by Amy Weinfurter | Nov 11, 2016
Rural women face unique challenges when it comes to climate change. Natural disasters and a changing, unpredictable climate can significantly impact rural women’s workload, like biomass and water collection, and create significant impacts in terms of family nutrition,...
by Amy Weinfurter | Nov 11, 2016
Janet Yiamoi Nkuya launched the Lighting Manyattas Initiative to reduce energy poverty with safe, affordable and sustainable energy solutions. The majority of Kenyan homes are not connected to the electric grid, and many households rely on costly and polluting...
by Amy Weinfurter | Nov 9, 2016
5 Star Stoves is a company that produces biofuel cookstoves for residential kitchens in Africa. The company was started in 2011 by Willem Malherbe and is currently based in South Africa, although it also services communities in Kenya and Uganda. The creation of 5 Star...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 8, 2016
Lynn Worsley launched the small business All Women Recycling in the southern suburbs of Cape Town, South Africa with two main objectives: to create opportunities for unemployed single women, and to reduce landfill waste. Along with business management and sales...
by Angel Hsu | Nov 8, 2016
In Uganda, the Budongo Women Bee Enterprise accelerates the use of sustainable practices to generate income. Over 100 members of the Budongo Women Bee Enterprise manage over 20 beehives, in addition to processing and manufacturing beekeeping equipment. Women pay a fee...
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