Meet the Women Advancing Sustainable Agriculture Around the World

Across the globe, women are helping shape more sustainable futures through their work in agriculture and environmental stewardship. Whether improving access to clean water, advancing regenerative growing practices, or finding innovative uses for agricultural waste, their efforts are creating lasting benefits for both people and the planet. 

Women's Earth Alliance (WEA), our current VB Gives Back partner, champions women leaders who are driving this work forward in their own communities. By equipping them with the resources, mentorship, and support they need to grow their work, the organization helps these leaders deepen their impact. 

Ahead, we're spotlighting three WEA leaders from across the world who are transforming the places they call home—creating a more sustainable future for generations to come. 

Godliver Businge, Uganda

Godliver Businge is a Ugandan civil engineer and grassroots leader passionate about expanding access to clean water and sanitation. As WEA's Uganda Program Lead and co-founder of the Uganda Women's Water Initiative, she trains women and girls to build life-changing water and sanitation systems in their communities. Her work spans Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania, where she’s helping improve public health while creating new opportunities for women in traditionally male-dominated fields. Through education, mentorship, and advocacy, she is empowering the next generation of women leaders. 

"Environmental protection and community wellbeing are inseparable. When we plant trees, conserve water, and care for the land, we are also investing in the health and prosperity of our people."

Carla Morán, Mexico

Carla Morán is an environmental engineer and agroecology leader based in Veracruz, Mexico. A member and Program Lead for Women's Earth Alliance through Las Cañadas, she helps communities grow food through regenerative farming practices. For Carla, agriculture is about more than food production—it's a way of strengthening connections to the land, community, and ancestral knowledge. Through her work, she is helping cultivate a more sustainable future for generations to come. 

"Agriculture is a political, spiritual, and deeply loving act. Each plant reminds me that we are part of a living organism, and that caring for the earth is also a way of caring for ourselves." 

Siti Aisyah Odist, Indonesia

Siti Aisyah Odist is an environmental entrepreneur and community leader based in Lombok, Indonesia. She founded Pinalo Lombok, an initiative that transforms pineapple leaves into sustainable textiles, giving new life to agricultural byproducts that might otherwise go to waste. She’s also the founder of Bank Sampah Nusa Tenggara Barat Mandiri, a community-led organization that turns waste into economic opportunity through recycling, education, and local enterprise. Through her work and partnership with WEA, she’s helping communities build a more sustainable future while supporting local livelihoods. 

 "Our hope is that Pinalo continues to grow, benefiting not only our community but the region as a whole. We believe it has the potential to become a flagship initiative in Lombok."