Marange Womens Alliance

Marange Womens Alliance Building a Chicken Coop

Marange Womens Alliance Building a Chicken Coop

Marange, ZImbabwe is a diamond and gold mining community where poverty prevails, many people suffer from hunger, cannot afford schools for their children and do not have access to health care. The RJT supports and partners with the Marange Women’s Alliance(MWA) a registered community based organization and a grassroots movement to prevent human rights abuses by providing education, self-empowering support and by raising awareness in the international community. The MWA believes that all of Marange’s citizens should have access to water, medical services, and constitutional human rights.

Marange Womens Alliance celebrates World Day Against Trafficking in Persons Day

Marange Womens Alliance are champions in the fight against sex trafficking

Marange Women's Alliance and the Responsible Jewelry Transformative are championing the fight against Sex Trafficking in the extractives industry happening in Marange, Zimbabwe. Over the past three years we have produced a documentary film elevating the voices of survivors, held educational community events and created inclusion for survivors in our livelihood projects. In July we held a “Human trafficking Netball Championship” on The United Nations (UN) World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which brought over 400 attendees. In line with the theme for 2024 "Leave No Child Behind in the Fight Against Human Trafficking” the local Department of Education allowed all of the schools to take the day off and attend the event. The successful day of awareness has laid the path for the next steps of trafficking interventions and training for the local police and at the mines, to continue the work towards women's rights and the fight against trafficking.

The Chicken Coops brings income for the women of Marange and supports the MWA technology initiatives.

Responsible Jewelry Transformative gives chickens to diamond community members to empower women

In August of 2023 at the Chicago Responsible Jewelry Conference, conference attendees donated over $7000 to fund 5 chicken coops for the MWA. MWA has built 5 coops in five villages using the coops to raise broiler chickens which are sold back to the community members and diamond mining companies. The coops create sustainability for MWA giving monthly data support and sustainable income for women, and their families. The project fosters collaborative relationships between MWA and the mines and empowers women. 20% of the profits from all chicken sales are returned to MWA and equally distributed in the form of data, facilitating Whatsapp communication a powerful tool for many women living in isolated villages to break down barriers of silence. The valuable lifeline to a network of peers is a mechanism for reporting gendered rights abuses, accessing court advocacy and bolstering individuals' resilience and fortitude with authenticity, mutuality, and growth-fostering relationships. The direct number to a trusted police department placed in the chicken house achieves a pathway to safety for women.

MWA Projects

  • Community Events

    MWA makes an impact with powerful community events throughout the year promoting Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet. The events are held on UN Days to raise awareness, promote action and offer supportive outreach. These events are lead with care and love.

    RJT supports UN events in diamond mining communities

  • Tuesday Talks

    Tuesday Talks provide education and insights for the most pressing issues in Marange. MWA members organize talks every Tuesday inviting partner organizations to speak and inviting MWA members and international stakeholders to join the conversation. The Tuesday Talks valuable programing unties local and international audiences.

    Responsible Jewelry Transformative supports educational progaming in grass roots initiatives in diamond mining communites

  • The Billboard Campaign

    MWA is combating sex trafficking in mines through established frameworks and interventions. The Billboard Campaign focuses on education and training, collaborating with other community-based organizations, Anjin Mine, and the international jewelry industry to strengthen the fight against trafficking. Together RJT and MWA is the leading the way in fighting trafficking in the the extractives.

    Responsible Jewelry Transformative fights trafficking at diamond mines

Meet the MWA Leadership

Billian Matambo

Susan Muchena

Memory Nyakunu

Abigail Sibanda

Blessing Simango

UN Women

RJT and MWA work in partnership as commitment makers to UN Women’s Generation Equality. We implement the frameworks and reference the education offered through UN Women. We enact the agenda under a Global Acceleration Plan for gender equality that defines the most critical actions needed to accelerate progress. Together we focus on creating an environment for gender equality, building capacity, and building sustainable partnerships.