Feminist Climate Justice

1.0   Introduction These terms of reference serve as guidelines for developing a comic book on wealth taxes. Akina Mama wa Afrika has developed a comprehensive learning paper titled ‘A Pan-African Feminist Primer on Wealth Taxes!’ and is in search of a consultant with expertise in arts and comics to…

‘I strongly oppose the idea that Africa’s key characteristic is her poverty. She is more the victim of her riches. Today a sick woman in a village risks dying because the nurse who has the medicine won’t treat her because she can’t pay. That is what it has come to,…

The authors of this position document, a group of civil society activists, women’s rights defenders and feminist economists, are issuing an urgent call to the World Bank’s board and gender team. The World Bank Group and its incoming president must expand the current gender strategy ‘update’ to a broader review…

Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA) under the auspices of the Voices for Climate Action (VCA) programme welcomes proposals from African based feminist creative organizations, collectives, and coalitions to partner in developing innovative advocacy knowledge products and materials. Through this partnership, our hope is to illuminate the precarious and yet often…

“Nothing replaces being in the same room, face-to-face, breathing the same air, reading and feeling each other’s micro-expressions”. This is why Akina Mama wa Afrika (AMwA), ignited with excitement, hosted a partners’ rendezvous this year in Uganda, setting the stage for an unforgettable grounding with its partners.  Read more... (712…