Posts Tagged ‘Food’
GWWI Women and Water on Wednesdays: Solar CooKit – Using the Sun to Clean Water
One of the cheapest and greenest ways to clean water is to harness the heat of the sun! As Mama Solar, GWWI Solar CooKit Trainer says, ‘the sun is free and we here in Africa have plenty of it!’ The sun’s heat is used to pasteurize water which has the same effects as boiling,…
Read MoreClimate Change Resilience Begins With Women
By: Rucha Chitnis Manju Devi is a farmer, a single mother of three and a dedicated field worker with a local grassroots organization called Nav Jagriti in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. Manju is on a mission to build the self-reliance of women in her community who are affected by poverty, food insecurity…
Read MoreGWWI Women and Water on Wednesdays: The Future of Women and Water – Meet GWWIs Youngest Participants
Martha and Irene were the ‘baby sisters’ of the GWWI 2011 Training! At 18 and 19 years old, they hail as the youngest participants to ever attend a GWWI training. But they are far from ‘babies”! Their vibrant spirit, fresh perspective and youthful curiosity was only overshadowed by their incredible leadership! Martha and Irene came…
Read MoreInternational Women’s Day: A Powerful Reason for Hope
Dear Friends and Supporters, Happy International Women’s Day! It is fitting that we take this inspiring day to focus on women’s leadership. In 2012, WEA will be deepening the conversation about the centrality of grassroots women’s leadership in sustainable development processes. At WEA, we have seen first-hand how grassroots women leaders are driving change in…
Read MorePlanting Seeds of Resilience
Last week, we celebrated the Women’s Earth Alliance India Program at our special event–Seeds of Resilience: Women Farmers Striving in the Face of Climate Change. Be sure to check out photos from the event here and watch the new India video! We are touched by the outpouring of support from our community, and were glad…
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