A RWA Reflection on the Session The reflection on extractivism brought to the surface the deep structural inequalities that rural communities, particularly women, face in relation to natural resources. Presentations…
A Rural Women's Assembly Reflection In a powerful and moving session on child marriage, voices from across Madagascar, the SADC region, and the African continent came together to reflect, share…
The stark power imbalance between the Global North and South has long defined international relations a modern colonial continuity where economic coercion, policy imposition, and disregard for sovereignty persist under…
The Rural Women’s Assembly is a movement of peasants, small scale farmers, farmworkers and fisher women in 11 countries in Southern Africa. It is a membership based movement. It is…
Late last month I attended a portfolio committee meeting on land reform and rural development at Parliament, and to say I am disappointed would be an understatement. What I witnessed…
Opposition to the Base Toliara project has not abated. While it is often portrayed as a major financial investment for national economic growth, it is a source of fear and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA), a movement of rural women from across Southern Africa, expresses its full support for the Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM)…
In a deeply concerning turn of events, youth in Lesotho were recently denied their constitutional right to peaceful assembly after authorities refused to issue a permit for a planned march…
Otjozondjupa Region, May 2025 The first week of May delivered a heartbreaking blow to the Okahandja community and the entire nation, as the brutal murders of three young girls Ingrid…
“There are 192 HHPs (Highly Hazardous Pesticides) registered and in use in South Africa, of which only sixteen have partial bans or restrictions. Over a third – 57 out of…