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Kadija SIMBORO is passionate about energy and women's empowerment.
She is an energy expert with over 10 years of experience in the renewable energy sector in West Africa. She is particularly interested in energy policy, energy planning, monitoring systems and project evaluation in the on and off-grid energy market. She works on several initiatives and programmes for access to productive use of energy as a lever for empowerment of vulnerable people and women’s empowerment.
Kadija has worked at Practical Action since august 2022 as the Energy Thematic Lead for the West Africa regional office. She is responsible for leading initiatives to achieve Practical Action Energy change ambitions, encouraging joined-up ways of working with other Thematic Areas, Practical Action Consulting, Business Development, communications, and Programme Delivery. She provides innovative and strategic expertise in the field of clean energy services and its market development. Kadija also coordinates West Africa Energy activities including consultancies and programme management.
As a young entrepreneur, she co-founded Farafina Eco-Engineering SARL, a social enterprise that works in the field of water and energy access. Farafina Eco-Engineering SARL provides services and products such as pumping systems, irrigation, SHS, PUE. Kadija Simboro also co-founded Farafina Agri-Funding which is an aggregator facilitating access to finance and innovative technologies to farmers through a crowdfunding and Agri-marketing platform.
In addition, she is a founder of FLA (Women Leaders of Africa), an organization of African women scientists and engineers working for women's rights and access to technology and science. Kadija is a member of the International Network of Women Engineers and Scientists (INWES).