Building Community knowledge and skills for Climate Change Adaptation through Sand Dams

Inadequate skills and limited knowledge challenge the adaptive capacity of vulnerable communities to the impact of climate change. From the generation of key information to packaging of material for easy use by the affected groups and people, knowledge transfer remains critical for grassroot ownership and action....

Rainwater harvesting brings relief to Rural Schools in Swaziland

Climate change is a global challenge and needs global solutions which begin with local actions.   Like other developing countries, Swaziland has prioritised climate change adaptation to ensure coping of communities against vulnerabilities in the water sector. One of these is water scarcity in most rural schools in the...

Swazis urged to raise their voices against carbon emissions

Swaziland’s commemoration of World Environment Day this year focused on raising awareness of the need to reduce carbon emissions in the country.  In 2000, it was estimated that Swaziland generated 19.8 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas emissions. This is reflected in the 2012 Second National...

Musa Makhanya reads the First Swaziland Brailed Constitution
Musa Makhanya reads the First Swaziland Brailed Constitution

In September 2012 Swaziland ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention seeks to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities including the promotion of respect for their inherent dignity....

Rural Swazi woman turns childhood hobby into source of income
Rural Swazi woman turns childhood hobby into source of income

As a child, Thembi Hlatshwako knew how to crush marula seeds for fun with her friends and other village children. It was part of her childhood hobbies because marula seeds were plentiful in her neighbourhood. So in her 40s, as a married mother of seven, and needing to make ends meet, crushing marula seeds for...