Focus Area

Co-Chair | Co-Founder

Lady B Bless drives the push for universal energy access — championing SDG 7 as the foundation for education, healthcare, and economic development across the Global South.

Having served as Marketing Director for The Africa Gas Association (TAGA) from 2013 to 2020, she brings deep expertise in policy, stakeholder engagement, and strategic communications. She advocates passionately for women's leadership in the energy sector — because when women lead, communities transform.

“Because of energy poverty, I've started advocating for SDG 7—clean and affordable energy—because it's the priority we've got to nail first. Energy powers schools so girls can learn. It runs hospitals so mothers survive childbirth. It pumps clean water, so families thrive. When women lead in energy, they're not just fixing grids; they're crushing barriers. I want women in Lagos, Kingston, Nairobi, and Port-au-Prince at the forefront, designing solutions for their communities.”

— Lady B Bless

ACEN Initiatives

Home Solar Lighting Kits

Powering homes and learning spaces off-grid

1,000 portable solar kits deployed to households and learning spaces — reaching up to 2,000 households and 6,000 children. Part of our mission to lift 1 million people out of energy poverty by 2035.

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She Lights SVG

Building women's solar workforce across the Caribbean

58 women trained across St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Guyana, and St. Kitts and Nevis. Phase 1 goal: certify the first cohort of 25 women in SVG by 2027.

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Girls in Energy Project

Empowering girls in energy careers across the Global South

Targeting 14,980 girls through five pillars: Conference, Competition, Career Mentorship, Camp, and Community — backed by a 10MW distributed renewable energy mini-grid across 6 communities.

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