Swaziland Rural Women's assembly - Sicandvulo Sabomake

16/10/2026

From planting our own seeds to growing, harvesting and eating. We reclaim our food systems from seed to plate. Our traditional foods are more than nourishment, they carry our culture, indigenous knowledge and the power to sustain our communities.

At SRWA, we champion food sovereignty by promoting indigenous seeds, traditional food systems and agroecological practices that put people, communities and the planet first.

This World Food Day, we affirm that our people must have the power to decide what we grow, how we grow it and what we eat.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly

15/10/2026

Happy International Rural Women's Day

For 16 years the movement has continued to lobby and advocate for the recognition, protection and preservation of our indigenous seeds. Today we celebrate International Rural Women’s Day under the theme “Rural Women Farmers Caring for Mother Nature,” we honour rural women farmers whose knowledge, resilience, and care for the land sustain our communities and protect biodiversity.

We celebrate not only the journey we have travelled, but also the growth of the movement and the young people who are stepping forward to carry this struggle into the future. Our seeds are our identity,heritage, our food sovereignty and our future. Through their dedication, rural women farmers nurture Mother Nature, safeguard indigenous seeds, and build a more just and sustainable food systems.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly

12/10/2026

Our seeds, our heritage, our future

Featured in the Eswatini Observer, RWA demonstrates front-row leadership in championing seed sovereignty, protecting indigenous seeds and defending small-scale farmers’ rights at the African Union Seed Summit.
Our call is clear: protect indigenous seeds, keep seeds in farmers’ hands not controlled by corporations and put small-scale farmers at the centre of decisions shaping our food systems.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly

07/10/2026

05/10/2026

AU, Africa Seed Summit is underway at the Pallazo Conference under the theme "Resilient Seed Systems for a Food Secure Africa". SRWA is right where she belong bringing our indigenous seeds, our knowledge and the voices of t rural women who have kept these seeds alive for generations.

Our stand is up, our seeds are on display, and we’re ready for the conversations that matters seed sovereignty, biodiversity, food systems and the future of farming in Eswatini.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly

28/09/2026

This is a number of thousands of young girls lives facing disrupted education, increased vulnerability and an uncertain future. It is a stark reminder that ending teenage pregnancy and early child marriage requires more than reacting when a girl becomes pregnant it demands prevention, protection, accountability and communities that allow girls to grow up safely. Our girls deserve the chance to grow, learn, be protected and build their futures. The time to act is now.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly

24/09/2026

Ending Early Child Marriages and Teen Pregnancies Campaign made its final regional stop in Maplotini, Lavumisa in the Shiselweni region creating a safe space for young people to speak, learn and reflect on the realities they face.

Led by SWAGAA the session reminded young people about understanding their bodies, making informed choices and speaking up against abuse. It also challenged the stigma faced by pregnant teenagers. A girl who becomes pregnant should not be chased away from home or sent to live with a boyfriend. She needs protection, support and the opportunity to remain in school because pushing her into an early relationship can expose her to even greater vulnerability and abuse.

We then took those conversations beyond the session onto the walls of Maplotini.

The mural is more than paint. It is a public reminder to parents, young people, leaders and the entire community that early marriage and teenage pregnancy are not problems we should normalise or simply accept. It calls on us to protect girls before they are pushed into these situations, support them when they need us most, keep them in school and create communities where children can grow without being forced into adult responsibilities.


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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly
Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA)

24/09/2026

Four women lost their lives in one devastating act of violence and finally justice has been served.

16/09/2026

SRWA’s campaign to end early marriages and teen pregnancy took the campaign to the Mangcongco community. The campaign started with educating young people in schools and communities about the harsh realities of teen pregnancy and early child marriage.
Now we have taken the message to the walls, painting murals that serve as a reminder to the community, local leaders, parents and young people to stand up and take action against teen pregnancy and early marriages.

A big shout out to the young artists and the Mangcongco community. Your presence, creativity and energy brought these murals to life.

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Southern Africa Rural Women's Assembly