Women · Climate
Nakhla – Voices of Oasis Women
Between April 2024 and July 2025, the project supported twenty young women from five Gafsa oases to become drivers of climate resilience, able to speak in public and take part in local life. Training, coaching, a study visit and the co-production of ten radio programmes: every participant completed the full journey.
Context
The Gafsa oases are among the ecosystems most exposed to climate change: water is becoming scarce, soils are degrading and traditional farming is in decline. Women play a central role in farm work and family life, yet they are rarely present where decisions are made and almost absent from the media. Nakhla started from a simple idea: a community radio can give these women the knowledge, the confidence and the channels to speak for their oases themselves.
Objectives
- 01Strengthen the engagement of young oasis women in sustainable development by raising their awareness of environmental and climate issues.
- 02Support their role in public life through a local network of engaged women.
- 03Build their leadership and advocacy skills through training, coaching and participatory media production.
What we did
- April – June 2024Selection of 20 young women aged 18 to 35 from five oases: Gafsa city, El Ksar, Lala, El Guettar and Laâguila
- 20 June 2024Launch meeting with regional institutions
- June – July 2024Visits to the five oases
- 6–7 July 2024Two-day training on environment and climate
- 13–14 July 2024Two-day public-speaking coaching
- 5 October 2024Study visit to the Nefta oasis
- August 2024 – April 2025Co-production of 10 "Capsa Climat" programmes with the participants
- 6 February 2025Lessons-learned meeting
- January – July 2025Production and release of 5 awareness video spots
- 10 July 2025Closing ceremony and certificates
Results
Source: project closing report (pre- and post-test assessments, Meta Business Suite statistics).
What changed
- 95% of participants say they better understand the climate threats facing their oasis, and 85% feel able to raise awareness among other women.
- 90% gained confidence in public speaking; for 70% of them it was their first time in front of a camera.
- All twenty participants chose the topics and helped write the programmes; six of them co-hosted seven of the ten programmes.
- Sixteen participants are now part of a local network: a core group of ambassadors and agricultural development groups.
- Nineteen participants said they want to stay engaged; several are considering joining or founding an association.
- The project reached its intended audience: most listeners were women (58.5%) and young people (72% aged 18–34).
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