The Soundtrack of Kenyan Resistance – Episode 2 of What Takes Root
What Takes Root: Stories of Resistance and Reclamation is a new first-person podcast from ORA featuring changemakers from India, Africa, and Latin America. Over nine episodes, members of the ORA community share intimate stories of reclaiming voice, power, and possibility, and in their own words. Episode 2 The Soundtrack of Kenyan Resistance Featuring Mwongela Kamencu […]
An Artist’s Reflection on Alafu and the First Anniversary of Kenya’s “Gen Z” Protests
“Alafu, Alafu, Alafu, Alafu, Alafu,” the audience, then in a frenzy, sang with me. I broke the fourth wall and joined them from where they were standing; some were seated. It was a motley crowd but for the most part it comprised activists, some of whom I had been in the streets with. I held […]
Gifts From Mozambique to The Gambia: Reflections on ORA Africa’s First In-Person Retreat
This October, the 3rd cohort of ORA Africa Fellows gathered in Harare, Zimbabwe for our first in-person retreat. Held under the theme “Imagining a New World Beyond the Polycrisis,” the gathering invited us to explore both personal and community resilience, share the projects we are nurturing across the continent, and support one another in the […]
Could Rest Re-Shape How We Meet the Climate Crisis?
When Jennifer Uchendu first began climate organizing in Lagos more than a decade ago, her energy was directed outward on action. She founded SustyVibes, a youth-led nonprofit that has since trained and mobilized many young people across Africa to take measures toward a more sustainable future. But in recent years, her attention has turned to […]
Beneath The Ashes, We Walk
By Innocent Mwendo Tuyisenge – ORA Africa Fellow Goma, North Kivu, DR Congo The earth burns beneath our feet, yet we press on, In this heavy silence where all seems undone, The air is thick with dust, the skies turn gray, But in our souls, a fire refuses to fade away. The World, scarred by […]
The Polycrisis Nexus: How Niger Delta Communities Are Crafting Survival
The people of the Niger Delta have remained resilient
From Crisis to Resilience
This video was produced by Emery Ndayizeye, an Omega Resilience Awards (ORA) 2024 Africa Fellow. In 2017, Mbouyasse Magalie, had to leave her home country, the Central African Republic, after a traumatic experience. While travelling in the country, she was attacked by highway robbers and by chance she managed to escape. Her sister, who was […]
A Journalist’s Journey of Environmental Advocacy and Resilience
Despite the many challenges I have faced, I maintain a positive spirit. I am a strong believer in empowering all generations and helping them to see possibilities and press on for success.
Advancing Climate Justice and Community Resilience in Uganda
What drives my passion is the spirit of ‘Ubuntu,’ a sense of justice and a love for nature. I recognize that my actions, no matter how small, can contribute to a larger impact to build a resilient community against climate changes. am fueled by the resilience and determination of my fellow activists, and I am committed to continuing this fight for as long as it takes to create a better future for all to live.
I come from the future
Read Spanish version here Pardon me if I’m impatient with history I come from the future Rooted in the soil I recall the toil And never recoil From the struggles to defend Nature Fixated on the innermost core That built your past And that is what will last Pardon me if I’m impatient with history […]