Tomorrow Starts With Our Refusal

Africa

When Icelandic women walked out in 1975, they exposed the hidden labour that had always held the nation together. A continent-wide African women’s strike would reveal something even more fundamental: the climate crisis deepens the load they already carry—water collection, farming, informal trade. Their refusal to work becomes a mirror, pushing governments to build solar microgrids, strengthen water systems, and invest in resilient crops. The change is not complete—but the direction becomes undeniable.