Introduction In Eswatini, the right to food is under siege, while the country’s fertile soils and rich traditions of seed preservation should guarantee food security, corporate monopolies and policy neglect…
“Good afternoon sisters. This is my reflection from COP so far.” “We arrived yesterday and went straight into the opening ceremony. Earlier in the morning, we joined the opening action…
As the world marks International Day of Rural Women (15 October) and World Food Day (16 October), the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) reminds us that the struggle for food security…
In the face of the ongoing economic and social crisis, tensions continue to rise in Madagascar. The increase in the cost of living, lack of employment, the deterioration of health…
Lesotho, our small mountain kingdom, is facing difficult times. Every day, ordinary people struggle to get by, but it is rural women who feel the weight of these challenges the…
This year, as the world commemorates Women’s Month, rural women in Lesotho have chosen to celebrate not only with words but with concrete action. Through the hope for rural women…
In the heart of Eswatini’s rural communities, where the soil holds stories of resilience and the hands that till it are often those of women, the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly…
In Ilevelo village, women face numerous challenges that affect their ability to own land equally. One of the major challenges is low income, which prevents them from renting land for…
The 97th Agricultural and Commercial Show in Zambia, held in Lusaka, brought together farmers, agribusinesses, innovators, and community groups from across the country to showcase their contributions to national development,…
The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) Zimbabwe proudly participated in the 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held in Victoria Falls…