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Rural Women’s Assembly - Southern Africa
Discover how the Rural Women’s Assembly Southern Africa secured the 2026 Right Livelihood Award for championing gender equality, land rights, and food sovereignty.
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RURAL WOMEN’S ASSEMBLY (Southern Africa) - Guardians of Land, Life & Love
On September 30th 2026, the Rural Women’s Assembly was awarded the prestigious Right Livelihood Award for “organising rural women across Southern Africa into a united force defending land, seed and bodily autonomy against corporate and patriarchal dispossession.”
Better World Info proudly supports and congratulates the Rural Women’s Assembly for their tireless dedication to protecting land rights, supporting female landowners, fostering community care, and ensuring food security across nine countries in Southern Africa.