Radio Terra FM and Environmental Defenders celebrated International Women’s Day in 2023 by devoting a week’s worth of programming to women and girls. This programming featured news and stories about the work that women and girls from Mahagi territory and across Lake Albert do to protect the environment, promote livelihoods, and engage in sustainable agricultural practices. Radio Terra FM conducted interviews with women and girls who are driving the changes to sustainable livelihoods, agriculture, and those combating climate change. In Mahagiport, which is located in the Ituri province, the concluding festivities of the International Women’s Day celebration drew in excess of one thousand different female attendees.
It was encouraged that the women who are partners of environmental defenders should use Radio Terra FM to amplify their voices and raise awareness of the challenges that they face while protecting the environment and promoting sustainable agriculture. These women come from a variety of community-based groups and organizations.
