Last Drop Africa

You have probably been to the Floating Bar in Luzira, just on the shores of Lake Victoria, but we bet you didn’t know what it’s sitting on - over 600,000 plastic bottles that Mr. James Kateeba and local fishermen fished from the lake as a means to protect marine life and save the environment. The Floating Bar has the capacity to seat more than 120 people safely and comfortably.

Joseph Kiyimba, a maestro of knowledge at the enchanting Kawempe Church of Uganda Primary School, stands out from the pedagogical crowd. His heart beats not just for textbooks and lesson plans, but for the symphony of climate change. Picture this: In the whimsical year of 2012, fate danced Joseph to this school, a move orchestrated by the mischievous maestro, Flooding. As he set foot on this new e...

Ojok Okello is a man on a mission. Having been a development expert for over 15 years, he embarked on an impossible mission - to turn a rural village on the bend of ruin for a long-standing war in Northern Uganda into Africa’s first sustainable city. Okere City as it is known is built on what he calls “Uganda’s only niche product” shea butter from shea trees. This “tree of life” has been in the li...

Meet Drake Ndyamuhaki, the visionary behind the Bamboo Concept Centre, a dynamic force within the Uganda Bamboo Association. Embark on a journey with Drake as he unravels the remarkable potential of bamboo, sharing his passion, endeavors, and the bold mission to make Bamboo the heartbeat of Uganda's climate revolution. A maestro in both fashion design and environmental innovation, Drake's...

Geofrey Mutabazi is the Founder and CEO of ChargeKo Technologies, an electronic charging solution changing Uganda's energy storage and e-mobility sectors. Charge Ko Technologies is driving mobile hyperconnectivity in Africa by providing public phone charging solutions in public spaces, conferences, events, and rural towns. In this episode, Mutabazi discusses the potential of energy storage sol...

When asked to list innovations in climate change, seldom do people mention storytelling. However, over 90% of climate solutions are mindset/behavioral change-leaning. How, then, do you change the behaviours and attitudes of people towards climate change without the correct information? This is where our partners, Water Journalists Africa and InfoNile, come in. Founded by award-winning journalists...

In 2018, cousins Brenda Mpiirwa Ssali and Camilla Kabagyema founded K'wanzi Accents to provide eco-friendly solutions to residential and commercial construction projects from fittings to fixtures and furnishing. With offices in Uganda and Kigali, Brenda sits down with Bella Twine to discuss the impact of their work and their vision for environmental sustainability through climate-friendly engi...

Having grown up in a Kampala suburb prone to flooding, Faith Aweko figured out that plastic bags were a significant contributor to drainage blockage and set out to do something about it. She founded a social enterprise organization - Reform Africa - that turns plastic bags into beautiful, waterproof accessories such as handbags and earrings, among others. She sits with Last Drop Africa to discuss...

In this episode, Alex Taremwa sits down with Thatcher Mpanga Nakimuli, the Product Design Manager at Kiira Motors Corporation, to discuss the journey of Africa’s first solar bus maker and the future of the e-mobility sector in Uganda. Thatcher, an architect by profession, not only leads the designing of the cars produced at the Kiira Motors Plant, but she also designed all the structures at their...

In this special episode of World Environment Day 2023, we take stock of the recent climate disasters in Uganda and the surroundings that call for our immediate action. While this year's theme is #BeatPlasticPollution, we have gone deeper to point out individual actuals that can contribute to a healthier planet. Uganda has registered a heightened number of climate emergencies since the start of...

World leaders, technocrats and energy experts met for the 9th time in Berlin for the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue to share knowledge on plans to transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Uganda was represented by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr. Ruth Nankabirwa, the Permanent Secretary Irene Bateebe, among other stakeholders. Our Co-Founder, Alex Taremwa, met with the Min...

Effective April 1, 2023, Uganda's National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) will begin implementing its express penalty scheme that was announced on February 8. Among the breaches listed is “littering from cars", which will attract a maximum fine of up to Shs6m (US$1,632). Alex Taremwa, the Co-Founder of Last Drop Africa, sat down with NEMA Corporate Communications Manager, Naomi Karekaho t...

COP 27 happened for the first time on the African Continent. As expected, African governments, activists, NGOs and CSOs went in with many expectations. In this episode, Alex Taremwa and Edward Nimusiima discuss the gains and losses at what was billed as the African COP 27 and the opportunities that young Africans can capitalize on.  In the meantime, Last Drop Africa's #MyLastMealUG campaign c...

On October 1, 2022, the Last Drop Africa launched My Last Meal - a food donation drive targeting to raise Ushs100m to provide relief food items and adaptive agricultural training for communities in the nine districts of Karamoja region.  In this episode, our Co-Founder, Alex Taremwa tells the story behind the campaign, explains the campaign name and details the campaign's sustainability plan....

Creatives hold a large group of the mainstream media audience captive with their ideas, thoughts and feelings that immediately capture the hearts and attention of almost everyone that listens, watches or reads their content. On this episode we have a sit-down with ChrisOgon, a well known editorial cartoonist in Kampala-Uganda working with the Daily Monitor. We discuss his role and that of many oth...

The Last Drop Africa Podcast is the first of the behavioural change communication solutions produced under the auspices of Green Journalism Africa (Ltd) to champion, sensitise, demonstrate and promote sustainable, scalable, and practical solutions through creative storytelling.  Our mission is simple; counter man-made destruction of our environmental ecosystem. Our goal is to teach Africa’s f...