Radio Terra FM and Environmental Defenders marked International Women’s Day 2023 by devoting a full week of programming to women and girls. The broadcasts featured news and stories about the work women and girls in Mahagi territory and across the Lake Albert region are doing to protect the environment, strengthen livelihoods, and practice sustainable agriculture.
A Week of Women’s Voices on Radio Terra FM
Radio Terra FM interviewed women and girls who are leading change in sustainable livelihoods and agriculture and in the fight against climate change. The week closed with celebrations in Mahagi Port, Ituri Province, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which drew more than 1,000 women.
Amplifying Women Environmental Defenders
The women who attended came from a wide range of community-based groups and organizations that partner with Environmental Defenders. They were encouraged to use Radio Terra FM to amplify their voices and raise awareness of the challenges they face as they protect the environment and promote sustainable agriculture. Learn more about how radio gives women in the Albertine Rift a platform, and about Radio Terra FM’s listeners’ clubs.
See also how women and girls from both sides of Lake Albert marked the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence at Radio Terra FM.