African Earth Jurisprudence Collective

Stories to Inspire

Mashudu Takalani returned to her ancestral village of Mazwimba as a widow with a young son. Despite the odds stacked against her by a patriarchal power structure, she instigated a transformative revival of indigenous seed that has restored women to their rightful, respected roles in the community.
Wangari Maathai
Honouring a treasured ancestor of the African Earth Jurisprudence Collective: a courageous advocate for the connection between ecological and social justice
Read Samuel Nnah Ndobe’s story of tracking his way home in the Congo Basin. Originally published in Dark Mountain.