Our impact
Women Environs Zambia is committed towards working with & empowering for rural women
Rural Women Members
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YEARS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT
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SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED COMMUNITY PROJECTS
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Our PRIORITY AREAS
Women Environs Zambia centers its activities around a specific set of priority areas
Our projects
Women Environs Zambia is involved in a few projects to help achieve its objectives and goals.
INDIGENOUS SEED BANKS AND SEED MULTIPLICATION
In order to cultivate certain types of crops, farmers need to have access to these seeds. This makes seeds the most valuable input for farming. They are not only needed for farming, but also serve as food and a source of income. WEZ helps establish indigenous seed banks and members are encouraged to participate in seed multiplication for continuity.
PRESERVATION OF INDIGENOUS SEED
We promote access to indigenous seed and other planting materials through preservation, exchange and recycling of indigenous seeds. Natural methods that have been used for generations are used and shared with members to use in their farming activities.
AWARENESS RAISING & CAPACITY BUILDING
With increasing evidence that climate change impacts on food security and environment, WEZ with community members clarify how to address its impacts. Globally proposed solutions put pressure on small scale farmers to adapt to initiatives being introduced from all angles. Mainly there is increasingly the use of chemical fertilizers, hybrid and GMO seeds. WEZ helps to empower rural women farmers through education on the merits and demerits of the different laws on seeds and how they impact on our food systems.
Leadership TRAINING
The sustainable rural approach to influencing policies includes building the capacity of beneficiaries with knowledge to ensure informed decisions. To ensure this support, WEZ puts in place measures to amplify women farmer’s voices through mass mobilization. Gender inequalities and resource tenures for women livelihood are identified and shared with communities’ members and leaders.
WEZ is a community-based organization founded through the initiative of rural women function groups (clubs) representing women small scale farmers practicing sustainable agriculture and income generation in a rural set up.
Who We Are
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What We Do
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Our Projects
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