Fixing the Grid: How Women Are Making Pakistan’s Energy Safer for All
The electrical grid in Pakistan’s largest city, Karachi, faces many challenges. Due to rapid, unplanned urban growth, widespread poverty and the system of overhead cables, people regularly steal power from the grid and electrocutions are common.
That’s why K-Electric has reinvented the way it deals with electrical safety. Through an inclusive and revolutionary programme, the 100-year-old energy company has trained the country’s first-ever female electricians – and the results have been astonishing.
In this episode, discover the true extent of the challenges facing Karachi’s electrical grid, from power theft to gang violence and fatalities. And learn how K-Electric’s Roshni Bajis have been providing help in ways that were impossible before they came along – saving the lives of women and children on a daily basis.
Hear from:
-Rizwan Ahmed, Corporate Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Head, K-Electric
-Sadia Dada, Chief Distribution and Marcomms Officer, K-Electric
Also hear about the part GuarantCo has played in bringing K-Electric’s vision to life, with Lois Davidson, Director of Health, Safety, Environment and Social.
Your host is Alison Hicks.
Find out more at guarantco.com/blended-knowledge/
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