Posts by Kahea Pacheco
Grassroots 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 MoreHope for the New Year: 2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator Program Reflects on a Time of Growth
After completing four months of intensive “Planning for Action” curriculum and holistic leadership development, the 27 women leaders gathered on December 7th to celebrate their growth in the 2022 U.S. Grassroots Accelerator program.
Read MoreJust Released! WEA’s 2022 Impact Report
We’re thrilled to share with you Women’s Earth Alliance’s 2022 Impact Report, which tells the story of how—together—we rose to meet this moment.
Read MoreMy time at COP27: What does women’s climate leadership look like?
Gender equity at COP has a long way to go. For example, of 110 heads of state who attended COP27, only seven were women. However, there are glimpses into what our future of women’s leadership can look like. WEA Intern Charly Fisk reflects on her time at COP27.
Read MoreNew Communal Forest program launches with 130 square meters of demonstration plots in Indonesia
2 demonstration plots totaling 130 square meters of land have been secured as sites for WEA’s regenerative forest pilot program in Indonesia, called Hutan Komunal (Communal Forest). Led by WEA Indonesia Accelerator alumni Aniek Puspawardani from Bali and Nedhy Priscila Neonbeni from East Nusa Tenggara, the forest will be grown and managed collectively by local communities.
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