Posts Tagged ‘Regenerative Agriculture and Food Systems’
WEA partners with Jane Goodall to protect forests and our future
We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected as a forest protection partner by Trees for Jane! Founded by Dr. Jane Goodall and Jeff Horowitz, Trees for Jane is a new campaign launching TODAY to shine a light on the work being done to protect and restore our world’s forests. Protecting our forests means protecting our future. Community livelihoods and…
Read MoreSummer Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: An age-old care economy
Read the latest WEAvings Newsletter Today Dear Friends, For generations, women around the world have birthed children and movements, nurtured families and the earth, stewarded communities and natural resources. They have built an age-old care economy anchored in health, safety and sustainability to ensure the collective resilience of both people and planet in the face of some…
Read MoreBuilding resilience in the Maasai community
There are no communities in the world immune from the impacts of climate change and COVID-19. For members of the Maasai community in Kenya, these compounding crises have exacerbated the burden placed on women by existing inequitable systems and norms, particularly in regions where accessing food, fuel, or safe water (a responsibility held primarily by…
Read MoreWe’re ready for action
This International Women’s Day, please join us in taking action alongside grassroots women leaders who are caring for our communities—saving indigenous seeds, selling clean cookstoves, launching sustainable farms, providing safe water, protecting land rights, and more—in some of the most environmentally threatened regions on earth. Gather (virtually) with us at one of our special International Women’s Day…
Read MoreSummer Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: We know this…
Read the latest WEAvings Newsletter Today Dear Friends, In a sea of unknowns, we know this: The women leaders of our global alliance are made for this moment. We are in Aceh, Indonesia, St. Louis, Missouri, and Assam, India launching food distribution programs, caring for our elders, providing clean water, creating mutual aid, and ensuring…
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