Organising farm workers, rural women and small farmers

Country

South Africa

Project Description

Support to the Trust for Community Outreach and Education (TCOE) which builds capacity for the Farm Workers’ Union, small farmer associations, the Rural Women’s Assembly and the Inyanda Land Rights, a movement based on social justice principles of workers’ rights, feminism, agro-ecology and food sovereignty.

Project Partners

Trust for Community Outreach and Education

News from the field

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  Rural Women Assembly: Climate change impact in South Africa 

  South Africa is not exempt from the challenges posed by climate change. In recent years, the country has witnessed a shift in weather patterns, leading to adverse effects on its environment. Among the communities most affected by these changes are rural populations, where the effects of climate change are felt acutely. The Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) of South Africa has emerged as a key player in educating and empowering these communities to navigate the growing crisis.  

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  In South Africa, farmers are organising to confront the climate crisis

  The response to the climate crisis is not handouts, but campaigns for land rights, food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, and access to water by defending the rights of rural women, farm workers, and small-scale farmers.

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  Organising for food sovereignty in South Africa

  Trust for Community Outreach and Education in South Africa is a southern African hub for the food sovereignty movement and for the global small farmers’ and peasants’ movement.

• Climate and COVID crises trigger food riots in South Africa

  In July 2021, rioting in South Africa, particularly around Durban and Johannesburg, shows the desperation of millions of people as the climate and COVID crises cause unrest.