
Meet Vanessa Nakate, the climate activist speaking up for Africa
Young Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate has become a spokesperson for the African people who are suffering most because of the climate crisis.
Valentina Neri
Contributor
Since I was very young, when I would ask myself what I would become as a grown-up, I always gave myself the same answer: a writer. At 22 I found myself treating the economy, environment, sustainability, lifestyles, uncovering a world that – fortunately! – isn't only for insiders, but quite the contrary. I'm a freelancer by choice, my field is that of communications (from press offices to social media) and I'm even more motivated when I can make my services available to brave associations and projects. When I'm not in front of a keyboard I run, read, bake cakes and go to concerts.
Favourite quote:
"That's all we have, finally, the words, and they had better be the right ones" (Raymond Carver)
Young Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate has become a spokesperson for the African people who are suffering most because of the climate crisis.
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