Alstone, PeterNiethammer, CarmenMendonça, BrendonEftimie, Adriana2014-03-282014-03-282011-10-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17487Lighting is a basic human need and, along with cooking, is a fundamental driver of fuel demand for low-income households in the developing world. Women and men without access to electricity typically rely on expensive, inefficient and hazardous lighting devices like kerosene lamps and candles to bring light to their homes and businesses. The annual spending for fuel based lighting worldwide approaches $40 billion, and a growing range of modern lighting products that incorporate innovative designs and business models are gaining market share. Modern off-grid lighting devices combine the latest advances in clean energy technology (for example, solar, LED, and advanced batteries) to provide a safe, efficient, affordable alternative to fuel based lighting. This report focuses on women's role in the expanding market for modern off-grid lighting. In the context of access to energy and lighting, the aim of this work is to identify whether there are any women-specific opportunities in the off-grid lighting market that could enhance product profitability while also improving lives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO BANK ACCOUNTSACCESS TO FINANCEACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICESACCESS TO MARKETSACCESSIBILITYADVISORY SERVICESALTERNATIVE FINANCINGBALANCE SHEETBANK ACCOUNTBANK CUSTOMERSBANKING SERVICESBANKSBRIBEBRIBESBUSINESS ADVISORYBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESSWOMENCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH FLOWCOLLATERALCOLLATERAL REQUIREMENTSCONSUMER EDUCATIONCOOPERATIVESCREDIT HISTORYCUSTOMER SATISFACTIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT BANKDOWN PAYMENTSECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIC SITUATION OF WOMENENERGY RESOURCESEXTENDED FAMILYEXTENSIONFAMILY MEMBERSFARMERFARMERSFEMALEFEMALE BORROWERSFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL LITERACYFINANCIAL MARKETSFINANCIAL SERVICEFORMAL BANKINGGENDERGENDER ASPECTSGENDER DIFFERENCESGENDER DIMENSIONSGENDER FOCUSGENDER GAPGENDER ISSUESGENDER PERSPECTIVEGENDER SPECIFICGENDERSGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGLOBAL ENVIRONMENTGLOBAL POVERTYGREENHOUSE GASGROUP LENDINGHEALTH RISKSHOMEHOME ECONOMICSHOMESHOUSEHOLD CHORESHOUSEHOLD DYNAMICSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHOUSEHOLDSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLITERACYIMPACT ASSESSMENTSINCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIESINCOMESINDOOR AIR POLLUTIONINFORMAL FINANCEINFORMAL FINANCINGINFORMAL NETWORKSINTEREST RATESINTERNATIONAL BANKLABORERSLACK OF ACCESSLACK OF CREDITLACK OF FINANCELACK OF INFORMATIONLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIVING CONDITIONSLIVING STANDARDSLOANLOCAL COMMUNITIESMARITAL STATUSMARKETINGMARRIED WOMENMICRO ENTERPRISESMICRO-FINANCEMICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONMICROFINANCEMONEY MANAGEMENTNEEDS OF WOMENNUMBER OF WOMENOPEN MARKETOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMENOUTREACHPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY LEVELPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY RESEARCHPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERPOPULATION GROUPSPOPULATION GROWTHPRACTITIONERSPRINT MEDIAPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROFITABILITYPUBLIC HEALTHQUANTITATIVE INDICATORSRADIORESPECTRETAIL BUSINESSRETAIL BUSINESSESROLE OF WOMENRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL HOUSEHOLDSSERVICES TO WOMENSINGLE WOMANSINGLE WOMENSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS OWNERSSMALL BUSINESSESSMALL ENTERPRISESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIOECONOMIC FACTORSSOURCES OF FINANCESPOUSESUPPLY CHAINSUSTAINABLE GROWTHTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETELEVISIONTVUNMARRIED WOMENURBAN AREASUSE OF ENERGYWIFEWILLWOMANWOMEN BUSINESS OWNERSWOMEN EMPLOYEESWOMEN ENTREPRENEURSWOMEN IN BUSINESSWOMEN MANAGERSWOMEN OWNED ENTERPRISESWOODWORKING CAPITALWORKING CONDITIONS10.1596/17487