WOK.Action

Women, Knowledge Systems, and Climate Action (WoK-Action) Project is a community-based research & empowerment initiative that centres women’s local knowledge, lived experiences, & everyday leadership in climate adaptation.

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2025 ACTIVE THEME

“Rising Together: How Women’s Local Wisdom and Everyday Leadership Shape Adaptation.”

Bridging the gap between lived experience and practical solutions through a documented storytelling approach.

The Framework of Discovery

01 / DOCUMENTATION

Indigenous Sovereignty

Preserving women’s local and indigenous knowledge systems, traditions, and climate adaptation practices before they are lost.

02 / ANALYSIS

Impact Visibility

Examining how climate change reshapes women’s livelihoods, health, and everyday wellbeing across communities.

03 / RESILIENCE

Economic Alchemy

Identifying practical skills, trades, and income pathways that strengthen women’s economic and climate resilience.

04 / PARTICIPATION

Collective Inquiry

Using participatory research, focus groups, and interviews to ensure women co-lead knowledge creation and decision-making.

05 / MOBILIZATION

Community Wealth

Mobilising resources collaboratively to support women-led solutions, skills training, and local adaptation initiatives.

06 / STORYTELLING

Living Archives

Documenting insights through storytelling, reports, and shared learning to elevate women’s voices in climate discourse.

2025

Launch Year

Okere

Active District

100%

Community Led

"To care about climate change, you only need to be one thing, and that’s a person living on planet Earth who wants a better future."
Katharine Hayhoe
Climate Scientist and Author.