RWA Namibia: Accessibility to Land by women
By Agnes Tjindjo Namibia Rural Women`s Assembly hosted a Southern Africa Peoples Solidarity Network one day workshop focusing on women and land rights. the workshop brought together 95 women from…
RWA Zimbabwe: Standing Against UPOV 91 and the Fight for Women’s Representation in SADC
By Tsitsi Ndawana This year 2024, Zimbabwe hosted the 44th Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) on 17th August 2024,…
RWA Tanzania: Money is in the soil
By Felista Wiston Introduction: Vailet Simulimi Nkoma is a woman smallholder farmer and the Chairperson of Tanzania Rural Women Assembly (TRWA) living at Mbozi district in Songwe region. A rural…
RWA Swaziland: SADC Has a Role to Promote Peace Within Its Members
By Zakithi Sibandze The 44th Ordinary Summit of the Head of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community was held in Harare, Republic of Zimbabwe under the theme:…
RWA Malawi: Rural Women in Malawi Unite to Demand Action at SADC People’s Summit
By Winnie Mkuziwaduka On August 16, 2024, the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) Malawi joined forces with the Southern Africa Women Assembly to hold a national conversation in solidarity with the…
RWA Lesotho: Hope for Rural Women’s Assembly in Mohale’s Hoek District
By Tshidy Phakoe On the 15th and 16th of this month, 30 women from across the ten districts of Lesotho gathered at the Farmers Training Center in Mohale’s Hoek for…
RWA Namibia: Justice must prevail protect our environment and heritage”OUR MOUNTAIN OUR HERITAGE”
By Agnes Tjindjo In recent years mining has increasingly encroached upon the small patches of land reserved for indigenous black Namibians after their ancestral lands were dispossessed during the 1904–1908…
RWA Mozambique: Rural Women Participate in Webinar on Gender Equality in Institutions
By Benilde Manjaze "As women, we must be supportive and strengthen each other; we must encourage and empower one another," said Alice Nicolau. In the scope of women's empowerment, 10…
RWA Zambia: RWA GBV in Zambia
By Chipo Chiluma As rural women currently running campaigns against early marriages/pregnancies and keeping girls in school, gender based violence Zambia RWA have so far done the campaigns in the…
RWA South Africa: Climate Change Impact in South Africa
By Asanda Magadla South Africa is not exempt from the challenges posed by climate change. In recent years, the country has witnessed a shift in weather patterns, leading to adverse…