Simanjiro leads Tanzania’s green revolution
By Isack Dickson | isackdickson11@gmail.com In the land of Simanjiro, in Tanzania’s Manyara Region, the sun has ceased to be a farmer’s friend and instead has become more scorching than…
From pests to prosperity: Embracing climate-smart agriculture
By Seif Gracien Hasingizwimana | hasingizwimanashaggy@gmail.com Six years ago, just after sunrise, Mariana Mukandungutse, a member of the Abadasobanya Farmers Group, stood at the edge of her field in Gashora…
How climate change is disrupting Lake Victoria’s fisheries
How climate change is disrupting Lake Victoria’s fisheries By Cece Siago | siagocece1@gmail.com The sun has risen in Kamser Nyagowa Village’s Kamolo Beach in Homa Bay County, western Kenya. Women…
Rising heat in Zimbabwe deepens risk for informal traders
By Calvin Manika | calvinmanika2018@gmail.com On an early February afternoon, the midday sun turns the tarred pavements of Harare’s central markets into a blazing grill-despite it being the rainy season.…
Africa’s green energy boom has a gender problem
By Chemtai Kirui | phillykirui@gmail.com When African governments signed onto the Belém Action Mechanism (BAM) at COP30 in Brazil last year, they made a high stake promise: the continent’s massive…
Extreme heat taking toll on businesses
By Milliam Murigi | milliammurigi@gmail.com For more than two decades, Anastacia Mutheu built her livelihood in Viwandani slums, Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, as a weaving specialist Hairdressing was not just her…
Climate shocks fuel cholera
By Catherine Tembo | cathytembo88@gmail.com In Nathenje, an outskirt area of Lilongwe District, 31-year-old Lezina Aaron is still struggling to overcome the psychological trauma of losing two children to cholera.…
Inside the push to preserve indigenous crops
By Agatha Ngotho | angotho@gmail.com In Nyakach, Kisumu County in Kenya’s western region, women are safeguarding indigenous seeds to protect the community’s heritage and resilience in an era of worsening…
Beyond survival: Leading Africa’s adaptive transformation
By Asha Bekidusa | abekidusa@gmail.com Women across coastal parts of Africa are stepping up as leaders in adaptation, ecosystems restoration and building sustainable businesses as climate change deepens inequality, threatens…
Experts tip media to spotlight women’s climate action
By Ruth Keah | rkeahkadide@gmail.com Journalists covering climate change stories should rethink how they tell their stories by focusing on women as solution providers and change makers rather than victims.…
