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by Balyejusa John Hillary | 22-03-2019 07:50
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Climate Activists CSOs and NGOs from over 15 African countries gathered in Nairobi Kenya between 11 to 15 February to discuss how to upscale climate action on the continent. The event was hosted by 350Africa, a continental organization dedicated to fighting climate change by advocating for the end to fossil fuels. During this gathering a new platform was called AfrikaVuka was created to accelerate the African Fossil Free movement by connecting climate activists and campaigns from across the continent. AfrikaVuka is replacing the old DeCOALonise platform which focused primary on ending the mining and use of coal. AfrikaVuka is a broader platform which will unite all anti fossil campaigns as well as other climate action projects Vuka is a Swahili word which mean Cross over and therefore the platform is a reminder to Africans to cross over from dirty fossil fuels to clean renewable energy. Vuka could also mean Rise Up, Awaken and Jump in other African dialects and as such the platform is a call to action for Africans to rise up to climate change. During the gathering activists and organizations shared their campaigns in a bid to share experiences and learn from each other AfrikaVuka will be officially launched during Africa Day on 25 May. On this day activists from across the continent will also hold different actions. AfrikaVuka will run under the website AfrikaVuka.com and the harshtag #AfrikaVuka. |
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6 Comments
Hey Balyejusa,
This is amazing and you are actually doing something exceptional for your community! Please let us know more about this in future reports.
Keep it up! :)
Louis Mentor
Posted 01-04-2019 02:33
Hello Balyejusa John Hillary!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful report. I??m so glad to hear that a new platform called AfricaVuka was created to accelerate the African fossil free movement. I wish I could know how that platform can help fossil free movement in more detail! Energy usage and subsequent gas emissions are the main cause of global warming and we can save energy by practicing small actions in daily lives. However, there must be systematic and technical approach in finding alternative energy as well. Thank you for your report and I can??t wait to read more.
Wonhee Mentor
Posted 30-03-2019 13:40
Thank you Rosa for taking time to read this report. Yes my South African counterparts always say Vuka means Awaken. It is time now for Africa to awaken from dirty fuels and embraced renewable energy.
This however is not the trend that our governments are following. They are interesting in fast profits provided by petroleum. This is why we need to rise up and remind them to vuka
Posted 30-03-2019 06:22
Hello John
I do hope that you are fine and doing great with your works. thank you for your beautiful report. Glad to hear that Africa has launched new fossil free platform. Now , we must focus on the renewable resources rather than non renewable resources and create more fossil free platforms.
Green Cheers from Nepal :)
Keep writing great reports.
We are eager to read more reports from you.
Yours,
Kushal Naharki
Posted 25-03-2019 15:17
Wow. This is amazing. Thank you so much balyejusa for this report.
Green cheers from Nepal!
Posted 24-03-2019 00:46
Hey Balyejusa,
I trust you are well!
I can relate to 'Vuka' meaning 'awaken' from a South African perspective. I am quite interested in the platform and what is to come now that activist and campaigns have come together to share and learn from past experiences.
I feel that we should have had a stern look into this type of energy, but I am relieved we have embarked on it now rather than at a later stage.
Thank you for reporting Balyejusa!
Your report is a refreshing note to see.
Sincerely yours,
Rosa
Posted 22-03-2019 16:23