MAHA is a bold, women-led continental movement placing gender equity at the foundation of food security across Africa. Because hunger in Africa will not end until women are placed at the centre of the solution.
MAHA — Mothers Against Hunger in Africa — was founded on a singular conviction: that Africa's food security crisis cannot be resolved without confronting the systemic exclusion of women from land, resources, governance, and financing. We are a non-partisan, women-led continental platform that builds bridges between grassroots women farmers, policymakers, development finance institutions, and global hunger advocates.
Our work is structured around five interconnected thematic areas — each targeting a critical dimension of the gender and food security nexus.
Across Africa, women constitute the backbone of smallholder agriculture — producing the majority of food consumed at household level — yet they remain locked out of the land, resources, financing, and governance structures that shape the continent's food systems.
MAHA was founded to change that. We are a non-partisan, continental platform that bridges grassroots women farmers, senior policymakers, development finance institutions, and global hunger advocates — building the case, the coalitions, and the commitments that will make gender-responsive food security a reality across all 54 African Union member states.
In March 2026, MAHA convened its Inaugural Meeting in commemoration of International Women's Day — bringing together founding members, policymakers, nutritionists, food systems experts, and grassroots women leaders from across the continent. The meeting resulted in the adoption of MAHA's founding documents, the MAHA Inaugural Communiqué, and the formal constitution of the Continental Steering Committee.
Press releases, announcements, and advocacy updates from Mothers Against Hunger in Africa.
Mothers Against Hunger in Africa (MAHA) marked a historic milestone with its Inaugural Meeting, convened in commemoration of International Women's Da…
Read MoreThe MAHA Inaugural Communiqué has been adopted by founding members, setting out a shared declaration of intent for gender-responsive food security ac…
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In its first post-launch advocacy brief, MAHA is calling on African Union member states to dedicate at least 30% of agricultural budget allocations t…
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