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)…
The Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly (SRWA) stands in horror and outrage at the escalating violence against children, particularly the brutal killings targeting the girl child in our communities. Our nation…
Today, on International Day of Peasants’ Struggles, the Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) stands in solidarity with all peasants who are under attack—especially rural women across Africa and the Global South.…
The Rural Women's Assembly (RWA) expresses its deep outrage and heartbreak over the disastrous pollution of the Kafue River caused by the collapse of the tailings dam at Sino-Metals Leach…
Read in French, Portuguese or Swahili As we commemorate International Women’s Day on 8th March, the Rural Women’s Assembly stands firm in resistance and solidarity with millions of rural women…
Introduction The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) wants to respond to ongoing issues that are part of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) of the African Union (AU). CAADP, established…
As rural women across Southern Africa, we are deeply concerned about the socio-economic injustices and structural inequalities which continue to plague our continent. On this Africa Day, while acknowledging our…
This International Day of Peasants Struggles, we make an urgent call for an immediate halt to the continued criminalization of peasant farmers worldwide, emphasising the imperative to safeguard their human…
Southern Africa finds itself in the grips of a devastating drought crisis, exacerbated by the El Niño weather phenomenon. This crisis, marked by below-average rainfall, prolonged dry spells, and extreme…
In commemorating International Women's Day, it becomes clear that this day must not simply take the form of a celebration. International Women's Day must serve as a call to action.…