P38-M grants train women in RE

By Leander C. Domingo

Mar 25, 2023 12:04 am

TO boost women's participation in energy resilience, innovation and security in the Philippines, the United States government through the US Agency for International Development (USAid) has launched two new grant projects worth P37.9 million ($690,000).

According to the US Embassy in Manila, the Diwata-Women in Resource Development Inc. received P29 million ($528,000) to expand the 'Tanging Tanglaw: Turning IP Women into Solar Engineers' program.

USAid Philippines Deputy Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks, Ambassador Delia Albert, Diwata-Women Founding President Atty. Patricia Bunye, International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists-Asia Pacific Nation Network Chairman Engr. Juana Tapel, May Rose Imperial and USAid Philippines Energy Policy Specialist Lily Gutierrez attend the Women Champions in Sustainable Climate Solutions Forum held in Manila. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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