Abstract

One Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is to guarantee inclusion of gender and children, these being considered one of the main pillars for the development of a society. Education is an essential instrument for development, then increasing the supply of quality education is one of the main strategic measures proposed by Mozambique. The opportunity cost of participating in school, considering the child's role within the family, can be a determining factor, since by enrolling in school the child may have to give up carrying out other domestic tasks for the family.

Given that 45% of the country's population is aged between 0 and 14 years old, and that 47.4% of these are in rural areas, and as Mozambique is a mostly rural country (70%) with access to electricity from the electricity grid in 13% in rural areas. Figures from a Survey on the impact of access to energy in 2022. Therefore, the study aims to verify the extent to which access to energy and the existence of improved kitchen solutions can influence the development and well-being of gender and impact the educational lives of children.
Access to improved sources for cooking considerably reduces the time spent preparing food and purchasing or acquiring cooking fuels, impacting the socioeconomic and educational development of gender and children. The higher the level of access to energy, the better the forms of kitchen convenience, reducing wasted time in the processes of preparing the stove for cooking, as well as cooking time, favoring the availability of time to carry out other tasks. activities that can translate into improving the socioeconomic quality of life.

The results will highlight the importance of policies and programs that promote universal access to energy and the adoption of cleaner stove technologies. This will not only benefit gender equality by empowering women.