Green Foster Action Uganda (GreFA) is a collective of youth activists especially students and grass root communities that work collectively to protect democracy, human rights and the environment. Our guiding values are team work, innovation, integrity and respect for all.
GreFA works alongside social movements and grassroots organizations in Uganda to challenge systems of power and corporate practices that deepen climate injustice, water scarcity, energy poverty, food insecurity, and economic vulnerability. Through advocacy, research, and community organizing, GreFA promotes accountability, equity, and justice.
Our Approach
- Mobilize, organize, educate and build collective power of young people and marginalized grassroot communities.
- Carryout non-violent action through campaigns, demonstrations, protests, petitions and direct actions to the drivers of systematic injustices.
- Strengthening community capacity and practices in non-violent action.
- Supporting peaceful civic action and advocacy campaigns.
- Building youth leadership and grassroots movements collective action
- Documenting environmental and human rights impacts to demand accountability
We design practical, community-led interventions that enable people to confront social, economic, and environmental challenges in their own contexts.
Key Focus Areas
Democracy, Human Rights and Social Justice
- We work with social movements that engage in democracy protection and human rights advocacy using non-violent approaches.
Climate Justice
- We advocate for a safe climate and dignified livelihoods in a just world shaped by collective action.
Environmental Conservation
- We work to protect ecosystems, biodiversity, and wildlife habitats through community engagement and advocacy.
Capacity Building & Education
- We conduct trainings and awareness campaigns on civil resistance, non-violent advocacy, community organizing, movement building and coalition building.
Environmental Accountability
- We engage with partners to expose environmental harm and push for justice and responsibility from state and corporate actors.
To learn more about this organization, visit their website here.
You can also support them by donating here.