African Women Rising

07/17/2026

Next year I will be attending St Michael’s Secondary School. The guidance and counseling that I got from the AWR mentors when I was in primary school helped me get to where I am now. I found the life skills lessons especially important; it helped us girls when we were facing difficult situations. The scholastic material was very important because my parents could not afford it, the same for the sanitary pads. Without the pads I couldn't go to school when I have my period. All those things helped improve on my performance so I could pass the PLE (Primary Leaving Exam). My goal is to become a nurse. Scovia, 16 years old

07/16/2026

My name is Adong Florence Janet, I am the Head teacher at Pok Ogali Primary school. African Women Rising has been providing us with mentors to help us keep our girls in school. The mentors are good and the people in the community like them. We are seeing great change from the impact of having mentors around – especially when it comes to early marriage, which has reduced, we are also seeing higher level of attendance. The intervention from mentors helped one of our girls who got pregnant come back to school. It has also reduced on our workload, we are severely understaffed, don't have enough teachers and the mentors play a critical role in making sure we can attend to all the students in the classroom. The number of learners wanting to attend our school has also increased. We are seeing greater retention rates, which of course has to do with increased attendance. You must be in school to be able to learn. We are seeing a clear difference between schools that have access to mentors and those that don't. This year our school was the 2nd best performing school in our area. That is the first time for us.

06/10/2026

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0GQ5JST95/

We are so honored to have the transformational regenerative work of African Women Rising featured as part of the just-released Groundswell documentary film. Showcasing the food forests and abundant gardens of refugee women in AWR’s Permagarden program, the film also gives voice to the lived experience of those who’ve lived through war and forced displacement. It’s a powerful testimonial of those on the frontlines of food and seed sovereignty, hydrological stabilization and rebuilding the biological life of the world’s soils. We hope you will join the movement.

Groundswell is the stirring final chapter of a groundbreaking documentary trilogy following Kiss the Ground and Common Ground, a cinematic journey across 5 continents showcasing regenerative agriculture solutions taking hold, ultimately benefiting human health and a hope for global renewal. Directed...

06/10/2026

We are so honored to have the transformational regenerative work of African Women Rising featured as part of the just-released Groundswell documentary film. Showcasing the food forests and abundant gardens of refugee women in AWR’s Permagarden program, the film also gives voice to the lived experience of those who’ve lived through war and forced displacement. It’s a powerful testimonial of those on the frontlines of food and seed sovereignty, hydrological stabilization and rebuilding the biological life of the world’s soils. We hope you will join the movement.