Peter Gichuki The world clean-up day commemorated on 20th September brings together the world as a reminder of the collective responsibility we share in preserving and maintaining a clean and healthy environment as well as sustainable waste and resource management. Sub-Saharan Africa produced 174 million tonnes of waste per
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Christine Angell Nanyange As I embarked on my journey to Mityana district in Uganda, I couldn't help but feel both excited and nervous. wePlanet Africa was set to conduct an agroforestry training and video shoot, and I was tasked with coordinating the activities. The goal of the training was to
Patricia Nanteza This year, on May 22nd, we celebrated International Day for Biological Diversity under the theme "Be Part of the Plan." This theme is a call to action for all of us to play our role in protecting the incredible biodiversity that our continent boasts. From the mountain gorillas
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On May 22nd, in commemoration of International Biodiversity Day, wePlanet Africa organized a webinar titled "Biodiversity in Your Backyard: How Local Actions Make a Global Impact.” The event highlighted the vital role biodiversity plays in general well-being and addressing climate change. The webinar guest speaker, Maryanne Kinjanjui, an Architectural
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By Perez Mweine In May of this year, Uganda enacted a ban on charcoal burning in the northern and eastern parts of the country. This measure aimed to curb the extensive deforestation caused by charcoal production. We at wePlanet Uganda recently visited northern Uganda to assess the enforcement of this
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By Ednah Mwango On Friday, May 10th at 10:00am, we arrived at Mahiga Primary School, in Kahawa West, Nairobi County for National Tree Planting Day. wePlanet Africa partnered with Kahawa Pride Football Club to plant trees and contribute to Kenya’s goal of planting 15 billion trees in the next decade.
Kampala, Uganda – April 22, 2024 – In celebration of Earth Day, WePlanet Africa, a grassroots movement dedicated to tackling climate change, conducted a successful city clean up exercise that included collection of plastic bottles and a tree-planting event in Kasubi, the royal suburb of Kampala, Uganda. The initiative, held
By Perez Mweine On Monday April 22 was Earth Day. To celebrate this day, wePlanet Africa mobilised community members among them a primary school and local leaders to conduct a city clean-up exercise
World Bank Group, African Development Bank initiative could halve the number of people living without electricity in Africa By Timothy Machi The World Bank Group and African Development Bank Group (AfDB) have unveiled a new deal to connect at least 300 million people in Africa to electricity access by 2030
By Timothy Machi The United States of America has strict guidelines that prohibit the World Bank from financing fossil fuels including LPG that is key to Africa’s transition to cleaner energy. In his Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (E.O. 14008, signed January 27, 2021),
