Gender CC Southern Africa/es
Organization name
Gender CC Southern Africa
Organization link
Organization type
Organización no gubernamental (ONG)
Country
Current focus/area
Sensibilización
Desarrollo de capacidades
Empoderamiento de mujeres
Derechos de la mujer
Justicia climática
Adaptación
Agricultura
Mejora de los medios de subsistencia
Agua
Conservación
Pobreza
Seguridad alimentaria
Igualdad de género
Agricultura
Pesca
Description/notes
GenderCC SA – Women for Climate Justice is a non-governmental organisation registered in South Africa in 2010 that is working with women, gender activists, civil society organisations, and gender experts from the Southern African region working for women’s rights, Gender Equality and climate justice.
GenderCC SA’s work involves working with grassroots women, and small scale-farmers to roll out climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and gender Just Climate Solutions by focusing on alternative energy sources in the form of biogas digesters that uses cow dung and organic waste, the use of Solar PV, water conservation methods, sustainable farming methods, food and herb processing to enhance the livelihoods of communities whilst addressing the water, energy, and food security crisis for most households living in poverty.
Compendium source
A member organisation of the Climate Action Network Regional Node Southern African Region CAN (SARCAN)
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