Initiatives

Our Initiatives

The true secret of our success lies in people behind the screen, our passion for nature and our love for our community.

WIL Initiatives

WIL’s core team of rural women leaders, together with district-based volunteers, drive a portfolio of innovative programmes that integrate gender and climate action. Programmes are visualized through maps, photo stories, and timelines, echoing the interactive style of the Rural Women Assembly website.

Greening Mafeteng Initiative

This is a large scale reforestation initiative targeted to climate vulnerable areas in Lesotho aiming at planting 50000 annually.

Climate Change Dialogue and Up-cycling Training

This project was meant to raise awareness and initiate open dialogue specifically among women and youth on climate change and its impact on the environment. and to capacitate women and youth in upcycling skills and knowledge. 30 Organizations were trained in Mafeteng reaching over 1000 women and youth. A dialogue of over 20 organizations including government was conducted.

Strengthening Rural Community Resilience For Climate Change

In partnership with Ministry of Environment and Forestry-supported by Hlanganisa Community Fund. This project is a bold step that was aimed at enhancing the adoption of sustainable strategies to enhance climate resilience. It shifts the power to local communities to co-creates climate solutions through evidence, equity and innovation.

Even rural communities have a vital role to play towards a future where climate justice is a reality for all.

Strengthening Community Resilience

Funded by the Feminists for Alternatives on Climate and Environment (FACE) Programme this project provided training to over 100 women and young women on agroecology, organic farming and water conservation techniques and planted over 100000 fruit and forests trees in over 5 communities in Mafeteng.

The 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲

The 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 project with the Community of Ha Lengolo Mafeteng supported by the German Embassy Pretoria .Through this project, we were able to empower over 100 smallholder farmers from Kolo, Ha Petlane, Boleka Manyareleng and Ha Maholi, Thabana Morena Ha Lengolo, Ha Mosotho, Ha Bagomi and Thabaneng Mafeteng with a focus on women, youth and persons with disabilities with hands on training, seeds and trees and garden tool kits. This Initiative was meant to enhance household food security, foster economic dependence and resilience.