AP INGLES

PERSONALITY

Nyombi Morris (born March 28, 1998) is a Ugandan environmental activist who is known for
promoting and advocating for climate justice and gender equality.

Morris's activism began when he asked world leaders and polluters to adopt climate change based
on the devastating rains and floods in Uganda. Morris is CEO of a non-profit organization he
founded known as Earth Volunteers, ambassador for the UNOCHA, and CNN's "Environmentalist of
Tomorrow."

Early life

Morris studied for a diploma in IT and Computer Science at Muteesa I Royal University in Masaka,
Uganda. He is now 25 years and fighting for the justice and lives of his country.

MOTIVATIONS The experience that began Morris’s activisim had place in November 2014, while
living in Luzira. Rain and floods caused by deforestation of the Bugoma Forest, destroyed his family's
farm and forced them to find a new home in Kampala. This led Morris to ask world leaders and
polluters to take climate change more seriously.

He started his movement and actions in 2019, becaming a social media manager and climate
justice advocate for a non-profit organisation called Rise Up Movement, that provides support for
youth around the world to join forces and slow climate change. In September 2019, Morris's
climate activism received international attention when he was featured striking for climate change in
various news outlets, including BBC, CBC, CNN, The Verge, Global Citizens, Reuters, and Earth.org.

He had other projects in 2020, 2021, 2022, and going, being now recognized worldwide. One of
the most talked was on March 25, 2021,when Morris joined the School Strike for Climate global
movement, started by Greta Thunberg, called Fridays for Future. He and his brother were arrested
on the streets of Kampala by the Uganda National Police when they were protesting for it. When
other people started gathering, they were released but took their placards and phones.

Also, in November 2021, Morris organized tree planning events and began foresting Uganda with
seeds and native plants from community gardens. In a project called "Taking Climate Change to
Schools," he worked with thirty schools to teach children to speak out on climate change and to
understand what they can do about helping the environment. The project included a climate
syllabus in schools, planting over 47,500 trees, and recycling plastic waste.[5

CAUSES HE DEFENDS

Climate justice means trying to ensure that people and the planet are treated fairly. The principles of
climate justice are:

Respect and Protect Human Rights.

Support the Right to Development.

Share Benefits and Burdens Equitably.

Ensure that Decisions on Climate Change are Participatory, Transparent and Accountable.
Equality (being in race equality, gender equality, privilege equality, among others) Mostly he
defends gender equality, wich is that that women, men, boys and girls of all classes and races
participate as equals and have equal value. They enjoy equal access to resources, freedoms and
opportunities to exercise control.

AWARDS

Morris won the Population Matters Choice Ambassador Award in January 2022, for
helping to raise awareness of population issues. In July of that year, he received the Earth
Champion Award for inspiring the younger generation to take action on climate change.

Some say that he displays the bravery needed to fight for a start in climate change."