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IBU INSPIRASI –

WONDER WOMEN INDONESIA EXPANDING ENERGY ACCESS,

BOOSTING INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN

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PROBLEMS

Lack of Access

to Clean Water

Unhealthy and Polluting

Cooking Methods

Unreliable or Lack of

Electrification

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SOLUTIONS TO THESE PROBLEMS EXIST: CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

Water Filters Fuel-efficient

Biomass Stoves

Solar Lamps and

Home Systems

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SINCE 2011

KOPERNIK HAS BEEN

WORKING WITH

INDONESIAN WOMEN

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MAKING

LIFE-CHANGING

TECHNOLOGY

AVAILABLE TO

LAST MILE

COMMUNITIES

PURPOSE OF WONDER WOMEN INITIATIVE:

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To improve the standard of living of women and poor households in Eastern

Indonesia through distribution and scale up of clean energy technologies

PROJECT AREA

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• Indonesia: an archipelago of approx. 17,000 islands and 147 volcanoes

• Project area approx. 2,000 islands

• Suppliers: West and East Java

• Consolidation hub: Surabaya

• Kopernik Warehouse: Kupang

SURABAYA

KUPANG

10 provinces

MULTI MODAL TRANSPORT

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Smaller boats to

other islands

Small trucks from port

to local partner

Wonder Women

collect technologies

by motorbike

Some make sales by walking between

villages Or even a wheelbarrow

Consolidated shipment from

Surabaya to Kupang or

Larantuka in East Flores

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INTRODUCING:

IBU INSPIRASI

(OR WONDER WOMEN IN ENGLISH)

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IBU INSPIRASI ARE

TRAINED TO SELL SIMPLE

TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR

COMMUNITIES

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SUPER HEROES IN THEIR VILLAGES –

BOOSTING THEIR INCOME &

CONFIDENCE – AS THEY BECOME

MICRO-SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS

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300+ WONDER WOMEN TRAINED

10,000+ TECH. SOLD

IBU INSPIRASI –

WONDER WOMEN INDONESIA

TRACKING IMPACT

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THREE SPHERES OF WONDER WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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Measuring our contribution to the women’s socioeconomic changes in

three tiers of influence along respective indicators

Community

Family

Individual

• Participation

• Influence on other women

• Financial contribution

• Decision making

• Asset ownership

• Income

• Skills

• Self-esteem

Tech Agent

Individual Business Empowerment

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Empowered as a female in the society

Empowered as wife and mother

Improved community's well-being

Increased personal/ family saving

Learned about entrepreneurship

Gained new experience

Earned additional income 54

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36

30

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Tech Agents’ Fuflfilled Aspirations (n=60)

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

Improvement in Sales & Marketing and Financial Capacities

Yes 90%

No 10%

Improvement in Sales & Marketing Capacity

Improvement in Financial Capacity

Yes 89%

[CATEGORY

NAME] [PERCEN

TAGE]

70% (vs. 53% at baseline) adequately or very

comfortable managing personal/ household

finances

30% (vs. 18% at baseline) maintain a

book of their household finances

INDIVIDUAL LEVEL

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2%

3%

7%

7%

10%

17%

22%

28%

30%

40%

58%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

Held wedding

renovated home

Purchased new assets

Religious need

Capital for new business

Daily emergency needs

Loan repayment

Increased saving

Expanding business

Children's or own education fees

More or better food for family

Top Expenditures Using Tech Agent Margins(n=60)

FAMILY LEVEL

Tech Agent 55%

Husband 45% Tech

Agent 58%

Husband 42%

Contribution to Household’s Income

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2

5

25

27

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Husband's family

Husband

My family

Tech Agent

Together with husband

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21

36

0 10 20 30 40

Husband

Together with husband

Tech Agent

Household’s Financial Decision Maker

Stronger Role in Family (n=60)

FAMILY LEVEL

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Proud & Active Members of the Society (n=60)

At baseline, a Tech Agent subscribed to an average of 2.2 organizations

Now, they’re part of 2.8 organizations.

At baseline, 18% reported ‘very active’ involvement

Now, it has increased to 27%

72% of Tech Agents perceive an improved status in their commmunity

COMMUNITY LEVEL

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KAMSINAH BOLEN,

KELUBAGOLIT VILLAGE, ADONARA ISLAND

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RADIAH,

WAIWURING VILLAGE, ADONARA ISLAND

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NORBERTA NOGO (MAMA LUKU)

LARANTUKA, EAST FLORES

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IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS

500 MORE WONDER WOMEN

250,000 PEOPLE BENEFITTING FROM

CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES

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OUR WORK

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