In Uganda, Betty Ikalany of Appropriate Energy Saving Technology makes cooking briquettes from a agricultural wastes so that women don’t have to walk long distances for firewood.
Saving Forests, Supporting Women
In Uganda, Betty Ikalany of Appropriate Energy Saving Technology makes cooking briquettes from agricultural wastes so that women don't have to walk long distances for firewood.
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Lessons from Three Social Entrepreneurs
The panel, 'From Idea to Impact: Lessons from Three Social Entrepreneurs' included Donna Brezinski, founder and CEO of Little Sparrows Technology; Khanjan Mehta, founding director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) Program; Betty Ikalany, founder and director of Appropriate Energy Saving Technologies; and MIT alumna Bilikiss Adebiyi-Abiola MBA '12.
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Uganda Innovator & Clean Energy Champion
Founder and CEO of the Teso Women Development Initiatives (TEWDI), community organizer, clean energy champion, IDIN Network member, and single mother of two children, Betty Ikalany has her hands full. Betty grew up and lives in Soroti District in Northeastern Uganda where she found her passion for working with and for people living in poverty.
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Women Are Changing the Household Energy Sector
Meet Betty Ikalany. Betty is the founder and CEO of AEST, a social enterprise that is creating transformational job opportunities for women in Uganda. Through the Alliance's Women's Empowerment Fund, Betty and AEST expanded production capacity, purchased new machinery, and strengthened their distribution network by training 55 new micro-entrepreneurs.
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