Turning human waste into cooking fuel in Kenya
Nairobi A group of women and youths came up with a biogas initiative to tackle indoor pollution and sanitation in Nairobi’s Kibra Slums. They also use it as an alternative fuel to cook.
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Community conservancies creating sustainable models in Botswana
Gaborone It’s a hot sunny day in the village of Habu, situated between Shakawe and Okavango, the biggest tourist attraction of Botswana, and Theresa Sethelo makes her way towards the settlement, balancing a bunch of firewood on her head. She has draped the wood with an old cloth and she gestures to pull it tighter,…
Zambia: The gender gap in land rights derails climate justice
Lusaka As the ravages of COVID-19 swept across the globe like wildfire, the killer virus did not only claim millions of human lives but also ended people’s jobs. Before the onset of the pandemic, 34-year-old Hamilambo Abriella had a well-paying job in the national park from which she fed her two children. But when the…
The gender face of water crisis in South Africa
Cape Town Cape Town is one of the world’s most unique tourist attractions, filled with warm skies, sea breeze and sandy picnics and of course the Table Mountain. Only a few years ago, its blue economy was affected by the harsh realities of climate change, altering how South African women gain access to water. Women…
Women’s participation driving restoration of Ethiopian highlands
Addis Ababa Mebrat Bekele, 80, recounts with nostalgia how her former kebele (village), now an abandoned pile of stones and rubble, was neatly nestled between a small seasonal river and the lush, hilly grasslands. Mebrat has lived all her life in the Halega micro watershed in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ (SNNP) region. She…
Water kiosks plug gendered effects of climate change
Harare The morning chill tore through *Marian’s thin clothes as she hurried along a well-trodden path leading to the water well nestled in the bushy area several kilometres from her house in Mabvuku high-density suburb of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe. As she walked (half running) Marian’s single thought was on getting to the water point before…
South African women take aquaponics path to boost food security
Johannesburg In the heart of Puledi, on one of the dusty streets of Thokoza, one of the townships in Gauteng, children play between unfenced Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) houses. Overheard, grey clouds threaten to break the heavy humidity that hangs over this community. An all-female-led agricultural project that farms vegetables and nursery products, produces…
Ghana: increasing stimulus package to protect women in tourism
Accra It is a holiday in Ghana and tourism enthusiasts are embarking on an excursion to one of Ghana’s rich forest heritages, Atewa Range Forest Reserve in the Eastern region. This is a forest that has been described as having great wealth because of its distinct features. It boasts significant diversity, with at least 1100…
Young Cameroonian women filter wealth from waste
Bamenda Welcome to Cameroon, where people, and women, in particular, are working hard to turn any problem into an opportunity worth celebrating. In the city of Bamenda, you meet a young woman and her team tackling biodegradable waste profitably. Arnette Tewan, a young environmentalist, and 41 other women recycle waste to make better end products…
Ugandan women spearhead the fight for climate justice
Kampala Evaline Sarah Okeng is a subsistence farmer. The 28-year-old is a resident of Awac village, Alal parish, Aloi sub-county in the Alebtong District. Mrs Okeng, who is born in Alebtong and married in Alebtong, knows only one source: the local way of generating the source of energy for cooking, which is using the three…
Nigerian women farmers use local solutions to combat poor harvests
Lagos While the rest of the world was grappling with socio-economic losses, among others, occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Helen Jonah, a widow and mother of five, was concerned about the poor harvest in her farm located in the Agbetu area of Odeda Local Government Area in Ogun State, South-West Nigeria. With her…
Egypt; eco-tourism still holds promise for women
Cairo With its rich historical treasures, Egypt has more to offer visitors, giving them a chance to taste culture and adventure at the same time. Tourism in Egypt is based on the cultural heritage of the Nile Valley. During the past two decades, the diverse natural heritage (nature reserves) attracted more tourists to Egypt. Accordingly,…
