Farmers in Nepal, especially women, face a host of intersecting challenges. Many work with limited resources under difficult conditions, while also managing livestock, household responsibilities, and their children’s education from a young age. This burden takes a toll on their health and ability to sustain a livelihood. Women farmers are also particularly exposed to toxic pesticides—a result of structural inequality and poor regulation. As Nepali Times reports, "women and Dalit households … [Read more...] about How Joining a Women’s Savings Group Helped This Farmer Survive Cancer
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De parcelas olvidadas a economía colectiva, el modelo de una comunidad de mujeres rurales en Honduras
En la comunidad de Isletas, Concepción de María, Langue, Honduras, Rafaela Godines identificó la necesidad de empoderar a las mujeres rurales y mejorar la soberanía alimentaria de sus familias. “¿Y si trabajamos juntas?” Con esa pregunta inició la formación de un grupo de mujeres que, al unirse, alquilaron una parcela de tierra que antes estaba en desuso. La iniciativa les ha permitido acceder a recursos productivos y fortalecer la cohesión social, además de promoverla reivindicación de la … [Read more...] about De parcelas olvidadas a economía colectiva, el modelo de una comunidad de mujeres rurales en Honduras
From Forgotten Plots to Collective Economy: A Rural Women’s Community Model in Honduras
This article was originally published in Spanish. Read it here. In Isletas, Concepción de María, Honduras, Rafaela Godines recognized the need to empower rural women and improve their families' food sovereignty. "What if we work together?" This question led to the formation of a women’s group that, through collective action, transformed an abandoned plot of land into a thriving ecosystem. The initiative has enabled them to access productive resources, strengthen social cohesion, and … [Read more...] about From Forgotten Plots to Collective Economy: A Rural Women’s Community Model in Honduras
Displaced Women Farmers in Burkina Faso: Symbols of Courage Amid Rising Violence
Sixty-four-year-old Tindano Pobarou, a mother of nine (five daughters and four sons), lived a peaceful life in the village of Bassieri. But one night, at 3 AM, she was forced to flee her home as armed groups attacked her village. She and her family crossed multiple dangerous regions with little time to prepare, and life as she knew it was turned upside down. The land she cultivated, the home she built, and the security she once had were gone. Yet, Pobarou refused to give up. She kept crossing … [Read more...] about Displaced Women Farmers in Burkina Faso: Symbols of Courage Amid Rising Violence
This Women’s Group in Nepal is Restoring Soil Health with Biofertilizers
In a small farming village tucked in Nepal’s hilly countryside, women in pink and red saris crouch in tidy rows of plump tomatoes, their hands feeding the soil. Nearby, a group of women—the Jwaladevi Women Farmer Group—gather in a circle around a pile of green leaves to prepare biofertilizers. One of them chops aromatic herbs—nettle, neem, and bitter Artemisia—while another stirs them into a muddy mixture in a large plastic drum. Older women sit cross-legged, observing the process with keen … [Read more...] about This Women’s Group in Nepal is Restoring Soil Health with Biofertilizers
How Penda Turned a Dumping Ground into an Agroecological Urban Farm in Senegal
It's April. The temperature hovers at 104F (40°C). The ground feels hot beneath our feet, the wind is dry, and the air is heavy. Half-built buildings with brick and concrete walls line narrow sandy streets, where women stride with heads held high and shoulders back, balancing fruit baskets atop their heads. The sky isn't as gray as in downtown Thiès or Dakar, but pollution still lingers, with faint smells of burning waste. Baobab trees, their branches bare, and a few thorny bushes are the only … [Read more...] about How Penda Turned a Dumping Ground into an Agroecological Urban Farm in Senegal