The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has released a new training toolkit designed to strengthen the role of indigenous women in small-scale hydropower development and management. The Women-Centric Toolkit for Small-Scale Hydropower, known as WEco, was co-created with community partners in the Philippines and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The Women-Centric Toolkit is based on field experience from the Lubas community in the Philippines and was developed in collaboration with local practitioner organisation Yamog and indigenous women’s groups. The programme is structured around three modules – NEED, BUILD and SUSTAIN – which guide participants through identifying community priorities, planning and developing micro-hydropower systems, and managing long-term operations, finances and governance. The toolkit also includes facilitator guidance and role-model videos that document real project experience from community-led micro-hydropower systems in the Philippines.