Before We Talk About a Just Transition, Should We First Talk About Access? Reflections from Alokpatsa and the Missing Voice in Africa’s Climate Dialogues.
Last week in Alokpatsa, a rural community in Ghana’s Oti Region, I encountered a reality that challenged many of the assumptions underpinning today’s climate dialogue processes. As global conversations increasingly focus on a “Just Transition,” I found myself asking a different question: Before we talk about transition, should we first talk about access? And perhaps […]
Ugandan farmer drags EACOP to account over land grabbing, livelihood collapse.
Katikiti village, Kyotera District – On May 11, 2026, Namugerwa Faridah, a 53-year-old farmer and mother of five, sat in her wheelchair at the edge of her property and narrated her story. She is a disabled woman who depends entirely on that wheelchair to move around her home and through her days. Her house, which […]
Faith, Justice and Power: Why Nigeria’s Energy Transition Must Be People-Centered
On May 7, 2026, GreenFaith Nigeria convened a landmark Multi-faith, Multisectoral Forum on Nigeria’s Just Energy Transition and Social Protection in Abuja under the theme “Faith, Justice and Power: Advancing an Inclusive Just Energy Transition in Nigeria.” Organized in partnership with The Kukah Centre, EcoSteward and Humanitarian Foundation (EHF), and supported by the European Climate […]
Indigenous Communities, Faith Leaders, and the Call for a Just Energy Transition in Tanzania
Grassroots dialogue on “Empowering Indigenous Faith Leadership and Grassroots Organizing for a Just Energy Transition.” Across Africa, Indigenous communities continue to stand at the frontline of the climate crisis despite contributing the least to global environmental destruction. From prolonged droughts and disappearing water sources to loss of grazing land, biodiversity destruction, and displacement, Indigenous Peoples […]
Grassroots African Women of Faith in Energy Rise in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the heart of Democratic Republic of the Congo, a powerful movement is uprising, one rooted in lived realities from communities, homes, and places of worship. Through the Grassroots African Women of Faith in Energy project, GreenFaith Africa is walking alongside women to amplify a bold and urgent moral call, Africa’s energy future must be […]
FAITH DETERMINES JUST TRANSITION’S FATE
FAITH AND SCIENCE ARGUED Years ago in secondary school, I saw a movie series called “Young Sheldon”. In one of the episodes, the main character, Sheldon, made a bold statement that, “Religion is faith. Science is fact.” Do you agree? I believe we all are having our subjective opinions on this proposition. According to the […]
From Provision to Mobilization: Why this global shift in climate finance landscape demands afaith-led intervention.
Undeniably, the landscape of climate finance is rapidly changing. From the provision stance, the language of climate finance is increasingly gravitating towards mobilization including through deployment of tools and instruments such as equities, guarantees, incentives amongst others to unlock and scale private sector capital for climate action. This shift, according to various sources including donor […]
Communities Question TotalEnergies’ “Independent” Review as Tilenga-AffectedFamilies Speak of Loss and Displacement
On March 6, 2026, TotalEnergies released the findings of an “independent assessment” ofland acquisition and resettlement for the Tilenga oil project located in the AlbertineGraben in western Uganda, the company presented the report as evidence that theprocess had largely complied with national laws and international standards and that mostaffected households had been fairly and adequately […]
Behind the Climate Curtain: What UNEA Really Means for Africa’s Grassroots and Faith Communities
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is frequently characterized as the global forum where nations convene to determine the future trajectory of our planet. However, for GreenFaith Africa, as well as for communities from the arid soils of Tanzania to the vibrant streets of Lagos, the fishing hamlets along Lake Victoria, and the agricultural regions […]
When Faith Speaks Truth to Power: Africa’s Bold Stand for Climate Justice at COP30
At COP30 in Belém, Brazil-dubbed the COP of Truth, the global community gathered to confront urgent climate realities and plan for a sustainable future. While international leaders deliberated in elegant conference halls, millions of African communities continued to face climate change as a daily, lived crisis. Farmers watched crops fail under extreme heat and erratic […]