[MCN] Interview with Fridays for Future organizer in Kampala, Uganda, Africa

[Lance Olsen]

Excerpt : Nakabuye Hilda Flavia is a 22 year old climate activist and green campaigner living in Kampala, Uganda. She is studying at Kampala International University
pursuing a bachelor’s degree in procurement and supply change management. She loves nature and is an organizer in the Fridays for Future Uganda team. In addition to the Friday strikes
she also carries out a lake shore clean-up activity with a group of people every week to #Beat plastic pollution and preserve water resources in crisis.

Hilda, how did you learn about #FridaysForFuture and Greta Thunberg? How did you start organizing strikes in Kampala Uganda?

It was in 2015 that I started seeing changes in my grandmother’s garden. Her plantations were drying up since there was very little rainfall. We started bringing food and fruits to my grandma
instead of the other way around. Everything started becoming more expensive. I could see that the impacts of climate change were manifesting in my community and country. How we live and what we do has indeed built up towards this result. I knew that we needed to change but I didn’t know what to do.

I started reading more about climate change and I have been following Green Climate Campaign Africa on Twitter. I found out about Greta on Twitter too. I heard that she says “The only way to create change is by being part of it.” This made me think why don’t I become part of this to create change?

My friends didn’t want to stand on the streets so I did my first strike alone in front of the university. I felt scared and thought maybe I was doing something wrong. But I felt responsible and felt like I should do it. Many people were looking at me and started asking why I’m doing this. They asked me a lot actually and the first times they didn’t get what I’m doing. I had to explain why. After 6 hours I went back to my friends and told them that it felt very natural to become part of the change. Maybe a closed door opened. I wanted to show people what they can do and I wanted to do this often.

As I continued to do this people started telling me that I am right and that they have observed the same changes. I told them “Those what you are experiencing are all part of climate change!” I told them about Greta and what’s being done in other countries. I want people and the government to act. I want us to change the way we live!

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