SHINE is convening a vibrant network of young women (ages 18–30) across Zimbabwe’s lithium corridors, with plans to expand to Zambia and the DRC. This movement challenges patriarchal, technocratic energy governance and promotes people-centered decision-making through community assemblies. It is cultivating a new generation of ecofeminist organizers influencing policy and reshaping global supply chains.
Each quarter, SHINE hosts dynamic, multilingual webinars that bring together voices from civil society, women-led enterprises, frontline communities, and progressive investors. This series fosters South–South solidarity by connecting activists across Latin America, Asia, and Africa, while building cross-sector alliances to scale local innovations into continental policy influence.
In deep solidarity with Earthlife Africa, SHINE is working in South African communities impacted by mine closures. These areas face degraded land, economic collapse, and energy insecurity. We focus on building collective power and feminist alternatives including the groundwork for decentralized, community-controlled renewable energy in places like Soweto that centers the care economy.