Asilindi · Rural Empowerment · est. 2024
Where the springs run, women lead.
A 100% women-led movement protecting rural natural springs, training community water scientists, and building a future of dignity in eMlinda Village, KwaZulu-Natal.
eMlinda Village, KwaZulu-Natal
Our pledge
Asilindi advocates for the recognition, protection and sustainable management of indigenous and community-based natural springs in underserved and historically neglected villages across Nkandla, advancing water justice, environmental justice and social justice for rural communities.
A welcome from our director
"Sawubona, friend. We carry the weight of springs on our shoulders — and the hope of a fairer future in our hands."
On behalf of the women-headed homesteads of Nkandla — who rely on natural springs as an alternative to piped water — we welcome the funders, allies, and supporters who choose to stand with marginalised communities striving for dignity, environmental justice, and social equity. Your presence here is itself a beginning.
Nkosazana Dlamini
Founder & Executive Director
Our impact, in numbers
Quiet work. Lasting consequence.
Each number below is a household with safer water, a girl-child who walks home before dark, a spring that has been remembered. We measure what we mend.
River clean-ups
Community members benefitted
Community water scientists trained
Natural springs in hydrocensus
Water quality tests
Community engagement meetings
Women-led leadership
Villages served
What we do
Programs that grow from the ground.
Self-sustaining, environmentally friendly initiatives that generate enduring opportunities for rural populations. Every programme is led by women and rooted in indigenous knowledge.
Spring Protection & River Clean-Ups
Restoring the natural water sources that rural homesteads rely on every dawn.
Eco-Education Group Activities
Passing ecological and indigenous knowledge to the next generation.
Community Sensitisations
Bringing climate change conversations into village halls and tribal courts.
Water Quality Testing & Citizen Science
Equipping community members as water-quality monitors with scientific rigour.
Vision
A world where marginalised rural and indigenous communities have access to clean water, sustainable livelihoods, and the power to protect their environment for generations to come.
Mission
To champion environmental justice by empowering marginalised communities, advocating for fair environmental policies, and driving sustainable development solutions that protect both people and the planet.
Current campaign
Justice begins at the source.
Marking the World Day of Social Justice on 20 February 2026, we are calling on supporters, policymakers, and partners to put rural water access where it belongs — at the centre of the social-justice conversation. The walk for water is a justice issue. Stand with us.
Field notes
Stories from the springs.
Nkosazana Dlamini
The Spring That Remembers
How a single hydrocensus rekindled stewardship over thirteen natural springs in Nkandla.
ARE Field Team
River Clean-ups & the Quiet Revolution
Eighty river clean-ups later, what we learned about leadership, debris, and dignity.
Nkosazana Dlamini
Women Who Test the Water
Thirty community water scientists, six chemical parameters, one bold idea.