Ugandan teenage girl inspires peers into climate change activism

STORY: Ugandan teenage girl inspires peers into climate change activism DATELINE: April 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:53 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of young Ugandans holding protest 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BONITA MURUNGI, Teenage climate activist and author 3. various of teenagers holding climate protest 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BONITA MURUNGI, Teenage climate activist and author 5. various of dry land 6. various of flooded beaches because of water levels 7. various of young Ugandans holding climate protest 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): NICHOLAS SSENYONJO, Teenage climate activist 9. various of Ugandans holding climate protest 10. various of plastic litters 11. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): NOELA NINSIIMA, Teenage climate activist 12. various of climate activists and school children planting trees 13. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): DEBORAH MAGERA, Specialist of Uganda National Curriculum Development Center 14. various of climate activists STORYLINE: Brandishing placards reading "Let us save Moth

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

(220427) -- KAMPALA, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teenagers holding placards with environment protection slogans take part in a peaceful protest against environmental degradation on streets in Kampala, Uganda, April 22, 2022. Brandishing placards reading "Let us save Mother Earth, No Justice Without Climate Justice, There is No Planet B," 17-year-old Bonita Murungi and a dozen of her peers protested on one of the streets in Uganda's capital Kampala, calling on policymakers to enact strategies that address climate change effects. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ugandan teenage girl inspires peers into climate change activism" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

(220427) -- KAMPALA, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bonita Murungi (1st R) teaches pupils how to plant a tree during a peaceful protest against environmental degradation in Kampala, Uganda, April 22, 2022. Brandishing placards reading "Let us save Mother Earth, No Justice Without Climate Justice, There is No Planet B," 17-year-old Bonita Murungi and a dozen of her peers protested on one of the streets in Uganda's capital Kampala, calling on policymakers to enact strategies that address climate change effects. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ugandan teenage girl inspires peers into climate change activism" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CLIMATE CHANGE-TEENAGER-PROTEST

(220427) -- KAMPALA, April 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Teenagers holding placards with environment protection slogans take part in a peaceful protest against environmental degradation in Kampala, Uganda, April 22, 2022. Brandishing placards reading "Let us save Mother Earth, No Justice Without Climate Justice, There is No Planet B," 17-year-old Bonita Murungi and a dozen of her peers protested on one of the streets in Uganda's capital Kampala, calling on policymakers to enact strategies that address climate change effects. TO GO WITH "Feature: Ugandan teenage girl inspires peers into climate change activism" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)