ENVIRONMENT
News on world environmental issues
Inside Umurava, the Brave Rwandan Women Tackling Poaching
By Annonciata Byukusenge Umurava; a group of women involved in biodiversity conservation in Nyungwe National Park. PHOTO/Annonciata Byukusenge/ AWiMKigali Rwandan...
Meet the Women Turning Porridge into Energy Saving Riquettes
By Faith Walucho Kisumu In the busy Nyalenda slums in Kisumu City, elderly women are kneeling down on a white...
Press Statement
March 22, 2022 On the occasion of the 2022 World Water Day, civil society, labour and community activists under the...
The Champion Planting Bamboo Along Drying Rivers
By Milliam Murigi Beth Waithira (2nd left with a head turban) who has embarked on planting bamboo along drying rivers. Photo/...
Women and Water Scarcity in Harare
By Grace Malahleki Harare Hop step and wade in foot deep in the slimy liquid is the norm for Mai...
Trash for Cash: Blantyre Women Earning Money from Recycling Plastic
By Florence Mwale Aisha Mdeza packing bottles into bags of 200 which are sold at around MK 8,000 ($10). Photo/ Florence...
The Female Face of Floods in Malawi
By Britta Mpata The months of November and December mark the beginning of the rainy season in Malawi, when people...
The River of Plastics Affecting Women Downstream
By Rose Mukonyo Nairobi Where do you take your plastic water bottle after drinking the water? Do you keep it in...
Rooftop and Balcony Gardens of Cairo
By Dina El Maraghy Egyptian women have embarked on urban agriculture. Photo/ Dina El Maraghy/AWiM Cairo This difficult equation is further...
Women’s Quest to Restore Malawi’s National Tree
By Josephine Chinele Lilongwe It is the rainy season in Malawi. Most women are busy plucking abundant local leafy vegetables...