African women unite against destructive extractivism

Sarah Makau, Kenya

"What we have to ask ourselves is this: is Africa in control of our resources or is Africa entangled in this global system of accumulation which was brought by colonialism? How do we escape that bondage?" summarized Mela Chiponda, a participant at the Second annual WoMin Feminist School, hosted by Netright Ghana.

"We didn't have title deeds, the land was not demarcated, nobody knew the acreage of their farms. So when we learned about this, the government came in and started to demarcate. and there was pause in the mining activities. But we are worried. It feels like a lion we have chased off, and it's lying in the grass waiting" said Sarah Makau, from Kenya.

Fifty three activists from twelve countries across Africa have come together to develop our African eco-feminist craft and strengthening our tools of resistance at the Second annual WoMin Feminist School, hosted by Netright Ghana, that was held in Accra, Ghana, June 7-14, 2017.

Source: Netright Ghana.