Namibian Rural Women Assembly

Namibian Rural Women Assembly NRWA is a national, women-led non-profit member base rural movement advocating for the rights and empowerment of rural women in Namibia.

We amplify rural women’s voices and believe in feminism for equality, dignity, and justice. We are a Non-profit women’s organisation

NRWA is dedicated to fostering a united front capable of tackling shared obstacles and fostering a path towards enduring progress in the rural areas of Namibia. By bringing together individuals and organizations, NRWA aims to harness their collective strength in ord

er to confront the challenges that these communities face, all while promoting sustainable development as a cornerstone of their efforts. Through collaboration and a shared vision, NRWA envisions a brighter and more prosperous future for Namibia's rural regions.

🌽 Precious proudly holds local red maize, a seed passed down through generations and protected by rural women farmers in...
18/05/2026

🌽 Precious proudly holds local red maize, a seed passed down through generations and protected by rural women farmers in Zambia.

“We have our local maize. These seeds have fed our families for generations and continue to help us survive even during difficult seasons.”

Local red maize is food, it carries culture, biodiversity, indigenous knowledge, and climate resilience. While industrial agriculture continues to promote uniform seed systems, rural women continue protecting local seeds that sustain communities and strengthen food sovereignty.

Our sister reminds us that the answers already exist within our communities. 🌾

🌾 This year, we celebrate the strength, wisdom, and resilience of rural women farmers across Southern Africa and beyond....
15/05/2026

🌾 This year, we celebrate the strength, wisdom, and resilience of rural women farmers across Southern Africa and beyond.

Women farmers continue to protect seeds, preserve biodiversity, feed communities, and build resilience in the face of climate crisis, hunger, and inequality. Yet despite their vital role, many still face barriers to land, resources, markets, and decision making.

At our upcoming Consultative Dialogue, we honour and amplify the voices of rural women who are already building solutions rooted in agroecology, food sovereignty, climate justice, and collective care.

📍 “We Have Answers – Building Resilient Food Systems”
📅 7–9 June 2026 | University of Pretoria, South Africa

🌱 “We Have Answers!” is both a theme and a declaration.Across Southern Africa, rural women have long protected seeds, pr...
14/05/2026

🌱 “We Have Answers!” is both a theme and a declaration.

Across Southern Africa, rural women have long protected seeds, preserved indigenous knowledge, practised agroecology, and built resilience in the face of climate crisis and food insecurity.

While dominant food systems continue to prioritise profit over people, rural women are already creating solutions rooted in biodiversity, care, justice, and community resilience.

This campaign amplifies those lived solutions and affirms that the answers to the climate and food crises already exist within our communities.

📍 “We Have Answers – Building Resilient Food Systems”
📅 7–9 June 2026 | University of Pretoria, South Africa

14/05/2026

As we look forward to the upcoming dialogue, we continue to celebrate the strength, resilience and hard work of rural women in our communities. From protecting our indigenous seeds and caring for the land, to building resilient food systems and supporting our families through agriculture and small livestock farming, rural women remain at the heart of community development.
Together we continue to raise our voices, share solutions and create a better future for the next generation. Rural women are not only food producers, but also guardians of culture, knowledge, land and life.

14/05/2026

As we look forward to the upcoming dialogue, we continue to celebrate the strength, resilience and hard work of rural women in our communities. From protecting our indigenous seeds and caring for the land, to building resilient food systems and supporting our families through agriculture and small livestock farming, rural women remain at the heart of community development.

Together we continue to raise our voices, share solutions and create a better future for the next generation. Rural women are not only food producers, but also guardians of culture, knowledge, land and life.

🌱 WHY THIS DIALOGUE MATTERS 🌱Across Southern Africa, rural women continue to face the harsh realities of the climate cri...
13/05/2026

🌱 WHY THIS DIALOGUE MATTERS 🌱

Across Southern Africa, rural women continue to face the harsh realities of the climate crisis every day.Droughts, floods, rising food prices, disappearing indigenous seeds, and growing food insecurity.

But even in the midst of these challenges, rural women are already leading solutions. From saving indigenous seeds and practising agroecology to restoring soils and strengthening community resilience, women across our region are building sustainable food systems from the ground up.

Our upcoming Consultative Dialogue: “We Have Answers; Building Resilient Food Systems” is more than just a meeting. It is a space to amplify grassroots solutions, strengthen solidarity, influence policy, and affirm that the answers to the climate and food crises already exist within our communities.

📍 University of Pretoria, South Africa
📅 7–9 June 2026

🌾 WE HAVE ANSWERS 🌾The Rural Women’s Assembly is proud to announce the upcoming Consultative Dialogue under the theme:“W...
12/05/2026

🌾 WE HAVE ANSWERS 🌾
The Rural Women’s Assembly is proud to announce the upcoming Consultative Dialogue under the theme:
“We Have Answers: Building Resilient Food Systems”
📍 University of Pretoria, South Africa
📅 7–9 June 2026
Rural women across Southern Africa are already building solutions rooted in agroecology, seed saving, indigenous knowledge, climate resilience, and food sovereignty. This dialogue will bring together rural women leaders, policymakers, researchers, civil society, and development partners from across the SADC region to amplify these lived solutions and strengthen collective action.
The gathering will feature:
🌱 Grassroots climate resilience stories
🌱 Seed sovereignty and agroecology discussions
🌱 Regional solidarity and policy engagement
🌱 A showcase of community-led practices and innovations
🌱 The launch of our Regional Seed Observatory
For generations, rural women have fed communities, protected biodiversity, and defended land and seeds. The message is simple: the solutions already exist within our communities.
📢 Save the Date and join us as we raise the voices of rural women shaping just and resilient food systems for the future.

Interested? Register Here
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeeKiUqv0C06w9RqFWzLvu-m08sZb0iMnSeRC83lF4FV3OZeQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Please save the date for our upcoming Dialogue on Food Systems and Agroecology, taking place from 7th to 9th June 2026.T...
08/05/2026

Please save the date for our upcoming Dialogue on Food Systems and Agroecology, taking place from 7th to 9th June 2026.

This year, as we mark the International Year of the Woman, this dialogue will centre the leadership, knowledge, and lived realities of rural women in shaping just and resilient food systems rooted in agroecology.

We will bring together rural women, farmers, policymakers, and partners from across the region to reflect, strategise, and strengthen collective action.

More details, including the programme and venue, will be shared soon. We look forward to your participation in this important convening.

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