🎉 🙌 Renewables generated a RECORD 30% of global electricity in 2023! Wind 🍃 and solar🌞have scaled faster than any other source of electricity in world history, new Ember report shows #ClimateActionNow #EnergyTransition #RenewableEnergyToken #renewable #fornybart

Join us as we spotlight the vital role of women in driving #sustainablesolutions , fostering leadership, and catalyzing #innovation for a #greener , more #equitable societies. shorturl.at/hiwP4

Get ready for the #WiCC2024 side events! Join the Women in Climate Change Walk🌿on 5/11 or the Research Symposium on 5/15 in Kampala, Uganda. Explore sustainable solutions and empower women-led climate innovations #WomenInClimate Don't miss out! Register: shorturl.at/kqNS5

Today, we honor the unsung heroes of our society - the women in the informal sector. They work tirelessly, often behind the scenes, without recognition to provide for their families and communities. Their dedication and resilience are the backbone of our economy and society

This will represent a unique opportunity to honor our elders, preserve cultural heritage, and pioneer innovative solutions to climate change #intergenerational learning #ClimateEmergency #ClimateActionNow Bloomberg Climate Finance climatefinance MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬 ClimateFinance.info ClimateFinanceAction

This year we want to use intergenerational knowledge sharing. We are looking at organizing 4 experience sharing for 200 peopl where elders of 80 years& above will facilitate the sessions through story telling.
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO Uganda)
Vanessa Nakate Nakabuye Hilda F. Both ENDS 350.org Melbourne

Last year with Oil Refinery Residents Association we launched a campaign to create awareness on climate change with a theme 'Reactivating indigenous knowledge and amplifying local voices in climate action'. We have reached over 500 women and youth directly in 10 groups on average each having 50 people

A new day on the journey through #Africa
The life-saving introduction of solar-powered pumping stations is changing the world there.
Groundwater is now readily available for families. They are planting trees, harvesting fruit, transforming a piece of #Sahara into a green oasis.

📌The future belongs to youth, and so does the fight against climate change! Don't just inherit the planet. Inherit the responsibility to protect it.

#mindsetchange #youthempowerment

Let's shift the focus where it belongs; on changing systems, not just climate change* Let's push for meaningful action that addresses the root causes.

According to report by GAGGA, women across the globe in their efforts to defend their land, territories and natural resources are facing various forms of structural violence, from dislocation and dispossession to harassment and defamation Both ENDS
GAGGA
#WomensRights

'As we address climate and environment injustice, how deliberate are we being in Climate awareness and education to yield impact' Chris Opio
#EarthDay2024

“We are not talking about divesting in fossil fuels because we do not want development, we are just asking about what happens to the communities around, the natural ecosystems like water falls, lakes,forests that will be destroyed in the process. “Chris Opio #EarthDay2024

Through strategic partnerships with District Local Governments, GRA’s advocacy efforts have enhanced an open civic space where communities can freely engage and hold duty accountable.
#ExtractivesUg #CommunitySupport

Our staff Robert🇺🇬 attended a one week #SAFETAG security audit training organised by DefendDefenders. Staff capacity building in security analysis is key for the safety of organisations assets and data.

This afternoon, we had a fruitful discussion with youth leaders opinion leaders from Kabaale, Nzorobi and Kigaaga parish on the role of youth on climate change mitigation and adaptation using sports as an avenue for engagement.
#CommunityDriven

ORRA was joined by Oxfam in Uganda to discuss the challenges faced by grassroots organizations and Activists.
Empowering grassroots organizations is a strategic investment in building more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities.

'Indigenous- led Funds represent a paradigm shift in decolonizing wealth that challenges the unequal distribution of resources resulting from colonial legacies.' via IFIP Alliance magazine alliancemagazine.org/analysis/empow…