Reporting, analysis and field notes from a pan-African feminist network — across women's rights, SRHR, civic space, climate justice, peace and security.
Climate Justice
Ghana leads its neighbours on safe water, yet rural and regional gaps remain wide. RFLD’s case study on Article 15 and women.
Climate Justice
Benin’s 2010 water law recognises a right to water but says nothing about women. Findings from RFLD’s case study on Article 15.
Climate Justice
Senegal is revising its 1981 Water Code. RFLD’s case study shows why the new law should include a chapter on women’s rights to water.
Climate Justice
Only 45% of schools in sub-Saharan Africa have basic drinking water. RFLD looks at water, toilets and menstrual health for girls.
Climate Justice
Research links long walks for water to violence against women. RFLD’s policy brief sets out the evidence and what States should do.
Climate Justice
Only 2.8% of rural people in Middle Africa had safely managed drinking water in 2024. The figures behind RFLD’s policy brief on Article 15.
Climate Justice
Women and girls spend 250 million hours a day collecting water. RFLD explains why this time burden is a rights issue under the Maputo Protocol.
Climate Justice
In sub-Saharan Africa, women are four times as likely as men to fetch water. RFLD’s policy brief sets out the evidence.
Climate Justice
What Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol says about women’s access to clean drinking water, and how it links to the rest of the treaty.
Climate Justice
RFLD’s policy brief shows how Article 15 of the Maputo Protocol makes access to clean water a binding right for women in Africa.
