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2021 Year in Review: Re-cap of GlobalWA Issue Campaigns

2021 was a year of continued evolution of COVID, which exposed and exacerbated many weaknesses in our global society including gender inequality, supply chains, and vaccine inequities. Additionally, there have been many crises including the Haiti earthquake, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, refugees fleeing violence in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, and the famine in Yemen, to name but a few.

Our global community has been responding, some with much success, to these and many ongoing issues. Below is a summary of our 2021 Issue Campaigns, events, spotlights, and features we have been reporting on culminating with an amazing Goalmakers Annual Conference. We hope you find these informative and useful for your ongoing mission work.

2021 ISSUE CAMPAIGNS

• February: Climate Justice (SDG 13): Climate change has a greater impact on people living in low- and middle-income countries with few monetary resources, poor health conditions, insecure land rights, and fragile infrastructure. The climate impacts we are already seeing include severe droughts, growing food insecurity, wider disease transmission, and rising seas that threaten the very existence of many coastal cities and island nations. As is often the case, those who are most affected by a crisis have a great deal of insight and knowledge to create effective solutions. While Indigenous communities are often at greater risk from environmental degradation and climate effects, their long history of living from and caring for the land provides a unique perspective and an integrated set of solutions that can make sustainability a reality and help turn the tide on the climate crisis. Our February Issue Brief, Organization Profile on Landesa, Goalmaker Spotlight on James Mulbah from the Earthworm Foundation, and guest blog from Agros talks to the above points and issues. Additionally, we co-hosted an event with the Posner Center for International Development on “Climate Justice and Indigenous Rights”.

Image credit: Nia Tero.

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The Indian Vaccination Story

Behind the ‘1 Billion’ Vaccination Headline

By Sattva Consulting’s Research Advisory team: Anisha Lalvani, Research Consultant, Geetika Dang, Sr Research Consultant and Sansidha Pani, Sr. Research Consultant

The world has conducted its most extensive vaccination program in history with the COVID-19 vaccination drive. As of 2nd December 2021, more than 8.05 billion doses have been administered across 184 countries, amid worries that existing vaccines might prove ineffective to tackle the newest variant —Omicron.

However, despite significant progress, the world is still experiencing high vaccine hesitancy.

India recently celebrated the administration of more than 1 billion vaccination doses as of 2nd December 2021, although only ~50.5%^[1] of the eligible population (18+) has received both doses.

This article explores the ground realities behind these feats and shares insights and solutions to address vaccine hesitancy with stakeholders tackling similar issues globally.

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The Foundation for Women’s Empowerment, Global Food Security and the Eradication of Poverty Is Beneath Our Feet

By Beth Roberts, Director, Center for Women’s Land Rights, Landesa

Photo credit Landesa. Zainabu, from Kisarawe district, Tanzania, holds cassava that she dug up on her hillside farm.

Around the world, women are the backbone of agriculture.

From the rice paddies of Asia to the maize fields of sub-Saharan Africa, women are so often responsible for shouldering the labor of farming – they till, plant, water, and harvest crops that feed households and whole communities.

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