Securing land rights, amplifying voices in climate governance, and protecting women environmental defenders across South Sudan.

True environmental sustainability is impossible when the primary users and caretakers of the land are legally and socially marginalized. In South Sudan, rural and indigenous women bear the disproportionate brunt of climate emergencies—such as severe droughts and unpredictable flooding—yet they are systematically excluded from land ownership, resource governance, and climate policy discussions.

MOVE’s Gender & Climate Justice program tackles this systemic imbalance head-on. We work to dismantle the structural, customary, and institutional barriers that keep women out of decision-making spaces. By providing legal literacy, fostering leadership skills, and building protective solidarity networks, we ensure that grassroots women are not just passive participants in conservation, but the legal and political architects of climate adaptation.