The Eco-Feminist Energy Justice Project — Temwanani Banda, Blantyre, Malawi
I am one of the women this project was built for. The Eco-Feminist Energy Justice project is run by the Get Together Youth Organization, working alongside other civil society groups under the Zingwangwa Youth Network, with funding and support from SHINE Collab. It exists because in Blantyre District, where I live, between 85 and 95 […]
Story of the Gweja Soldier
Mary Joji I am a woman of Lirangwe, and since 2022 I have been an artisanal miner, a gweja soldier, as we are known. Before that, I was searching, thinking hard about how I would build a livelihood with no capital behind me. It was people from Ntcheu who first brought artisanal gold mining to […]
Women, Land and the Struggle for a Just Transition
First Story of the Gweja Soldier — Gladys Makuya I am a widow, and I live with my 8-year-old son. When my husband passed, the responsibility of the household fell on me alone: feeding a child, keeping a roof over our heads, finding school fees. There was no one else to carry this. So, when […]
Hanyanya’s Story Takes a Community’s Lithium Experience to a Wider Audience
The Story of Hanyanya, Bikita, Zimbabwe was screened at the Ford Foundation JET Plus Fund Africa Third Convening in Cape Town. The film brought the experiences and just transition priorities of a lithium-affected community into a wider regional conversation.
Feminists Demand Inclusion as Africa’s Critical Minerals Boom Raises Equity Concerns
As global demand for critical minerals accelerates to support the clean energy transition, feminist activists across Africa are warning that the benefits of the boom risk bypassing women, particularly those in mining-affected communities. Speaking ahead of the upcoming Women Deliver 2026 conference, eco-feminist scholar Dr. Mela Chiponda said the current model of mineral extraction continues […]
Feminist voices demand justice in the critical minerals boom as women call for inclusion and power.
As global demand for critical minerals surges to power the clean energy transition, feminist advocates are raising urgent concerns about who truly benefits—and who is left behind. Across mineral-rich regions in Africa, women are calling for a fundamental shift in how extractive industries operate, demanding justice, equity, and meaningful participation in decision-making processes. For many […]
Women Deliver 2026 must honor First Nations justice, land, and life
As global leaders, eco-feminists, policymakers, and activists descend on Melbourne, Australia, for the upcoming Women Deliver 2026 Conference to devise ways of advancing gender equality, beneath the modern skyline and polished conference halls lies a deeper, older truth: this gathering is taking place on lands that have been cared for, governed, and sustained for tens […]
Women Artisanal Miners Put Their Priorities on the Table
At the Artisanal Mining and Critical Minerals Gathering, 26 women and 4 men examined the realities facing women in artisanal mining and critical mineral contexts. Participants moved beyond identifying challenges to outline priorities for continued action, including safer working conditions, fair market access, recognition of artisanal miners, an Artisanal Mining Position Paper and Feminist Accountability […]
Women Deliver 2026 Must Honour First Nations Justice, Land, and Life
As global leaders, eco-feminists, policymakers, and activists descend in Melbourne, Australia for the upcoming Women Deliver 2026 Conference to device ways of advancing gender equality, yet beneath the modern skyline and polished conference halls lies a deeper, older truth—this gathering is taking place on lands that have been cared for, governed, and sustained for tens […]