Youth for Environmental Justice and Climate Action (YECA) .We a group of young people committed to protect the future of our planet 🌍.
Wakiso, Uganda
Joined September 2023
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Land eviction continues to increase especially in oil region where communities keep losing their land by so called ‘big people’. We stand in solidarity with #KapapiCommunity and demand justice. our land our life our rights!
#Justice4Kapapi
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🇾🇪 Yemen’s civilians are paying the price of escalating war.
Khawla Al-Rowaishan of @MwatanaEn, a Yemeni organisation defending human rights, says urgent action is needed to protect affected communities, including those displaced by the war.
📣 She also call for 'an international investigative mechanism into human rights violations committed by all parties during the conflict'.
Read the full interview: web.civicus.org/Khawla-Al-Ro…
#CIVICUSLens #Yemen #HumanRights #Accountability
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We won a Signal Award! 🎉
The 'A Common Pot' podcast won Gold 🏆 at the 5th Annual @signalawards in the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category. This year's program honors the risk-takers shaping podcasting, and we're thrilled to be one of them.
'A Common Pot' is produced by the @GrassrootsJN, with Poorvi Chitalkar as host and Jackie Sofia as Managing Producer.
Thank you so much to every listener, voter, and Network member who contributed a "recipe" to the show. And thank you to the communities who inspire us every day. We are honored to share your stories. ✊
🎧 Listen to Season 1 in English: shorturl.at/WVP0z
🎧 Listen to Season 1 in Spanish: shorturl.at/dzD0T
#Podcast #GrassrootsJustice #PowerOfLearning
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There’s just 2 weeks left!
If you’re interested in advancing justice in your community—whether you’re a seasoned community organizer or a student just beginning your grassroots justice journey—this course is for you! 👇
Enroll in Introduction to Legal Empowerment, a free, self-paced, online course from the Grassroots Justice Network Academy.
This course will teach you the basics of knowing, using, and shaping the law. Through real examples provided by experienced global advocates and organizers, you will explore how to use legal empowerment to address justice challenges in your own community.
👉 Sign up now and begin learning immediately shorturl.at/9v4tU
#PowerOfLearning #LegalEmpowerment #GrassrootsJustice
A huge congratulations 🎉
We won a Signal Award! 🎉
The 'A Common Pot' podcast won Gold 🏆 at the 5th Annual @signalawards in the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category. This year's program honors the risk-takers shaping podcasting, and we're thrilled to be one of them.
'A Common Pot' is produced by the the Grassroots Justice Network, with Poorvi Chitalkar as host and Jackie Sofia as Managing Producer.
Thank you so much to every listener, voter, and Network member who contributed a "recipe" to the show. And thank you to the communities who inspire us every day. We are honored to share your stories. ✊
🎧 Listen to Season 1 in English: shorturl.at/WVP0z
🎧 Listen to Season 1 in Spanish: shorturl.at/dzD0T
#Podcast #GrassrootsJustice #PowerOfLearning
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Our voice & advocacy has won,On 22/10/2026 we petitioned the Kampala City & Metropolitan affairs minister @HajjatMinsa & copied other stakeholders in the attempt to encroach the City Square, today cabinet has resolved to drop Hajj Bulwadda’s City Square encroachment proposal.
We congratulate our team leader @Andrews13831923 @ArijukaA74659 for finishing up the #AfrikaVuka skillups Cohort three 2026 and completed a six week training on leading a community led Renewable energy projects. Thanks @AfrikaVukaNet @350Africa for such trainings.
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Around the world, women and girls face deep-rooted barriers to justice. Knowing, using, and shaping the law—i.e., legal empowerment—can help tackle these injustices.
Enroll in the Legal Empowerment for Gender Justice course to learn how. This completely free, online, self-paced course is available in English, French, and Spanish. Open until December 18, 2026.
shorturl.at/TQLlT
#PowerOfLearning #GenderJustice
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Fragmented referral systems can delay survivors’ access to justice, healthcare and psychosocial support. During coordination meetings, stakeholders reviewed existing referral pathways, identified service gaps, & discussed practical actions to improve coordinated responses to #GBV
Last week, @actionaiduganda, with support from the @EUinUG, convened GBV referral pathway coordination meetings in Amudat & Nakapiripirit districts to strengthen collaboration among service providers and improve survivors’ access to timely, coordinated & survivor-centred support.
⚖️Court Update!
Today four environmental defenders who were arrested in August 2026 returned to court. Unfortunately the Magistrate didn’t show up & defenders remanded further to Luzira Maximum prison until November 6,2026.
We won’t surrender and we continue to demand justice.
We are happy to have participated in climate change run to promote #GreenEconoy in Albertine region ahead of Afcon2027. Together we can green Oil city.
#PlantAtree
#ClimateJustice
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⚖️On October 21, 2026, Uganda’s Court of Appeal heard five compensation cases involving people affected by the Tilenga and @EACOP oil projects.
The cases raise critical questions about land rights and fair compensation.
📄 For more, read: afiego.org/wp-content/upload…
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Rains have come and farmers are planting to feed the nation. Through our #AgroecoogyCompaign the #EACOP affected communities are leading agroecology practices to produce organic foods amidst oil impacts.
#Agroecology
#LivelihoodRestoration
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New Research Publication!
How are household energy needs being impacted along Uganda’s #EACOP corridor?
A new research brief by @CERAIUg dives into community energy demands, the key barriers to adopting clean energy, and what households actually aspire to use in their homes.
🔗Read the full report here:
ceraiug.org/download/researc…
Young people on frontline to fight climate changes in Uganda. Thanks our climate Ambassador @ASIIMWEMAR34811fornl for leading on this. Change begins with grassroot communities and education institutions are key in climate change solutions.
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As Day 2 concluded, stakeholders committed to stronger collaboration and accountable public services across Nebbi, Zombo and Pakwach. How can sustained citizen engagement turn community concerns into meaningful change? #Accountability
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From checking whether a borehole functions to assessing school facilities and health services, community monitoring helps identify service delivery gaps. Participants are learning to document findings and compare community experiences with available records and commitments.
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Strengthening accountability requires collaboration between citizens, civil society and duty bearers. Through the Nebbi LRP, @actionaiduganda convened stakeholders from Nebbi, Zombo and Pakwach to share experiences and discuss accountability challenges affecting their communities
Accountable governance begins when citizens’ concerns are heard and addressed. In Nebbi, Zombo and Pakwach, @actionaiduganda’s Nebbi LRP is creating space for civil society organisations (CSOs) and accountability institutions to strengthen dialogue on public service delivery.
