WEA Voices
Women-led Climate Solutions for a Thriving Future in East Africa
Join Women’s Earth Alliance for a World WEAver Online Event Women-led Climate Solutions for a Thriving Future in East Africa WEDNESDAY, MAY 10TH 9:30 AM PT / 12:30 PM ET / 7:30 PM EAT / 10 PM IST Women’s Earth Alliance in partnership with Kenyan NGO WWANC (Women in Water and Natural Resource Conservation), invites…
Read MoreGrassroots initiatives, global impacts
This International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating the transformative power of grassroots women-led solutions to create global impact and ensure a just and sustainable future. Grassroots women leaders in WEA and WWANC’s East Africa Women and Forests Accelerator. Photo: Anthony Wanjiku At Women’s Earth Alliance, we see that it’s not top-down approaches that will transform our…
Read MoreSpending a day restoring coral reefs with Biorock Indonesia
WEA Intern Anika Lough details her visit to the Biorock Indonesia project: Today I had the incredible opportunity of visiting and experiencing the Biorock project in Bali, Indonesia. I am staying in Pemuteran where the first Biorock coral reef restoration project began in the year 2000.
Read More“Investing in women’s leadership is investing in entire communities” — Food Sovereignty Leader joins WEA to Lead North America/Pacific Program
Daniela Perez is passionate about gardens, the food they grow and stories that food will uncover, and creating powerful learning experiences for women environmental leaders. As a transborder Mexican-America who grew up in Tijuana, Mexico, her passions were shaped by her surrounding environment, the changing landscape (both political and physical), and the powerful women in…
Read More“The land is our Mother”: Responding to extractive industry and COVID-19 in Indonesia
By Adolfina Kuum Adolfina Kuum preparing to go out on the river with community members to assess water pollution issues. Understanding women’s relationships with the earth. Adolfina Kuum, a leader in the 2020 WEA Indonesia Accelerator, is the Chairwoman of Lepemawi Timika, an organization that fights for the rights of local communities affected by mining…
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