Recurrent droughts and land degradation have reduced pasture, caused livestock losses, and weakened pastoral livelihoods, leading to food insecurity and displacement in Qool-Caday village. The community has responded through adaptation strategies such as water harvesting, rotational grazing, and livelihood diversification, alongside rangeland restoration efforts. The article highlights the need to combine local knowledge with sustainable interventions to strengthen resilience.
By Mweha Msemo
This article explores the growing presence of women in Tanzania’s safari and tourism industry, highlighting how figures like Agape Mrema are challenging long-standing gender norms in a male-dominated field. Once discouraged from such careers, women are increasingly becoming safari guides, entrepreneurs, and mentors, despite cultural, financial, and structural barriers.
This article explores the rise of digital violence against Sudanese women after the April 15, 2023 war, based on a 2025 survey and testimonies. It highlights how social media has become a major space for harassment and defamation, alongside significant psychological impacts such as anxiety and social withdrawal. The report also points to weak legal protections in Sudan and calls for stronger cybercrime laws, platform accountability, and improved digital safety measures for women.
This article examines efforts to build resilience in pastoral lands in eastern Uganda, particularly in the Bwindi and Kamule districts, where agro-pastoral communities face increasing challenges due to climate change and resource degradation. Through farmer field schools and technical support, farmers are adopting sustainable practices such as planting drought-resistant crops, improving rangelands, and managing natural resources.
This article explores how war and displacement reshape women’s everyday lives, with a focus on menstruation as a neglected yet revealing issue in humanitarian settings. It shows how the lack of privacy, resources, and adequate support in camps turns menstrual management into a daily struggle that reflects broader forms of structural neglect and gendered violence.