Leide Aparecida Souza, president of the Association of Residents of the Genipapo…
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International Womens Day, 2024 – Inside Women Dominated Seaweed Farms in Kenyas Indian Ocean Waters
Seaweed farming using the off-bottom seaweed farming approach—tying algal fonds or seaweed…
Stepping Up Investment in Latin American Women is Imperative
Women’s demonstrations to demand respect for their rights are held in Latin…
Poverty and Inequality Mark Rural Life in Latin America
by Humberto Marquez (caracas) Wednesday, January 31, 2024 Inter Press Service CARACAS, Jan…
Saving Energy, Saving Forests: How Kindle Stoves Are Changing Women’s Lives
Sehlisiwe Sibanda holds kindle that she uses for her energy-saving stove. Credit:…
Charting Out a Sustainable Path for Island, Coastal Communities Facing Climate Crisis
On Arborek Island, Indonesia, shrubs and coral blocks are planted to prevent…
Commonwealth Civil Society Offers Ministers Crucial Recommendations for Gender Equality Advancement
Keithlin Caroo speaks to young Saint Lucian on International Rural Women’s Day.…
Women Correct Historical Injustices, Build Climate Resilience Through Cash Pooling
Without land rights, women cannot make the necessary decisions to adapt to…
Seniors Thriving Through Plastic Waste in Zimbabwe
Tabeth Gowere (76) makes extra cash from weaving plastic waste. A group…
Women hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism in Africa
Cattle quench their thirst at a drying river as worsening drought conditions…
Nigerian Women Challenge ‘Colonialist’ Patriarchy
Bukes Saliu, a forklift driver, is a Nigerian woman who challenging stereotypes.…
Bolivian Women Fight Prejudice to Be Accepted as Mechanics
Miriam Poma stands in the electromechanical workshop for high-end vehicles that she…
Taking Stock of Two Decades of Trailblazing Protocol on Womens Rights in Africa
Women and girls in Kenya’s West Pokot celebrate as the government cracks…
Women Recyclers in Bolivia Build Hope, Demand Recognition
Sofía Quispe, the president of Ecorecicladoras de La Paz, finds a good…
Wood Smoke Continues to Make Women Sick in El Salvador
Cecilia Menjivar, a tortilla maker in San Salvador, the capital of El…
Women in Peru’s Poor Urban Areas Combat the Crisis at the Cost of Their Wellbeing
While cooking on one side of her wooden tin-roofed house, Mercedes Marcahuachi…
Water Harvesting Boosts Agriculture in Brazil’s Semiarid Northeast
Eronildes da Silva proudly stands next to a bunch of bananas on…
Biodigesters Boost Family Farming in Brazil
Lucineide Cordeiro loads manure from her two oxen and two calves into…
Healthy Homes – A Right of Rural Families in Peru
Martina Santa Cruz, a peasant farmer from the village of Sacllo in…
Perus Agro-Export Boom Has not Boosted Human Development
Her hands loaded with crates, Susan Quintanilla, a union leader of agro-export…