La vidéo présente le témoignage d’une femme cultivatrice locale qui partage, avec ses propres mots, son expérience face aux défis du conflit et sa résilience à travers l’agriculture. / In the video, Nyiramugisha Viviane, a peanut farmer from Rutshuru in North Kivu, shares her daily reality. She speaks about the fear of going to the fields amid insecurity, the sound of gunfire, and the risks of violence. Despite everything, she continues to cultivate the land because it allows her to feed her family and keep hope alive. Through her story, she shows how courage and resilience can grow even in times of conflict.
From Reporting to Implementing: My Journey Into the Water Sector
A journey from witnessing firsthand the realities often hidden behind statistics, realities that would then change the direction of my life. Communities struggling to adapt to climate change, women and girls walking for miles in search of water, families losing their livelihood to floods and drought was the order of the day. Reporting alone was not enough! immediate action was needed.
The Women of Perimabiri
In the remote communities of Peremabiri (Perimabiri) and Agubiri in Bayelsa State, women farmers bear the burden of oil spills and social inequality. Beyond the environmental damage lies a cycle of vulnerability gender based violence, early pregnancies, and poverty. Through private dialogues, therapy, and community support, these women are finding healing, resilience, and renewed hope. This story highlights how climate change deepens inequality and why women’s voices must be heard.
The Story of Birahim Papa Niang's Grandparents
Where Voices Grow From the Soil
In communities where survival means cutting down trees, we chose to offer alternatives instead. From transforming agricultural waste into cooking briquettes to turning plastics into interlocks and creating natural probiotics for healthy soils, our work empowers families to live sustainably. This story isn’t just about climate it’s about people, resilience, and the power of local innovation shaping a greener, fairer future for all.
What We Make From What We Have
In “What We Make From What We Have,” South African artist Thabang Makgakwe reflects on his journey of creativity and resilience, inspired by his mother and friend who turned waste into beauty. Through virtual art and community education, he shows how recycling is not just an environmental act but a mindset , one that transforms struggle into strength and hope into creation.
From Village to Virtual: Empowering Rural Girls for Climate Resilience
In Namutumba, Eastern Uganda, rural girls face the double burden of climate change and limited education. Through Connect Care Uganda, we empower girls with digital literacy, solar-powered learning hubs, reusable sanitary pads, and climate-smart skills. Our story shows how small community-driven actions can spark resilience, restore dignity, and bridge the gap between climate justice and education. From village to virtual, we are creating hope in the margins.
My Story Began with a Breath
Air was my first teacher: fragile, invisible, essential. Growing up in New Delhi’s smog taught me that survival itself could be conditional. From that awakening emerged a lifelong pursuit: to use art and storytelling as instruments of climate transformation. Through Climate Conservancy and ArtSea, I bridge data and emotion, turning climate science into cultural resonance. Because when people feel the story of the Earth, they begin to protect it.
Eating Away at the Land: The Lives of Local and Indigenous Communities in the Basoko Territory
In Basoko territory, in the heart of the Congo basin, local and indigenous communities are witnessing their land and rivers being poisoned by oil exploration and destructive logging. This story highlights how resource exploitation is threatening biodiversity, cultural heritage, and livelihoods, while amplifying the voices of those who resist. Through our podcast, Jambo Radio (a community and indigenous media) seeks to shed light on these silenced realities and spark global solidarity for climate justice, indigenous rights, and the protection of one of the world’s most vital ecosystems in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Lost Generation and the Two Seeds
The sun beat down on our village, a relentless reminder of the changing climate. Our once lush fields were parched and the river, our lifeblood, dwindled to a trickle. I as a young girl armed with a conservation degree, felt the weight of this reality acutely. My peers, equally passionate and educated, faced similar despair. We were the “the lost generation” of conservationist brimming with knowledge but devoid of opportunities. The green jobs we dreamed of were scarce, eco-entrepreneurship skills were foreign concept, and training programs were nonexistence, then I find the two important seeds.
Between Nature & Rights: The Journey of an Environmental Defender
In Zambia, climate change is one of the issues that has impacted the country negatively, and youth have been on the frontline to combat it through different initiatives. The story of Chipasha Keran, a young Zambian, dives into the journey of an environmental and human rights activist, including the initiatives that he has successfully implemented with community members to yield a positive environmental and social impact.