THE ART OF ACTIVISM

SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG IS A HOUSEHOLD NAME ALL AROUND THE GLOBE, BUT THERE ARE ACTIVISTS FROM OTHER MOVEMENTS AND COUNTRIES TOO – INCLUDING AFRICA. WE HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THESE CHANGEMAKERS AND THEIR WORTHY CAUSES

- SAHRAH ENOUS

Kim Windvogel

Kim Wingvogel (they/them) is a non-binary South African and advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and representation. They are the co-founder of Femme Projects - an organisation that focuses on sexual and reproductive health and rights. The organisation has created supplementary resource toolkits and workshops for comprehensive sexual ed in schools. Kim also writes poetry for queer people under the pseudonym 'Blazing Non-binary'. They've released two poetry anthologies - Resist the Paradox of Love and Other Social Disorders and Closet Conversations: A Cause for Chaos. And they are also passionate about giving other queer people a voice and has published a book of essays by queer people titled They Called Me Queer (2019). Recently, they presented 'Sunday Sex Service with Kim' on Instagram.

Elizabeth Wathuthi

Elizabeth Wathuti had the opportunity to attend the 2021 COP26 Climate Conference and deliver a speech on sub-Saharan Africa's environmental issues. The Kenyan called on delegates to consider the impact of their inaction on Africa and its people. She raised attention to the fact that Sub-Saharan Africans bear the brunt of toxic emissions, despite being responsible for less than 1% of them. Elizabeth is the founder of Kenya's Green Generation Initiative which plants trees and food forests to help the environment recover from the damage it's experienced thus far, and to combat hunger.

Emmanuel Cosmas Msoka