Immaculate Akello is a climate change activist and lawyer whose work is transforming the lives of rural women in northern Uganda living along the shea belt community.
Akello is the founder of Generation Engage Network, an organisation that champions environmental rights and environmental democracy in Northern and Central Uganda.
To address the gendered impact of climate change in rural areas, Immaculate encourages families to plant more fruit-bearing trees, find markets for those fruits, and establish forests that provide sustainable wood energy.
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