Evelyn Acham (born circa 15th of June 1991) is a climate justice activist from Kampala Uganda and national Ugandan coordinator of the Rise Up Movement, which was founded by her friend and fellow organizer Vanessa Nakate.
[11] In 2021, she attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference and represented Fridays for Future Most Affected People and Areas (MAPA).
[1] Evelyn Acham is a co-founder of Climate Justice for Healthy Communities (CJHC), a non-governmental organization based in Kampala, Uganda.
The organization's mission is to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of individuals, particularly those in high-risk communities, from the hazards associated with climate change, Acham is working in conjunction with the Girl on the Move initiative, which was established by her fellow activist Isaac Ssentumbwe, to offer vocational training to 5,000 girls who have abandoned their education as a result of climate change by 2030.
"[9][4] Became a Global Witness Advisory Council member in 2022 Voted among the 100 women creating a better Africa in 2023 Volunteered as an Arctic Angel with Global Choices since 2020 An active member of Fridays For Future MAPA since 2020 Attended and spoke at COP26 in Scotland, the inauguration ceremony of the mayor of Grenoble in France, and speaker at the Austrian world summit and Youth Climate Conservation Summit at Princeton University.