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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Weal Podcast

The Weal Podcast is a limited podcast series on rest in the polycrisis produced by ORA Africa 2023 Fellow, Jennifer Uchendu. Her work focuses on the connections between Eco-Anxiety, Climate Change, and Mental Health. The Weal Podcast features a series of conversations with African change makers on rest in the polycrisis and how to reclaim […]

Who are ORA Fellows?

Nnimmo Bassey, founder of health of Mother Earth Foundation, describes the unique cohort of people who create the ORA Africa Fellow. program.

The Creeping Health Crisis

As the weather gets warmer and wetter due to climate change, it is creating the perfect environment for mosquitoes to thrive.

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