“They Took My Land, But Not My Hunger”
The Story of Mage Augustino and the Cost of EACOP in Rural Tanzania Nkomelo Village, Kagera Region, Tanzania Every morning before sunrise, Mage Augustino walks past the land that once fed her family. The fields where cassava, maize, beans, groundnuts, and banana trees once flourished are now part of the route designated for the East […]
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 […]
Vijiji na Kaya: Chanzo cha Mapinduzi ya Nishati Safi kwa Mustakabali wa Kijani nchini Tanzania
Katika Tanzania, vijiji na kaya ndizo msingi wa jamii. Hapo ndipo familia huishi, watoto hukua, na maisha ya kila siku hujengwa. Lakini pia, vijiji na kaya vinaweza kuwa chanzo cha mapinduzi ya nishati safi yatakayozaa mustakabali wa kijani—mustakabali unaolinda maisha, mazingira, na hadhi ya wanawake na wasichana. Kwa Nini Ushiriki wa Wanawake Ni Muhimu? Wanawake […]
Haki ya Nishati ni Haki ya Maisha: Wanawake wa Imani Wanaongoza Mpito wa Nishati Safi
“Haki ya nishati ni haki ya maisha.” Katika ulimwengu wa sasa, ambapo mabadiliko ya tabianchi yamegeuka kuwa changamoto ya kijamii na kiroho, swali la nishati si tena suala la kiufundi pekee—ni suala la haki za binadamu. Kupata mwanga, kupika chakula salama, na kusafisha maji ni haki ya msingi kwa kila mtu. Lakini bado, mamilioni ya […]
Akufaaye kwa Dhiki Ndio Rafiki: Je, TotalEnergies ni Rafiki wa Afrika?
Wahenga walinena: “Akufaaye kwa dhiki ndiye rafiki.” Methali hii hutufundisha kuwa urafiki wa kweli hupimwa kwa matendo ya uaminifu na msaada wakati wa matatizo. Lakini swali linalotuandama leo ni hili: Je, TotalEnergies ni rafiki wa Afrika, au ni mgeni mwenye tamaa anayelenga faida pekee? Afrika inastahili washirika wa kweli—wale wanaowekeza katika nishati safi, wanaoheshimu ardhi […]
Kama Maji ni Uhai, Mazingira ni Moyo Wake: Wito wa Kusitisha Mradi wa EACOP
“Kama maji ni uhai, basi mazingira ni moyo wake.” Katika Afrika Mashariki, maji si rasilimali ya kawaida tu—ni msingi wa maisha. Vijiji, mashamba, na miji yote hutegemea mito, maziwa, na vyanzo vidogo vya maji kwa chakula, afya, na ustawi wa jamii. Lakini sasa moyo huu wa maisha unakabiliwa na tishio kubwa: Mradi wa Bomba la […]
People of Diverse Faiths Call for an End to EACOP
“We Can’t Drink Oil” In the face of growing threats to the safety of peaceful protestors, this week grassroots people of diverse religious backgrounds marched to demand an end to the heated crude oil pipeline project that would stretch 1,443km from Uganda’s Tilenga to Tanzania’s Tanga Port. During public actions organized by GreenFaith Circles in […]