Nyombi Morris

Nyombi Morris is a Ugandan Climate Activist well known for being vocal while standing up for climate justice and gender equality, in March 2021 him and his brother also acting as a Photographer Julian Ssekeba were arrested at the streets of Kampala by Uganda National Police when protesting for climate justice. A year before, September 2020 his Twitter account got suspended for one and a half months still by the Uganda Government after challenging the National Forestry Authority on the sale of Bugoma forest [1][2]


Nyombi Morris
Green and Forest Venture 2022
Born28th/03/1998 (age 24)
NationalityUganda
Alma materMuteesa 1 Royal University
Occupationenvironmental activist
Years active2019–present
MovementSchool strike for climate

Education

Morris Studied Diploma in IT and Computer Science at Muteesa 1 Royal University.[3][4]

Climate school

Activism

Nyombi began his activism as a result of the direct impact flooding had on his family disrupting the source of livelihood for his parents and forcing them to find a new place to call home in Kampala.[5][6][7][8] He fights the deforestation of the Bugoma Forest.[9][10][11] thumb

References
  1. "Young Ugandan climate activist pushing for world leaders to help fight climate change". ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. "Uganda's Nyombi Morris Earns Honor from Media Organization Doha Debates". UGNEWS24. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. "Floods Plagued My Childhood. I'm Tired of World Leaders Pretending to Take Climate Action". Global Citizen. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  4. "Nyombi Morris". Global Peace Chain. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. "This young climate activist used his own money to plant trees in Uganda". CNN. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  6. Volcovici, Valerie; Abnett, Kate (2021-10-20). "Activists battle high costs, travel curbs to make climate talks". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. "Young Ugandan climate activist lobbies for international crisis team to fight climate change". World Republic News. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. Ramsaran, Sarah (Oct 31, 2021). "Young Ugandan climate activist pushing for international crisis team to fight climate change". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  9. "Nyombi Morris". Nyombi Morris. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  10. "A Climate Activist's Journey into Climate Justice Activism - UrbanBetter". 4 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  11. "Young voices for the planet: Meet our Choice Ambassadors". populationmatters.org. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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