Seeds of Change: A Glimpse into WEA’s Transformative Journey in Kenya

Amira Diamond and Melinda Kramer with WEA Leaders in Kenya. Photo Credit: Anthony Wanjiku Returning from an incredible trip to Western Kenya, our hearts are full as we reflect on the transformative impact of WEA’s East Africa Leaders, dedicating their everyday lives to protecting their environment and creating a thriving future for future generations. In…

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Spring Edition of the WEAvings Newsletter: All we need to meet this moment

Dear Friends, As we welcome in the Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, we recognize that Winter has left us with a lot to take stock of: From this week’s IPCC report—offering both warnings on the dangers of fossil fuels, and also a blueprint to change course—to the outrageous approval of the destructive Willow oil drilling project in…

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Transforming Lives and Livelihoods through Eco-Entrepreneurship

At 38 years old and the widowed mother of 5, Namuddu Harriet had begun to feel weighed down by the compounding challenges she faced on a daily basis. That’s when she heard about a COVID & Climate Resilience Training being offered by WEA and the Uganda Women’s Water Initiative (UWWI). The training would support Ugandan grassroots women like Namaddu to build community resilience to address the impacts of the pandemic and climate crisis, by establishing green community-based micro-enterprises which would provide sustainable livelihoods.

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