Plastic waste along the Nile puts livelihoods in Bor at risk

Plastic waste along the Nile puts livelihoods in Bor at risk

Along the River Nile in Bor, plastic waste is becoming a growing threat to fishing,...
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The issue of plastic: A global crisis reflected in Goma’s streets

The issue of plastic: A global crisis reflected in Goma’s streets

In Goma, plastic pollution is no abstraction. From weekly street clean-ups to informal recycling, the...
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Growing waste, rising risks: Masese dumpsite threatens Jinja communities

Growing waste, rising risks: Masese dumpsite threatens Jinja communities

At Masese dumpsite in Jinja, waste sustains livelihoods while quietly endangering lives. As the site...
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Addressing plastic pollution in the Nile Basin: From policy ambition to action on the ground

Addressing plastic pollution in the Nile Basin: From policy ambition to action on the ground

From United Nations resolutions to regional cooperation frameworks, plastic pollution in the Nile Basin is...
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Kasese classrooms take the lead on plastic waste

Kasese classrooms take the lead on plastic waste

Plastic waste is piling up across western Uganda, threatening rivers, wetlands and communities. In Kasese...
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Kisii’s river guardians take on plastic pollution

Kisii’s river guardians take on plastic pollution

As plastic waste chokes the Nyakomisaro River in western Kenya, a growing community effort is...
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A trade passed down, now drying up

A trade passed down, now drying up

Women have long anchored the fishing economy of Lake Victoria. But with stocks in decline...
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Cut off from the Nile: How war is drying up Sudan’s lifeline

Cut off from the Nile: How war is drying up Sudan’s lifeline

Millions of Sudanese who once depended on the Nile for drinking water, farming, and fishing...
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Lake Tanganyika in crisis: Pollution, overfishing, and the decline of Burundi’s fisheries

Lake Tanganyika in crisis: Pollution, overfishing, and the decline of Burundi’s fisheries

Waste, climate change, and illegal fishing are pushing one of Africa’s most biodiverse lakes to...
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Juba’s trash is piling up, residents say it’s making them sick

Juba’s trash is piling up, residents say it’s making them sick

Waste management in South Sudan’s capital has all but collapsed. Residents are taking matters into...
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Where a woman rules, streams run uphill

Where a woman rules, streams run uphill

An Ethiopian proverb envisions women’s leadership as streams flowing uphill: once dismissed as nearly impossible,...
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What do you need?

What do you need?

Asking "What do you need?" with genuine intent can reveal more than just immediate requirements....
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Survival 101: Stop the war, protect the future

Survival 101: Stop the war, protect the future

Nisreen Elsaim, a Sudanese environmental activist and co-founder of the Youth and Environment Society (YES),...
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Virunga: How violence destroys choice

Virunga: How violence destroys choice

In eastern Congo, displaced women enter Virunga National Park to farm potatoes, driven by hunger...
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Women leading water conservation in Kajiado County

Women leading water conservation in Kajiado County

In Kenya's Kajiado County's arid landscape, women spearhead water conservation efforts, using traditional techniques to...
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