Location :
Sumba Island

Background :
Hivos started the Sumba Iconic Island initiative in 2010 to provide reliable renewable energy to the population. The initiative is being adopted as a government project under Ministerial Decree NO. 3051 K/30/MEM/2015. Hivos was awarded EUR 1.4 million by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs to rapidly scale up renewable energy access and income benefits. The project leverages match funding from the Millennium Challenge Account and contributes significantly to a gender-inclusive application and women’s opportunities in renewable energy entrepreneurship.

Aims and Objectives:

• To assess the extent to which the gender-inclusive application has been achieved
• To assess the impact of the project particularly on women’s opportunities in energy entrepreneurship.
• To provide concrete recommendations for future design and implementation of the project, based on evaluation findings and conclusions