The female face of floods in Malawi

Flood victims in Chikwawa District pondering their next move. PHOTO/ BRITTA MPATA/AWiM Lilongwe The months of November and December mark the beginning of the rainy season in Malawi, when people venture into farming activities, considering the fact that three-quarters of the population survives on subsistence farming. This year, the country is fraught with worry and…

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Inside Umurava, the brave Rwandan women tackling poaching

Umurava; a group of women involved in biodiversity conservation in Nyungwe National Park. PHOTO/Annonciata Byukusenge/ AWiMKigali Rwandan women around Nyungwe National Park are running activities that are aimed at curbing animal poaching. With 1,068 recorded plant species, 322 bird species, 75 known mammal species and 13 different primate species, the park provides 70 per cent…

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