Posts Tagged ‘East Africa’
Grassroots Women Are Saving Kenya’s Last Tropical Rainforest
Nestled along the eastern edge of the Congo Basin forests, the Kakamega tropical rainforest is the last of its kind in Kenya. Yet, despite being home to species found nowhere else in the country, the Kakamega has been under attack for decades. WEA and our longtime partner, Kenyan women-led NGO, Women in Water and Natural Resource Conservation (WWANC) are conserving and planting native trees through a series of community conservation trainings this year.
Read More2022 Fall Newsletter: Healing ourselves, healing the earth
It’s in moments like these that caring for ourselves and one another are more important than ever. The good news is that, in this deep and heart-centered care work, the earth is our greatest ally and teacher—and healing is in fact all around us, all the time.
Read MoreJust Released! Mid-Year Impact Report 2022
Did you know that the root of the word crisis is the Greek word κρίσις, which means to sift? Author Kathleen Norris once wrote that to be in crisis was an opportunity then to sift until only what’s most vital remains. On the eve of World Nature Conservation Day—a day recognizing the critical role a…
Read More2022 Summer Newsletter: Taking stock of the seeds we’ve planted
As with every turning of the season, this is often a reflective period—one where we take stock of the seeds we planted that have begun to sprout, before shifting into a season of carefully tending that growth. And there’s a lot to take stock of here at WEA!
Read MoreThe Climate Crisis is a Women’s Issue
The heaviest burdens of the climate crisis fall on women’s shoulders. And yet, as caretakers of families and the natural resources on which life depends, women are also best positioned to innovate the solutions our world urgently needs.
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