We support Amihan: Lift freeze order on funds for rural women in the Philippines
The Asian Rural Women’s Coalition (ARWC) supports the call of Amihan National Federation of Peasant Women to lift the freeze order on... Read More
Rural Women’s Speak-Out
October 15 via Zoom 11:30 am India & Sri Lanka 11:45 am Nepal 12:00 pm Bangladesh 1:00 pm Indonesia 2:00 pm Malaysia... Read More
IWD 2020: Asian rural women call for food sovereignty and gender justice
The Asian Rural Women’s Coalition (ARWC)—representing peasants, agricultural workers, indigenous women, Dalit women, workers and migrants—joins women across the world today in... Read More
World Hunger Day: #ZeroHunger is possible with food sovereignty, agroecology and people’s right to development
Today, October 16, the world led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is celebrating the World Food Day under the theme... Read More
16 Days of Global Action highlights youth leadership and solidarity for Agroecology, Food Sovereignty
At least 37 groups from more than 20 countries gear up for the 16 Days of Global Action on Agroecology 2018 on... Read More
International Women’s Day 2018: Women rise, resist, unite!
On the commemoration of International Women’s Day, regional advocacy group PAN Asia Pacific (PANAP) calls on the toiling women of the world... Read More
PANAP’s Sarojeni Rengam clinches award for championing women’s struggle against toxic pesticides
For her efforts in championing women’s issues in various campaigns against toxic pesticides in the past 25 years, Ms. Sarojeni Rengam, Executive... Read More
International Women’s Day: Inspiring stories of women vs. pesticides
Press Release “Farmers are unable or unwilling to focus on environmental or health issues so long as they are experiencing poverty. They... Read More
Fight Back Imperialist Globalisation, Militarism and Religious Fundamentalism!
As we celebrate International Working Women’s Day today, we also mourn the death 5 days ago of Berta Caceres: a Lenca woman... Read More
In time for International Working Women’s Day 2016: Stories of 500 Rural Women Leaders Launched – Women’s stories assert rights to land and resources
“We’ve learned that mining companies are after the rich minerals and biodiversity found in our communities. As a result, our ancestral domain... Read More