COMPACT is a social start-up for low-carbon and advocated towards governments, local authorities, construction using local materials. It addresses the booming use of GHG emitting concrete in Senegal. The founders, a female engineer, and a female entrepreneur, Earth Bricks (C.S.E.B.) that reduce cement use by 30 to 50%. They raised the technical skills of 20… Read More
Community Water Alliance supports climate vulnerable creating financial savings and credit cooperatives as women farmers in Buhera, Zimbabwe, to adapt to well as access to the local markets. By providing solar- extreme temperatures and droughts through access powered water pumps and irrigation systems and to irrigation and resilient agricultural practices. The training female smallholder farmers… Read More
Niger is facing large-scale internal migration of populations affected by drought and armed conflict. ADL is helping to integrate refugees, particularly women and people living with disabilities, by raising awareness on the impacts of climate change and promoting responsible management of natural resources. Information sessions, vegetable gardening and reforestation projects – 8,500 tree seedlings planted… Read More
Instituto Limpa Brasil empowers citizens in fostering waste management and recycling in 1,200 cities across Brazil. Over 650,000 volunteers are engaged in the #EuCuidoDoMeuQuadrado program, supporting an interactive map to alert on irregular garbage spots, as well as inform on waste disposal ecopoints and circular economy cooperatives. 1,500 community leaders working with 96 ecopoints contribute… Read More
Filha do Sol recognizes and supports women’s leadership in climate action. This women-led CSO created the Women’s Climate School, offe- ring two vocational programs with technical skills focused on community- led climate projects with seed funding. The school also selects local leaders from frontline communities to be trained in climate policy and leadership, join a… Read More
To address the needs of pastoralist Ovazemba communities in Otjiyandjamwenyo village in Namibia, facing recurring droughts with loss of livestock, The Marginalized Mirror supports culture-led, gender- responsive planning and implementation of regenerative agriculture. Knowledge sharing sessions on vermicompost, crop rotations, permaculture and drip irrigation were organised. A vegetable garden was set-up and managed by women… Read More
In an arid province of Burkina Faso, 150 women cattle and goat breeders are playing a crucial role in securing the food sovereignty of 6 villages by adopting resilient pastoral practices and establishing a local dairy value chain. They utilize manure to enrich the soil and grow local forage crops to better feed their livestock…. Read More
A unique initiative launched by social enterprise ApiAfrique in Senegal, Weerwi, helps girls and women monitor their menstrual cycle and sexual health through a free mobile app, an online forum and edu- cational content in the form of a web series. The company also offers a printed booklet and community exchange workshops. Weerwi res- ponds… Read More
Food Rights Alliance established sustainable, gender-responsive farm plans to bolster women farmers’ rights and resilience in the Teso sub-region of Uganda. They fostered civic awareness on women’s land rights and raised small farmers’ capacities on ecological, climate adaptive agriculture practices to drive transformations. The program focused on creating high nutrition farming models for food sovereignty,… Read More
Since 2013, Kopila Valley Women’s Center has uplifted 1,280 rural women towards financial autonomy and climate adaptation in the Karnali region through a holistic, ecological and rights-based model. The centre offers technical skills training in eco-friendly building techniques, electricity and organic farming, market access and financial literacy education, self-confidence and mental-health counselling, gender equality and… Read More
This entrepreneurial initiative started with the goal to reduce food waste and empower 1,500 small scale women farmers while providing affordable food options to Waruku, Mathare, and Kibera slum dwellers in Nairobi, Kenya. Inua Damsite community-based enterprise buys fresh farm products that are deselected by wholesalers, slices them into cooking-sized portions, applies preservation or processing… Read More
Safe Dada Foundation works with Maasai communities, learning and understanding their culture, to support them in adapting to climate change while promoting women’s human rights. The Jambo Jirani – Hello Neighbour-project assists girls who dropped out of school due to patriarchal discrimination, like gender-based violence, limited access to menstrual hygiene products, and domestic care burden…. Read More
Luuka District is known for its large emitting and polluting sugarcane plantations. The Environmental Conservation – Sustainable Agriculture (EC-SA) project empowers teenage mothers, youth, women and people with disabilities from low socioeconomic and educational background to implement climate solutions. Over 250 participants were trained on organic farming and agroforestry, water conservation techniques and entrepreneurship skills…. Read More
Several regions in Burkina Faso are deteriorated by conflict and climate change. Faso Koom supports the resilience of 35,000 people in these areas by improving their access to water and their agricultural production capacity. Sustainable water management is ensured through inclusive governance based on a methodological guide and a gender diagnosis. Women are involved in… Read More
The Aya Hatariy Foundation promotes intercultural dialogue, reha- bilitates native gastronomy and supports food sovereignty via a yearly trade fair and the distribution of healthy food baskets at fair prices. Since 2014, the Fruits of Our Earth Fair has connected over 50 Kichwa Indigenous farming communities with citizens of Carcelén, a northern suburb of Quito,… Read More
This citizen science project empowers Indigenous women from the Pueblo Pastos in Colombia to lead climate research. Thanks to a web app, Indigenous women become frontline researchers and gather critical gender and climate evidence, addressing the data gap on this nexus. Collaborating with Indigenous women’s organizations in Colombia, WOMER equipped 23 young women leaders with… Read More
The Palestine Green Building Council conducted a home-retrofit pilot project in the Qaddura refugee camp of Ramallah, to enhance families’ living conditions and promote climate resilience, environmental responsibility, and gender inclusivity. Refugee households were supported to take control over their energy consumption and reduce their utility bills. This involved improving insulation, replacing old water heaters… Read More
Empowering remote Indigenous People’s communities in controlling their energy production, SIBAT rehabilitated 15 Micro-Hydro Power (MHP) systems, providing uninterrupted renewable electricity for households, public schools, and Filipino barangay facilities. To ensure sustainable operations and maintenance, SIBAT trained local operators, of which a majority are women who gained a new social status. Each community decided how… Read More
This climate conscious start-up enhances small-holder farmers’ income in Ghana by reducing post-harvest losses and energy costs while improving market access. It provides pay-per-use, mobile, solar-powered refrigeration and product processing services – damaged fruits and vegetables are turned into powder or chips. By providing first-mile services, FreshLine responds to rural women’s mobility constraints and provides… Read More
Ento Farms connects unemployed women and youth from urban slums with smallholder poultry farmers around Nairobi via an innovative organic waste management program. Bio-converting “Home Kits” and technical trainings empower women and youth to transform organic waste into a valuable resource using the larvae of black soldier flies. The larvae are collected and bought back… Read More