The Free Press Initiative (FPI) trains journalists to address climate change in the Zambian media landscape. Through investigative journalism, storytelling, and workshops, they inform vulnerable groups and amplify the lived experiences of communities affected by climate change. FPI focuses on journalists’ ability to report the real-life impacts of climate change with stories that draw attention […]

“At home, we call our father the Taliban of the family,” says Kimani from Kenya. “Everyone was afraid of him. My brother and I would hide when he came home. We were afraid of his anger and harsh punishments.” Being the older one, Kimani felt the pressure of responsibility for himself and his younger brother. […]

She visited a witch doctor, sought advice from religious leaders, prayed for months, and fasted. Wamuyu, a mother of three from Kenya, did everything she could to change her daughter’s sexuality. Despite her painful attempts, mother and daughter were able to save their relationship. Wamuyu even became an example to other parents who couldn’t accept […]

In Kenya, femicide has reached epidemic proportions: in 2024, a woman was killed every two days. But this only accounts for documented cases; the real numbers are likely far higher. Most of the women were killed by men they knew. In January of the same year, women took to the streets and social media in […]

The Regional SRHR Fund hosted a Regional Convening on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) from the 22nd to the 24th July, 2025 This event brought together feminist activists, policymakers and movement-builders from across Africa under the theme, “Advancing a Feminist Approach to Ending Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in Southern Africa.”  The three-day event emphasized the urgent […]

As a young woman with a disability, Keylin Ivani Escalante Vargas has faced many barriers to education, employment and basic health care services. Joining the We Lead program was transformational for her because it gave her the tools to fight for her rights. Keylin is one of the Feminist 30 Under 30, a campaign that […]

Agro-extractivist settlements in the Brazilian Amazon combine agriculture with the sustainable use of forest resources, creating livelihood for local communities while conserving nature. With climate change and nature-harming activities threatening their way of life, the inhabitants of the Amazonian Agro-extractive Settlement Project (PAE) Lago Grande, are standing strong. A coalition of around 155 communities is […]

Some Indigenous communities in the Amazon live in remote areas, where access to news, information and essential services can be limited. While ​​a handful of powerful families with ties to politics and the agro-industry (and other companies that put profit above nature) monopolize the Brazilian mainstream media, the independent media platform Tapajós de Fato speaks […]

Piracema is an ancient Tupi language word for the season when fish swim long distances upstream to find calm waters where they can lay their eggs. It inspired the name of the VCA program’s coalition Na Piracema das Mudanças Climáticas: women and young people in the Brazilian Amazon “going against the current” to address social […]

Indigenous peoples are the original inhabitants of the Brazilian Amazon, comprising about 180 groups (and 305 groups in the whole of Brazil), each with distinct languages, traditions, and social structures. Together, they total around 1.7 million people, or 0.8% of Brazil’s population. Indigenous peoples and their lands form an important protective shield for the flora […]

A growing consensus is emerging within Kenya’s agricultural revolution: agroecology is not just a farming method, but a movement for justice.

While Brazil‘s artists, activists, and journalists are experiencing increasing backlash from conservative political forces, the Megafone coalition is shaping a counter narrative to support them – especially those who fight to save the Amazon. It aims to build a legacy through large-scale graffiti murals, annual activism awards, and workshops to empower local communities. Megafone Ativismo […]