Ecofeminist popular education at WoMin embodies a powerful intersection of environmental and feminist activism, focusing on empowering women in frontline communities across Africa. This approach integrates grassroots education with an ecofeminist perspective, highlighting the vital roles women play in resisting environmental destruction and advocating for sustainable alternatives. Our feminist schools and other learning processes are designed to combine local knowledge with broader socio-political analysis and build a deep understanding of the links between patriarchal exploitation and ecological degradation. This educational model not only equips women with the tools to challenge oppressive systems but also nurtures a collective vision for ecological justice rooted in gender equity.
Growing out of over eight years of rich experience, WoMin recently launched Women Learning Liberation (WLL) – a transformative and empowering educational journey designed for African women leaders who are at the forefront of the fight against harmful extractivist developments in their communities. This dynamic programme aims to strengthen feminist organising and movement-building for development sovereignty, climate justice, and women’s liberation across Africa.
WLL combines women-centred learning exchanges, training workshops, women’s assemblies, Feminist Schools, and the creation of popular educational materials. This innovative program unifies our political education efforts into a cohesive and sustained approach.
WLL’s 18-month comprehensive curriculum is crafted to help learning groups in each country to understand and critique the systems of oppression they face, enhance their organisational skills for resistance, and identify and advocate for ecofeminist development alternatives. The piloting process has already begun in 5 countries (Madagascar, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, and Uganda). Every two months, groups of women gather in national centres to complete a module of the curriculum, supported by in-country facilitators trained by WoMin, along with virtual inputs.
