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…
RWA Tanzania: Food Security for rural women
By Felista Wiston Introduction: Most of the people especially women and children in the southern regions of Tanzania are suffering from malnutrition which mostly affects women at reproductive age and…
RWA South Africa: A Message of Solidarity from the Rural Women’s Assembly- South Africa on International Women’s Day
On this International Women's Day, we as the Rural Women’s Assembly stand in solidarity with rural and peasant women across the world. The Rural Women’s Assembly of South Africa not…
RWA Mozambique: Incomáti Floods Unveil the Vulnerability of Peasant Livelihoods in Maputo Province
The recent surge in the flow of the Incomati River in the Maputo province has wreaked havoc on the diverse peasant cultures in the municipality of Manhiça. This calamity has…
2023 RWA General Assembly
The RWA General Assembly was strategically organised at a time world leaders were going to COP28 and served as a powerful platform for over 400 rural women from ten African…
January 2024 Newsletter; Looking Back
As we plunge into the unpredictable embrace of 2024, we stand together, resilient yet battle-worn, as the collective voice of the Rural Women's Assembly. In this tumultuous tapestry of our…
RWA Madagascar: The interconnected – Climate Change and GBV
Climate change as a whole reinforced more than ever gender inequalities and discrimination carrying away in a whirlwind all kinds of injustice to rural women as the society has assigned…
RWA South Africa: GBV Roadshow Activism
16 Days of activism is a world-wide awareness on gender based violence is a campaign that opposes violence against women and children. South Africa is rated the third highest place…
Sowing Resilience: Esnathy Mutembedza’s Journey with Traditional Seeds
In the rolling landscapes of Chikwaka, nestled within the embrace of Chief Chikwaka's domain in Goromonzi District, Esnathy Mutembedza tends to her fields with the wisdom of generations past. A…