Climate activist Vanessa Nakatte appears on Times Magazine Cover Photo

Uganda’s climate activist Vanessa Nakatte made history by becoming the first Ugandan to appear on the official cover photo of the New York Times Magazine.

Vanessa a graduate of MUBS Nakawa has always been at the forefront of fighting for climate justice in Uganda and Africa at large.

This has seen her win a number of awards and appreciation for her work.

I believe that we need to speak out — to break the silence. I see my task as drawing attention to communities that people may not have heard of, where lives are being upended and lost on a daily basis. I’m on the cover of @TIME Magazine #UprootTheSystem pic.twitter.com/y92PGkHyLX
— Vanessa Nakate (@vanessa_vash) October 28, 2021

The Times magazine while revealing the outstanding climate activists said that to reach to the intended clinlmate goals, there needs to be innovation, policy activism a thing Nakatte has done excellently.

We can't reach our climate goals without policy, activism and innovation. Meet the people who believe we can make it happen https://t.co/nu4v7TxX27 pic.twitter.com/dZqIJIoA0n
— TIME (@TIME) October 28, 2021