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Gender and social inclusion considerations must be integrated into energy programs if they are to realize their development objectives. Since 2010, ESMAP has supported the Africa Renewable Energy and Access (AFREA) Gender and Energy Program as it works with government agencies and other stakeholders in 6 African countries to integrate gender into energy access operations. As part of this work, a workshop was held in Dakar, Senegal on April 7-9 that allowed countries to exchange knowledge on developing institutional capacity, working with utility companies, and community-level pilot interventions.