The South Africa country chapter of the  Southern African Rural Women’s Assembly (RWA) together with others including UCT's EthicsLab will host the photo-documentary exhibition Guardians of Seed, Land, and Life: The Seed Research Journey of the Southern African Rural Women’s Assembly showcasing the ‘herstories’ of rural women seed guardians in seven SADC countries: eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The exhibition celebrates the quiet and silent yet powerful activism of the RWA seed guardians and the seeds they hold. The seed guardian stories make visible how each individual act seed guardianship becomes a collective wave of solidarity across the region.

This exhibition launch on Friday, 08 November 2024 includes a workshop in which local seed guardians and RWA researchers speak about the significance of seed guardianship at the local, regional and global levels. The South African chapter of the RWA will also launch during the opening event of the exhibit.