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River of Life

Leading through Action A River of Life Story

March 16, 2021

Visolela Rosa Namises, a national leader, representative of GEN Africa and advocate for women’s rights has been initiating incredible work in Namibia. With the support of River of Life funds in 2020, Visolela was able to work with women from different communities to develop gardens for food security, nutrition and as a way to improve their livelihoods. She conducted 6 workshops and events in the past year, working in 6 villages and 3 schools, reaching over 850 people, including women, youth, … Read more

Filed Under: Funded Project Tagged With: Africa, River of Life, traditional communities, Women, Youth

Creating healthy, resilient food systems A River of Life story

February 12, 2021

Linda Kabaira is a dedicated community worker, who runs projects with SCOPE in Zimbabwe and Zambia with young women and schools, focusing on creating home gardens as a tool for ecological regeneration. Linda received funds through the River of Life in 2016 and 2020. Working with young women, Linda focuses mostly on growing staple food crops and using permaculture techniques to build soil fertility, manage water and maximize harvests. During 2016 when she received River of Life funds, she … Read more

Filed Under: Funded Project Tagged With: River of Life

Emergence of the ‘River of Life’ in GEN Brief history

February 12, 2021

In April 2013, 25 African women joined a four week  ‘By Women, For Women’  Ecovillage Design Education (EDE), held by Lua Bashala and Kosha Joubert at Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage, Mpumalanga, South Africa.  The women exchanged and learned about ecological, cultural, social and economic aspects of sustainable community living and designed small projects to increase the resilience of their neighbourhoods.  On another level, a deep level of mutual trust was built amongst them as they shared stories … Read more

Filed Under: Funded Project Tagged With: River of Life, rural development, traditional communities, Women

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