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11 July

July 3, 2020

11 July

Young people against plastic waste

July 3, 2020

Every day, India churns out 26,000 tonnes of plastic waste, including straws, cutlery, and other single-use items. Much of that plastic ends up languishing in landfills or worse, clogging India’s streets, rivers and beaches—a situation that long bothered university student Continue reading →

Youth in Action

The rainbow. Our covenant

July 3, 2020

Christians from the earliest times have well understood the significance of a rainbow and, to this day, unquestioning believers can readily exchange knowing glances to counter the perplexity forged on the faces of the doubters.

Indeed the Bible sets out Continue reading →

Why Not?

The True in Our Lives

July 3, 2020

Our life is not linear; rather, it is dynamic and deeply human. It is in this human character that the vocation is discerned and lived.

Often, when we speak of vocation, we are stuck with an illusory image that Continue reading →

Questions & Answers

Hilda Flavia Nakabuye. “Our Responsibility”

July 3, 2020

Hilda Flavia a 23-year-old Ugandan climate activist, stood on the corner of a congested Kampala intersection, ignoring plastic trash that fluttered in the breeze and the emissions from ramshackle vehicles as she held up a green placard. The words were Continue reading →

Witnesses

Vanessa Nakate. Speaking up.

July 3, 2020

Nakate is a climate activist from Uganda. She was the First Fridays For Future climate activist in Uganda and founder of the Rise up Climate Movement in order to amplify the voices of activists from Africa.

Last January, there Continue reading →

Witnesses

Oladosu Adenike. “Climate action has just begun”.

July 3, 2020

Oladosu grew up in Nigeria, where she is a country ambassador for Fridays for Future, Earth Uprising and African Youth Climate Hub.

“My journey into the environmental movement started when I gained admission to study agricultural economics. Though I had Continue reading →

Witnesses

Ikal Angelei. “To protect the environment”

July 3, 2020

Angelei organized local people to fight the construction of the massive Gibe 3 Dam that would block access to water for indigenous communities around Lake Turkana. She is the founder of Friends of Lake Turkana (FoLT).

Located in Continue reading →

Witnesses

Elizabeth W. Wathuti. “We must all join hands”

July 3, 2020

My name is Elizabeth Wanjiru Wathuti, but I’m more commonly referred to as Liz Mazingira. I am a passionate environmentalist, founder of Green Generation Initiative and an award-winning environmental blogger.

I have long had a great passion for environmental conservation. Continue reading →

Witnesses

Youth on the frontline against Covid – 19

June 5, 2020

In the time of Coronavirus, young people have organised to prevent COVID-19 from spreading and supporting their communities.

In Cameroon, Achalake Christian, the coordinator of Local Youth Corner, has launched the “One Person, One Sanitizer” operation to prevent the Continue reading →

Youth in Action