nations sustainable development goals.
Dr. Lamia Nawaf Fawaz, Executive Director of Corporate Identity and Strategic Initiatives Department at Masdar, stressed the importance of the role of the Pioneers Program, which provides guidance and counseling programs for talented girls and hone their skills, thus contributing to empowering future generations to become leaders in the field of sustainability within their communities, workplaces and in various fields. around the world, which is an urgent need to support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.”
For her part, Member of the Advisory Board of the Women’s Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy Platform, Co-Chair of the United Nations Energy Network, CEO and Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sustainable Energy for All Initiative, Damilola Ogunbe, said: “I am proud to participate in the platform, and contribute to empowering women to play a role A leader in the sustainable energy sector in the future, and I look forward to seeing the positive impact that the graduates of the Pioneer Program will have.”
For her part, alumna of the Women Pioneers Program, Farah Al Sayegh, said: “The program has given me the opportunity to learn directly from global experts, sector leaders, innovators and positive change makers, to have practical experience, and to be able to build a global network of relationships that will help me play an active role and make a tangible impact.”
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