Climate ActionKampala metro
Climate & Environmental Awareness Campaigns
Grassroots campaigns in Kampala schools and markets translating climate science into local action.
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Community sessions
Climate · Community · Kampala
A bridgebetween youth,science, and theplanet.
We are a youth-driven environmental and sustainability organization in Uganda. We work where climate science meets community: in Kampala's neighborhoods, schools, councils, and waterways — building the practical, local responses our generation needs.
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Ecobridge was founded in 2022 by six university students in Kampala after a season of devastating floods. We started with one weekend of cleanups. Three years later we run programs in nine districts, train fellows who go on to lead, and publish open research the city actually uses.
We operate at the intersection of climate science, community organizing, and youth leadership. Our programs span waste management, renewable energy, environmental health, and open climate data — but the through-line is the same: solutions designed with the people who live the problem.
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Programs
Field-tested across schools, neighborhoods, and councils.
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Research
Open data, peer-reviewed methods, public dashboards.
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Leadership
A six-month fellowship for the next generation.
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Partnerships
Universities, councils, funders, peer NGOs.
/ What we stand for
Four commitments we test every program against.
Vision
A generation of African youth equipped to lead the climate solutions their communities need.
Mission
Bridge research, community, and youth leadership to build practical, durable responses to the climate crisis across Uganda.
Rooted in community
Every program starts and ends with the people most affected. We listen first.
Science you can trust
Open data, peer-reviewed methods, and honest reporting — including what does not work.
Youth at the center
The generation that inherits this climate writes the strategy. We resource them to lead.
Built to last
We design programs and partnerships that outlive their grants. Resilience is the work.
/ Our work
Programs that move from idea to neighborhood.
/ Three pillars
Research, action, community. In that order — every time.
/ Three years in
A timeline of where we have been.
2022
Ecobridge is founded
Started by six Makerere students after the 2022 Kampala floods. First cleanup: 200 volunteers in one weekend.
2023
First Youth Leadership cohort
Thirty fellows from across Uganda. Twenty-eight still working in environment and climate today.
2023
Kampala Waste Loop launches
Our first cooperative sorting hub opens in Bwaise. By year-end: 47 tonnes of plastic diverted.
2024
Climate AI & Mapping released
First open dataset published. Heat-island map cited in two KCCA planning briefs.
2024
50+ schools reached
Our awareness curriculum is now active in 38 schools and 14 solar installations are live.
2025
A national footprint
Programs now run across 9 districts. Three policy submissions accepted by Parliament committee.
/ Team & leadership
The people doing the work.
A small team — and a growing community of fellows, volunteers, and partners who make Ecobridge run.
Amara Nantongo
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Environmental scientist turned community organizer. Leads strategy and partnerships across Ecobridge.
David Okello
Co-Founder & Head of Programs
Designs and runs our field programs. Eight years working with youth-led environmental groups in East Africa.
Rebecca Aceng
Director of Research & Innovation
ML engineer and geographer. Leads our Climate AI & Mapping work and open-data programs.
Samuel Kato
Community Outreach Lead
Runs our sanitation, health, and clean-up programs. Trusted across Kampala council wards.
Grace Namuli
Youth Leadership Programs
Designs and facilitates our six-month Leadership Academy. Former fellow herself.
Isaac Mugisha
Operations & Partnerships
Keeps the wheels turning. Builds our partnerships with universities, councils, and funders.
/ The journal
Research, field notes, stories.
/ Upcoming events
Come find us in the field.
Public events, convenings, and open calls. Everything we do that you can join.
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Jun 2025
Public event
World Environment Day — Kampala
Centenary Park, Kampala
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Jul 2025
Convening
Climate AI Research Convening
Makerere University, Main Hall
10
Sep 2025
Applications
Youth Leadership Cohort 2025 — open call
Online
/ Trusted by
Partners and collaborators across research, government, and global funders.
UNEP
Makerere
KCCA
GIZ
CJRF
ACF
WRI
GGF
UNEP
Makerere
KCCA
GIZ
CJRF
ACF
WRI
GGF
/ Join us
Build the bridge with us.
Whether you give your time, your skills, or your support — every contribution moves the work forward.