WoMin African Alliance

What WoMin African Alliance does

WoMin African Alliance is a Pan-African ecofeminist non-profit organization founded in 2014 and headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. It partners with peasant and working-class women and communities impacted by large-scale mining and extractive industries across more than 13 African countries, working to amplify their voices, defend land rights, and challenge destructive development models. The organization operates through seven core thematic initiatives: Women Building Power, Consent and the Right to Say NO, Debt and Reparations, Development Alternatives, Militarisation and Violence Against Women, Ecofeminist Popular Education, and Resisting Green Extractivism.

WoMin's core offerings are not technology products but rather educational and movement-building programs. The flagship product is the 18-month Women Learning Liberation (WLL) popular education course, launched in July 2024 with 60+ participants across six countries, supported by a resource library of facilitator guides and conceptual documentation. Additional outputs include the Right to Say NO Information Pack, research publications, and the 'Voices Against Extractivism: Sheroes for Change' comic book. Country-level execution is enabled through local host partners (GDA in Cameroon, CECIDE in Guinea, CRAAD-OI in Madagascar, SEATINI-Uganda), and Pan-African Gatherings are used to consolidate cross-country solidarity.

The business model is exclusively grant-funded. WoMin does not charge for its services and operates on contributions from 18+ international foundations and donor organizations, including Ford Foundation, Oak Foundation, Wallace Global Fund, Foundation for a Just Society, GAGGA, Comic Relief, Bread for the World, Both Ends, and AWDF. The organization is governed by feminist principles and operates as a collaborative network rather than a commercial entity, with no disclosed revenue, no headcount data, and no commercial pricing structure.

Name

WoMin African Alliance

Legal name

WoMin African Alliance

Website

https://womin.africa

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WoMin African Alliance is a Pan-African ecofeminist non-profit founded in 2014 that partners with peasant and working-class women and mining-affected communities across 13+ African countries, delivering popular education programs, movement-building support, and advocacy resources funded entirely by international foundation grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Justice Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment (BPAGABAF), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF)

Keywords

• Ecofeminist organizing
• Extractivism resistance
• Feminist popular education
• Movement building
• Women's rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Johannesburg

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding and Donor Support: WoMin is funded by international foundations, NGOs, and development agencies that support ecofeminist organizing, women's rights, and climate justice work across Africa. The organization receives funding from Both Ends, CCFD, Comic Relief, DKA, Fastenaktion, Mize Family Foundation, Bread for the World, Southern Africa Trust, Wallace Global Fund, Foundation for a Just Society, GAGGA, Oak Foundation, Global Green Grants, Ford Foundation, Wellspring, Grassroots International, Afrikagrupperna, and AWDF.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

WoMin African Alliance is a Pan-African ecofeminist alliance that partners with peasant and working-class women and communities impacted by large-scale mining and extractive industries. The organization delivers an 18-month Women Learning Liberation popular education course, hosts Pan-African feminist schools and gatherings, produces advocacy publications and resource libraries (such as the Right to Say NO Information Pack and the Voices Against Extractivism comic book), and builds solidarity networks to support community resistance to extractive developments.

Product overview

WoMin African Alliance is a Pan African ecofeminist alliance, not a technology product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy and organizing programs rather than software products. The core offering is the Women Learning Liberation (WLL) 18-month popular education course for grassroots women activists, supplemented by the Women Learning Liberation Resource Library as a supporting resource hub. Additional offerings include the Right to Say NO Information Pack (six information sheets on community consent rights), the Voices Against Extractivism: Sheroes for Change comic book publication, and various research papers and reports. The organization focuses on amplifying voices of women and communities impacted by large-scale mining and extractive industries through feminist popular education, movement-building, and solidarity networks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Women Learning Liberation (WLL) Course An 18-month popular education course designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and collective power of peasant and working-class African women activists organizing to resist extractive development in their communities. Implemented in six countries across West, East, and Southern Africa.
• Right to Say NO Information Pack

Quantifiable outcome

• 60+ grassroots women trained through Women Learning Liberation course across 6 countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered implementation partner and country host.

• SEATINI-Uganda (Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute)implementation partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with WoMin to host the 2023 Anglophone Feminist School, contributing trade and negotiations expertise.
• GDA - Green Development Associatescountry hostStrategic or Co-development PartnerCountry host organization in Cameroon working on sustainable development of African tropical forests while defending indigenous communities. Facilitated Women Learning Liberation course implementation.
• CECIDE - Centre du Commerce International pour le Développementcountry hostStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner in Guinea working to fight inequalities and help marginalized communities have their voices heard. Facilitated Women Learning Liberation course.
• CRAAD-OI - Centre de Recherches et d'Appui pour les Alternatives de Développement - Océan Indiencountry hostStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Madagascar contributing to sustainable development and defending communities against extractivism. Hosted Women Learning Liberation facilitators.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) Africa constituency: Africa-focused indigenous and community-rights advocacy coalition engaged in international policy spaces on biodiversity, extractives, and climate. Comparable on movement-building for communities affected by extractive developments, though not exclusively women's-focused.

Broad incumbents

• Greenpeace Africa: Larger, internationally-funded environmental advocacy organization active across Africa on extractive industries, climate, and oceans. Comparable on the extractivism/climate theme but with a much broader mandate and significantly larger resources.

Direct peers

• Natural Justice: Pan-African environmental justice organization working with communities to defend land and natural resources from extractive harm. Closely aligned with WoMin on the extractivism-resistance axis, though broader on environmental issues beyond gender.
• African Women's Development Fund (AWDF): Pan-African grantmaker funding women's rights organizations across Africa. AWDF is both a peer (same thematic focus on African women's organizing) and an actual WoMin funder, making it the most directly comparable organization in the network.
• Centre for Environmental Rights (CER): South African environmental law NGO using legal and advocacy tools to defend communities affected by mining and extractive industries. Directly comparable on the extractive-industries, South Africa base, and rights-based advocacy dimensions.
• Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID): Global feminist membership organization supporting women's rights movements, including a strong focus on resourcing African women's organizations. Comparable on the feminist movement-building and resourcing dimensions.
• FEMNET (African Women's Development and Communication Network): Pan-African women's rights network coordinating advocacy, communications, and movement-building across the continent. Directly comparable to WoMin in mission (African women's empowerment) and continental scope.
• Women's Earth Alliance (WEA): Global alliance that trains and funds grassroots women environmental leaders, with a strong focus on the Global South. Highly comparable to WoMin's ecofeminist training and resource-library model, though operating globally rather than Africa-only.

Others

• Both Ends: Dutch environmental and development organization that supports Southern civil society groups resisting unsustainable trade, finance, and extractive investments. Direct comparator on the extractivism-resisting funder ecosystem and an actual WoMin funder.
• GAGGA (Global Alliance for Green and Gender Action): Alliance of environmental and women's rights organizations focused on the gender-climate nexus. Functionally a WoMin peer in the ecofeminist funding ecosystem and an actual WoMin funder.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WoMin_Africa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSes441XwnqJo-mWqVXlFUA
• Facebookfacebook.com/womin.africa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/womin-africa
• Instagraminstagram.com/womin.africa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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