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A global, collaborative learning cohort

ORA Is made up of three fellowship cohorts based across the Global South, as well as a group of global research grant recipients. Our small ORA program team works closely with our partners to develop annual fellow cohorts. Our regional partners, StartUp! (ORA-India), HOMEF (ORA-AFRICA) and Argentine Association of Environmental Lawyers/CAJE (ORA-Latin America) develop cohorts that respond to the unique callings & voices in their homeplaces. Through ORA-Global, we weave ourselves together in one rich and wild community of practice.

AFRICA CREATORS

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Adivhaho Nengwekhulu

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Agnes Oloo

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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Balach Bakundane

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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dipti bhatnagar

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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Emery Ndayizeye

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Gerald Barekye

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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Gloria Adeyiga

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Innocent Mwendo

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Jennifer Uchendu

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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John Mulingwa Nzau

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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Morgan Adera

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Nnimmo Bassey

ORA Africa Partner
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Odudu-Abasi Asuquo

ORA Africa Partner
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Ogechi Okanya Cookey

ORA Africa Partner
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Oluwanifemi Ologunorisa

ORA, Program Coordinator
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Precious Ucheawaji

ORA Africa Partner
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Prince Eze

ORA Africa 2024 Fellow
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Saymore Ngoni Kativu

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow
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Tatenda Dzvarai

ORA Africa 2023 Fellow

AFRICA STORIES

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The Commodities of Community


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Etiuwem: The Good Life


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Caminamos Bajo Las Cenizas

Innocent Mwendo
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Beneath The Ashes, We Walk

Innocent Mwendo
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The Polycrisis Nexus: How Niger Delta Communities Are Crafting Survival

Prince Eze
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From Crisis to Resilience

Emery Ndayizeye
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A Journalist’s Journey of Environmental Advocacy and Resilience

Agnes Oloo
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Advancing Climate Justice and Community Resilience in Uganda

Gerald Barekye
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Vengo del futuro

Nnimmo Bassey
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I come from the future

Nnimmo Bassey
The Weal Podcast

The Weal Podcast

Jennifer Uchendu
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A Journey of Love and Resilience: An Interview with dipti bhatnagar

Dipti Bhatnagar
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Who are ORA Fellows?

Nnimmo Bassey
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The Creeping Health Crisis

Agnes Oloo
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Mother Nature’s Rage: Effects of climate change in Kenya’s coast region

Agnes Oloo
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Reducing the Stigma of Vasectomy

Agnes Oloo
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More Women Choose Permanent Birth Control Method

Agnes Oloo
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Herders Rescue 2 Lion Cubs in Kajiado County

Agnes Oloo
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We see you, we love you.

Odudu-Abasi Asuquo
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Return to Being

Nnimmo Bassey
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The Right To Be Wrong: Conversations with Dr Apollin Koagne Zouapet

Dipti Bhatnagar
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Rebuilding Lives Amidst Polycrisis: Dignity Kits as Beacons of Hope in Africa

Tatenda Jane Dzvarai

INDIA CREATORS

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Arun Kumar

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Divya Varma

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Jacinta Kerketta

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Kumar Sambhav

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Manisha Gupta

ORA India Partner
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Nakul Singh Sawnhey

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Nandini Velho

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Paramita Saha

ORA India Partner
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Ritesh Gohiya

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Ruhani Kaur

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Samir Bordoloi

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Sarika Panda

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Shweta Bhattad

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Srinivas Kodali

ORA India 2024 Fellow
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Sumana Roy

ORA India 2023 Fellow
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Vyjayanti Vasanta Mogli

ORA India 2024 Fellow

INDIA STORIES

Dancing Down Broken RoadsArticle Author

Dancing Down Broken Roads


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Green CommandosArticle Author

Green Commandos


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Forest Bathing 101Article Author

Forest Bathing 101


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The Many Indias


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Reviving the Musical Heart of Central India: Ritesh’s Culture & Community Mission

Ritesh Gohiya
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Cultivating Agroecological Farming in Northeast India

Samir Bordoloi
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Life at Pakke Tiger Reserve

Nandini Velho
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The Ficus and Falling in Love

Nandini Velho
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Fighting to Stay: Resistances and Rehabilitation

Ruhani Kaur
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The Arteries of Cities

Sarika Panda
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A Decade of Wilderness Wonders

Nandini Velho

LATIN AMERICA CREATORS

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Anabella Museri

ORA Latin America Partner
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Damián Andrada

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Damián Verzenassi

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Daniela ‘Dani’ Silva

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Dulcinea Lezcano

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Flavia Santos

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Gabriela Klier

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Henry Picado Cerdas Cerdas

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Isapi Rua

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Jeferson Panche Chocue

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Lorena Rodriguez Lezica

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Maria Victoria Jaramillo

ORA Latin America 2024 Fellow
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Millaray Huichalaf Pradines

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Orlando Huerta Ponce

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Rosalia Shacain Marian

ORA Latin America 2023 Fellow
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Sofia Nemenmann

ORA Latin America Partner
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LATIN AMERICA STORIES

How To Stop A Mega Dam Article Author

How To Stop A Mega Dam


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Indigenous JournalismArticle Author

Indigenous Journalism


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The Linguistic JungleArticle Author

The Linguistic Jungle


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Children of The Climate CrisisArticle Author

Children of The Climate Crisis


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Semillas de resiliencia: El movimiento de un becario de la ORA para

Maria Victoria 'Vivi' Jaramillo
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Seeds of Resilience: One ORA Fellow’s Movement to Protect Ecuador’s Chocó Andino Reserve

Maria Victoria 'Vivi' Jaramillo
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El latido del Chocó Andino palpita en la marcha, en la olla y dentro de nosotros. 

Maria Victoria 'Vivi' Jaramillo
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The heartbeat of the Chocó Andino pulses in the march, in the pot, and within us

Maria Victoria 'Vivi' Jaramillo
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Weaving Resilience Through Collective Action

Dulcinea Lezcano
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Tejer la resiliencia mediante la acción colectiva

Dulcinea Lezcano
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Onergia

Orlando Huerta Ponce
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Onergia

Orlando Huerta Ponce
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Vengo del futuro

Nnimmo Bassey
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Nosotras venimos de las estrellas / We Come From The Stars

Millaray Huichalaf Pradines
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¿Que te puedo decir? / What can I tell you?

Rosalia Shacain Marian
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Cooperativismo y energía y ser humana / Cooperativism & Energy & Being Human

Orlando Huerta Ponce
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The Future is We: ORA Fellows gathered in Buenos Aires

Sam Eberle
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La Juvetad de mi Tribu / The Youth of My Tribe

Rosalia Shacain Marian
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Pastizales: La Resistencia Contra los Monocultivos Forestales / Grasslands: Resistance Against Forest Monocultures

Dulcinea Lezcano
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Una Escuela de Periodismo, un Fueguito y una Estrella / A Journalism School, a Little Fire and a Star

Damián Andrada
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Policrísis y Huertos Urbanos / The Polycrisis and Urban Gardens

Henry Picado Cerdas
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Cidade dos Sonhos / City of Dreams

Daniela ‘Dani’ Silva

RESEARCHERS

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Ami Misra

Researcher, DASRA
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Anushka Dias

Researcher, DASRA
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Asher Miller

Executive Director, Post Carbon Institite
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James Fahn

Executive Director of Earth Journalism Network
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Michael Lawrence

Research Fellow, Cascade Institute
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Peter Gleick

The Pacific Institute, Co-Founder
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Peter Schurmann

Editor, Ethnic media Services
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Pooja Sood

Director, Khoj
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Shrishtee Bajpai

Global Tapestry of Alternatives, Activist-Researcher
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Vasna Ramasar

Activist-scholar, GTA

RESEARCHERS' STORIES

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Mycellial Networks


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The Language of Birds


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The Cartography of Conflict


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Polycrisis Research and Action Roadmap- Gaps, opportunities, and priorities for polycrisis research and action

Michael Lawrence
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Articular la crisis y crear alternativas radicales

Shrishtee Bajpai
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Articulating Crisis and Creating Radical Alternatives

Shrishtee Bajpai
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EJN and Deakin University Release Report on Journalists’ Understanding of—and Approach to Reporting on—the ‘Global Polycrisis’

James Fahn
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Holding the Fire 2: Ancient Wisdom with Anne Poelina

Asher Miller
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Holding the Fire 1: Indigenous voices around the world

Asher Miller
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Creating Confluence: Weaving a global tapestry of alternatives

Shrishtee Bajpai
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In the matter Re: Rights of Nature

Pooja Sood
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Bringing to light the polycrisis with a focus on India and philanthropic action

Anushka Dias
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Shared Global Problems Make Imagined Futures Relatable Across Cultures

Peter Schurmann
Ora_Emerging_READ (1)

Silk Punk and the Reimagining of Modernity

Peter Schurmann
The Many IndiasArticle Author

No Small Thing: Sci-fi meets the polycrisis

Peter Schurmann
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From Dismissal to Action: Our Journey Understanding the Polycrisis

Ami Misra
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Water, Peace, and Conflict: The Role of Science, Information, Journalism, and Advocacy

Peter Gleick

OTHERWISE CREATORS

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Andrea Frey

ORA, Co-Director
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Erin O'Reilly

Commonweal, Grants Manager
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Mark Valentine

ORA, Co-Director
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Michael Lerner

Commonweal, Co-Founder
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Stanley Wu

Commonweal, Director The Resilience Project
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Susan Grelock Yusem

Commonweal, Director Narrative Development

OTHERWISE STORIES

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Mycellial Networks


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The Language of Birds


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The Cartography of Conflict


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New Narratives for Wild Times

Mark Valentine
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How do we tend to the soul of the world?

Sam Eberle
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Downsizing: an unexpected sci-fi drama, which made me laugh and it also made me sad

Andrea Frey

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