Indigenous Peoples’ culture-led regenerative agriculture

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

Weerwi: breaking taboos about menstrual health and climate justice

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

Jambo Jirani: empowering Maasai women and girls for climate adaptation

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

Feminist framework for gender equitable climate disaster response

Baithak CSO and DASTAK Foundation, in their collaborative efforts to respond to the disastrous droughts and floods in Pakistan with a gender-just and an intersectional approach, developed a strategic framework tool for policymakers and practitioners. It offers actionable recommendations for gender-equitable response measures that meet the specific needs of women and girls during climate disasters… Read More

Advancing the labor rights of women cotton pickers in Pakistan

Description of the project: The Sindh Community Foundation uses a Feminist Participatory Action Research (FPAR) approach to support the demands of women agriculture workers – particularly cotton pickers – for better working conditions and health services in response to rising temperatures. Located in the Matiāri District of Pakistan, the foundation developed an innovative advocacy strategy… Read More

Gender-transformative urban development model in Lima

Description of the project: In the underprivileged district “La Ensenada de Chillon” in the north of Lima, women from the neighbourhood trained as bricklayers have built earth walls along the hillside to develop community-based urban gardens. Grey water from the houses is used for irrigation. The terracing – benefiting more than 40,000 residents – has… Read More

Menstruation is not a luxury

Description of the project: In North Macedonia, 90% of girls in rural areas and 75% in cities miss school 2–5 days/month due to excessive cost of menstruation products and inadequate sanitation facilities. To tackle menstrual poverty, JHR Skopje trained 5,000 women from rural poor communities to create their social enterprise to manufacture and sell environmentally… Read More

Eperara women of Ecuador claim collective health in times of COVID-19

Description of the project: The project is carried out in the indigenous Ecuadorian community of Eperara de Santa Rosa. Women’s groups organised themselves to reclaim their ancestral medicine culture, while strengthening their climate resilience. Based on a collective decision in favor of the community’s health, they decided to take their own actions in response to… Read More

Spotless Dame – combating menstrual hygienic poverty while reducing plastic waste

Description of the project: This project addresses the interconnected challenges of plastic waste, extreme poverty, unhygienic practices during menstruation, and sustainable livelihoods. It enables adolescent girls and community women to lead healthy lives by breaking myths and taboos surrounding menstruation and creating awareness about healthy practices. More than 6,500 Mera Pads -reusable cloth pads made… Read More

Light Every Birth: solar suitcases for maternal health care

Description of the project: We Care Solar addresses global maternal-newborn health by providing reliable and renewable electricity to power the lighting, communication, and medical devices essential for obstetric care. Around the world, clinicians struggle in near-darkness to provide lifesaving care in facilities lacking electricity. The “Light Every Birth” initiative has brought solar suitcases to public… Read More

Sexual and reproductive health and rights as a basis for conservation action

Description of the project: FUNDAECO breaks traditional cultural barriers to ensure the SRH rights of adolescent girls in more than 100 isolated Mayan and Q’echqi communities of Guatemala, as fundamental for their involvement in forest conservation. 22 health clinics, established in Protected Areas of Izabal, have provided regular care and counseling to 50,000 patients (2/3… Read More

Indigenous women designing climate policies in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Desription of project: The Ikoots, Mixe, Mixteca and Zapoteca indigenous communities of Oaxaca State suffer from marginalization. Since 2011, EECO has been working with women in 28 communities to improve their climate resilience, strengthening their participation in local and State policy processes and their leadership on adaptation and mitigation actions. Community centers for refugees and… Read More

GREEN Rebellion – Generating Resources Engagement for the Environment and Nature

Description of the project: Since 2007, Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) has run a comprehensive set of initiatives targeted at reducing its environmental footprint and capacitating isolated communities on disaster response and climate adaptation. The hospital has served over 6,000 beneficiaries with medical and surgical missions focusing on maternal care, performs free reproductive health surgery and… Read More

Access to water and sanitation and holistic approach for an inclusive climate resilience

Description of the project: Kynarou is developing an inclusive and sustainable development model with 10 Dalits (“untouchable” caste) communities in Tamil Nadou, India. Starting from the supply of drinking water and access to decent sanitation, this project runs an exemplary model of sustainable and inclusive development with the villagers, ranging from ecological treatment of wastewater… Read More

Biodiversity preservation: women‘s role in mangrove restoration

Description of the project: In Aceh, in a poor coastal village, men go out to sea for days to catch fish, while women add to the family income by collecting oysters around the village. Through training and awareness raising of local women on the importance of restoring mangrove forests, the project manages to secure increased… Read More