Youth For Green Communities(YGC)
@ygcug.bsky.social
YGC is youth-led public policy research and advocacy organization dedicated to building a society where the environment and natural resources are sustainably governed for current and future generations
We joined more than 200 organizations to demand that the UNFCCC reverse the impacts of their request to increase security forces around #COP30 which is replicating the form of state violence Indigenous Peoples & human rights defenders face across their territories.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
We joined more than 200 organizations to demand that the UNFCCC reverse the impacts of their request to increase security forces around #COP30 which is replicating the form of state violence Indigenous Peoples & human rights defenders face across their territories.
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At #COP30, our team leader #BrightonAryampa represented grassroots communities and frontline defenders.
He carried the voices of women, youth & activists harmed by oil activities.
📌He emphasized that there can be no just transition while communities continue to suffer.
#StopEACOP
He carried the voices of women, youth & activists harmed by oil activities.
📌He emphasized that there can be no just transition while communities continue to suffer.
#StopEACOP
November 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
At #COP30, our team leader #BrightonAryampa represented grassroots communities and frontline defenders.
He carried the voices of women, youth & activists harmed by oil activities.
📌He emphasized that there can be no just transition while communities continue to suffer.
#StopEACOP
He carried the voices of women, youth & activists harmed by oil activities.
📌He emphasized that there can be no just transition while communities continue to suffer.
#StopEACOP
🔔📢Our October Newsletter is out!!
See how @YGCUganda is empowering youth and women in environmental stewardship, climate action, and advocacy while providing legal support, standing with climate activists and driving a sustainable change.
Read more: ygcug.org/download/ygc...)
See how @YGCUganda is empowering youth and women in environmental stewardship, climate action, and advocacy while providing legal support, standing with climate activists and driving a sustainable change.
Read more: ygcug.org/download/ygc...)
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🔔📢Our October Newsletter is out!!
See how @YGCUganda is empowering youth and women in environmental stewardship, climate action, and advocacy while providing legal support, standing with climate activists and driving a sustainable change.
Read more: ygcug.org/download/ygc...)
See how @YGCUganda is empowering youth and women in environmental stewardship, climate action, and advocacy while providing legal support, standing with climate activists and driving a sustainable change.
Read more: ygcug.org/download/ygc...)
#Forests are disappearing, biodiversity is at risk, and climate goals are under threat. #COP30 must push for strong measures to end deforestation, protect ecosystems and forge #partnerships for lasting forest conservation.
#EndDeforestation
#ClimateJustice
#EndDeforestation
#ClimateJustice
November 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
#Forests are disappearing, biodiversity is at risk, and climate goals are under threat. #COP30 must push for strong measures to end deforestation, protect ecosystems and forge #partnerships for lasting forest conservation.
#EndDeforestation
#ClimateJustice
#EndDeforestation
#ClimateJustice
Last year, #COP29 focused on scaling up climate finance and accelerating real climate action. Yet false solutions like carbon markets & carbon capture continue to delay progress.
COP30 must reject these distractions and commit to genuine measures that cut emissions and build resilient communities.
COP30 must reject these distractions and commit to genuine measures that cut emissions and build resilient communities.
November 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Last year, #COP29 focused on scaling up climate finance and accelerating real climate action. Yet false solutions like carbon markets & carbon capture continue to delay progress.
COP30 must reject these distractions and commit to genuine measures that cut emissions and build resilient communities.
COP30 must reject these distractions and commit to genuine measures that cut emissions and build resilient communities.
#YGC, in partnership with @IGENEastAfrica, submitted proposals for government negotiators to consider during COP30 discussions.
These proposals focused on advancing #renewable energy, promoting agro-ecology, restoring ecosystems & ensuring climate finance reaches communities.
#Cop30
#ClimateAction
These proposals focused on advancing #renewable energy, promoting agro-ecology, restoring ecosystems & ensuring climate finance reaches communities.
#Cop30
#ClimateAction
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
#YGC, in partnership with @IGENEastAfrica, submitted proposals for government negotiators to consider during COP30 discussions.
These proposals focused on advancing #renewable energy, promoting agro-ecology, restoring ecosystems & ensuring climate finance reaches communities.
#Cop30
#ClimateAction
These proposals focused on advancing #renewable energy, promoting agro-ecology, restoring ecosystems & ensuring climate finance reaches communities.
#Cop30
#ClimateAction
#Ogonize is more than a campaign; it's a fight for what is right. We want to ensure that communities impacted by environmental disasters are heard, that their land is restored, and that future generations inherit a healthy planet.
#Ogonize
#Yasunize
#OgonizeAndYasunize
#OgonizeNotAgonize
#Ogonize
#Yasunize
#OgonizeAndYasunize
#OgonizeNotAgonize
October 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#Ogonize is more than a campaign; it's a fight for what is right. We want to ensure that communities impacted by environmental disasters are heard, that their land is restored, and that future generations inherit a healthy planet.
#Ogonize
#Yasunize
#OgonizeAndYasunize
#OgonizeNotAgonize
#Ogonize
#Yasunize
#OgonizeAndYasunize
#OgonizeNotAgonize
Last week, @YGCUganda, in partnership with #Nkobazambogo engaged university #students in a community clean-up at Ndejje Town Council taking action for cleaner, healthier and more sustainable communities while contributing to #SDGs 3, 12 & 13.
Let’s keep our environment clean!
Let’s keep our environment clean!
October 23, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Last week, @YGCUganda, in partnership with #Nkobazambogo engaged university #students in a community clean-up at Ndejje Town Council taking action for cleaner, healthier and more sustainable communities while contributing to #SDGs 3, 12 & 13.
Let’s keep our environment clean!
Let’s keep our environment clean!
Over 30 #CSO & 60 #ClimateActivists petitioned to key govt bodies over the allocation of 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve to Tian Tang Group for construction.
📄The petition demands its immediate cancellation & full restoration of the forest
read more: ygcug.org/download/pet...
📄The petition demands its immediate cancellation & full restoration of the forest
read more: ygcug.org/download/pet...
October 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Over 30 #CSO & 60 #ClimateActivists petitioned to key govt bodies over the allocation of 150 acres of Kitubulu Central Forest Reserve to Tian Tang Group for construction.
📄The petition demands its immediate cancellation & full restoration of the forest
read more: ygcug.org/download/pet...
📄The petition demands its immediate cancellation & full restoration of the forest
read more: ygcug.org/download/pet...
🚨 Update on jailed 12 #StopEACOP Activists.
Prosecution closed its case today after presenting CCTV footage. Defense's bail request was denied again. Court to rule on No Case to Answer on Nov 6. Activists remain on remand.
This is deeply concerning. #FreeThe12 @naturaljustice
Prosecution closed its case today after presenting CCTV footage. Defense's bail request was denied again. Court to rule on No Case to Answer on Nov 6. Activists remain on remand.
This is deeply concerning. #FreeThe12 @naturaljustice
October 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🚨 Update on jailed 12 #StopEACOP Activists.
Prosecution closed its case today after presenting CCTV footage. Defense's bail request was denied again. Court to rule on No Case to Answer on Nov 6. Activists remain on remand.
This is deeply concerning. #FreeThe12 @naturaljustice
Prosecution closed its case today after presenting CCTV footage. Defense's bail request was denied again. Court to rule on No Case to Answer on Nov 6. Activists remain on remand.
This is deeply concerning. #FreeThe12 @naturaljustice
Last week, YGC joined the African Business & Human Rights Forum to raise urgent concerns about the safety of environmental defenders in African Business.
We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025
We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025
October 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Last week, YGC joined the African Business & Human Rights Forum to raise urgent concerns about the safety of environmental defenders in African Business.
We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025
We call for the protection of activists across Africa — especially #StopEACOP voices in Uganda & Tanzania. ✊🏿🌱 #ABHRF2025
#Uganda’s Independence is not complete
🌍 until our rivers run free,
🕊️ and our communities rise with #power and #purpose.
💚 This is our fight for freedom
not just from chains,
but from #climate injustice.
We are the #green defenders.
We are the future.
#HappyIndependenceDayUganda.
🌍 until our rivers run free,
🕊️ and our communities rise with #power and #purpose.
💚 This is our fight for freedom
not just from chains,
but from #climate injustice.
We are the #green defenders.
We are the future.
#HappyIndependenceDayUganda.
October 9, 2025 at 4:38 AM
BREAKING: Case Dismissed!
The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.
This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment.
#ClimateJustice
The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.
This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment.
#ClimateJustice
October 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
BREAKING: Case Dismissed!
The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.
This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment.
#ClimateJustice
The 9 #stopEACOP activists arrested on May 21st for peacefully marching to deliver a petition to #KCB have had their charges dropped due to insufficient evidence.
This comes after months of harassment, court delays & imprisonment.
#ClimateJustice
Together with @earipsinstitute we hosted and coordinated a 2-day workshop today on Developing Uganda’s Engagement Framework for Women with Disabilities in Climate Policy & Negotiations under the #STREVOW Project supported by @CEMIRIDE_KE & @icca funded by @AfDB_Group.
September 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Together with @earipsinstitute we hosted and coordinated a 2-day workshop today on Developing Uganda’s Engagement Framework for Women with Disabilities in Climate Policy & Negotiations under the #STREVOW Project supported by @CEMIRIDE_KE & @icca funded by @AfDB_Group.
📢 @YGCUganda August Newsletter is out!
See how @YGCUganda is supporting arrested climate activists with legal representation, standing with Oilwatch Africa to resist fossil fuel expansion & using social media platforms to amplify change.
Read more
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See how @YGCUganda is supporting arrested climate activists with legal representation, standing with Oilwatch Africa to resist fossil fuel expansion & using social media platforms to amplify change.
Read more
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September 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
📢 @YGCUganda August Newsletter is out!
See how @YGCUganda is supporting arrested climate activists with legal representation, standing with Oilwatch Africa to resist fossil fuel expansion & using social media platforms to amplify change.
Read more
[ ygcug.org/download/ygc...
See how @YGCUganda is supporting arrested climate activists with legal representation, standing with Oilwatch Africa to resist fossil fuel expansion & using social media platforms to amplify change.
Read more
[ ygcug.org/download/ygc...
#YouthforGreenCommunities joined a strategic meetings with #climateactivists and #OilWatchAfrica AGM to advance climate justice, oppose oil exploitation, and call for reparations for African nations facing climate impacts .
From exploitation to reparations.
Africa is owed climate Justice.
From exploitation to reparations.
Africa is owed climate Justice.
September 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#YouthforGreenCommunities joined a strategic meetings with #climateactivists and #OilWatchAfrica AGM to advance climate justice, oppose oil exploitation, and call for reparations for African nations facing climate impacts .
From exploitation to reparations.
Africa is owed climate Justice.
From exploitation to reparations.
Africa is owed climate Justice.
📢The #KCB11 #StopEACOP activists showed up in court, but the state was a no-show. Lawyers couldn't proceed, and the case was pushed to October 14th. This isn’t justice — it’s judicial persecution, not prosecution. #ClimateJustice
#DropTheCharges
#stanbicuganda
#kcbbankUganda
#JudiciaryUganda
#DropTheCharges
#stanbicuganda
#kcbbankUganda
#JudiciaryUganda
August 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📢The #KCB11 #StopEACOP activists showed up in court, but the state was a no-show. Lawyers couldn't proceed, and the case was pushed to October 14th. This isn’t justice — it’s judicial persecution, not prosecution. #ClimateJustice
#DropTheCharges
#stanbicuganda
#kcbbankUganda
#JudiciaryUganda
#DropTheCharges
#stanbicuganda
#kcbbankUganda
#JudiciaryUganda
During #KickTotalOutOfAfricaWeek, #YouthforGreenCommunities stood with oil-affected communities demanding justice at the Oil-Affected People’s #Tribunal.
Together, we fight for a clean, just future free from #Reprisals, #oil pollution, #exploitation & #injustice . #YouthforGreenCommunities
Together, we fight for a clean, just future free from #Reprisals, #oil pollution, #exploitation & #injustice . #YouthforGreenCommunities
August 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
During #KickTotalOutOfAfricaWeek, #YouthforGreenCommunities stood with oil-affected communities demanding justice at the Oil-Affected People’s #Tribunal.
Together, we fight for a clean, just future free from #Reprisals, #oil pollution, #exploitation & #injustice . #YouthforGreenCommunities
Together, we fight for a clean, just future free from #Reprisals, #oil pollution, #exploitation & #injustice . #YouthforGreenCommunities
📍Kampala, Uganda
Peaceful protesters stand strong at TotalEnergies HQ during #KickTotalOutofAfrica
Communities are resisting environmental destruction, land grabs & injustice — while youth activists face intimidation & criminalization for defending their future.
#StopEACOP
Peaceful protesters stand strong at TotalEnergies HQ during #KickTotalOutofAfrica
Communities are resisting environmental destruction, land grabs & injustice — while youth activists face intimidation & criminalization for defending their future.
#StopEACOP
August 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
📍Kampala, Uganda
Peaceful protesters stand strong at TotalEnergies HQ during #KickTotalOutofAfrica
Communities are resisting environmental destruction, land grabs & injustice — while youth activists face intimidation & criminalization for defending their future.
#StopEACOP
Peaceful protesters stand strong at TotalEnergies HQ during #KickTotalOutofAfrica
Communities are resisting environmental destruction, land grabs & injustice — while youth activists face intimidation & criminalization for defending their future.
#StopEACOP
They were jailed for choosing peace over profit. We choose to stand with them.
#StopEACOP
#ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
#StopEACOP
#ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
August 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
They were jailed for choosing peace over profit. We choose to stand with them.
#StopEACOP
#ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
#StopEACOP
#ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
The law protects polluters and punishes protectors. That’s not justice. That’s colonialism in a new form. #StopEACOP #ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
August 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The law protects polluters and punishes protectors. That’s not justice. That’s colonialism in a new form. #StopEACOP #ClimateJustice #KickTotalOutOfAfrica”
⚖️Uganda court fails to hear bail application for #StopEACOP youth activists arrested after peacefully protesting #StanbicUganda's support for the toxic EACOP pipeline.
📌Criminalizing climate action won’t silence the truth.
#FreeTheActivists
#StopEACOP
#KickTotalOutofAfrica
📌Criminalizing climate action won’t silence the truth.
#FreeTheActivists
#StopEACOP
#KickTotalOutofAfrica
August 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
⚖️Uganda court fails to hear bail application for #StopEACOP youth activists arrested after peacefully protesting #StanbicUganda's support for the toxic EACOP pipeline.
📌Criminalizing climate action won’t silence the truth.
#FreeTheActivists
#StopEACOP
#KickTotalOutofAfrica
📌Criminalizing climate action won’t silence the truth.
#FreeTheActivists
#StopEACOP
#KickTotalOutofAfrica
⁉️Black gold or a threat to tourism? Research by @AfiegoUg shows that tourism stakeholders consider oil activities in Uganda & their associated impacts as huge threats. Tourism stakeholders urge @GovUganda to stop oil drilling in protected areas.
Read: www.afiego.org/wp-content/u...
Read: www.afiego.org/wp-content/u...
August 8, 2025 at 9:26 AM
⁉️Black gold or a threat to tourism? Research by @AfiegoUg shows that tourism stakeholders consider oil activities in Uganda & their associated impacts as huge threats. Tourism stakeholders urge @GovUganda to stop oil drilling in protected areas.
Read: www.afiego.org/wp-content/u...
Read: www.afiego.org/wp-content/u...
This month, #YGC mobilized & supported university youth in Uganda to oppose MoUs with oil companies over the #EACOP project. They call for academic independence, environmental justice & a stop to partnerships that legitimize fossil fuel expansion. #climatejustice
#StopEacop
#StopEacop
July 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This month, #YGC mobilized & supported university youth in Uganda to oppose MoUs with oil companies over the #EACOP project. They call for academic independence, environmental justice & a stop to partnerships that legitimize fossil fuel expansion. #climatejustice
#StopEacop
#StopEacop
Youth-led community legal empowerment is key to #ClimateJustice! From legal literacy workshops to grassroots advocacy, we’re equipping oil communities to know their rights and fight for a just, sustainable future. ✊🏽⚖️ #YouthForClimateJustice #LegalEmpowerment #ClimateAction
July 24, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Youth-led community legal empowerment is key to #ClimateJustice! From legal literacy workshops to grassroots advocacy, we’re equipping oil communities to know their rights and fight for a just, sustainable future. ✊🏽⚖️ #YouthForClimateJustice #LegalEmpowerment #ClimateAction