00:01Drums, dancing, shouting.
00:05No, this is not a festival. It is a climate demo.
00:10We are right in the middle of the Children's Climate Change March.
00:15In April 2026, thousands of school children took to the streets in Uganda's capital, Kampala,
00:23calling for greater climate justice and a clean environment.
00:27Some of them have been trained by the organization Little Hands Go Green as so-called Green Ambassadors.
00:35Nine-year-old Melissa is one of them.
00:38Her mission, to spread the green gospel one child at a time.
00:44I'm going to teach children how to keep the environment safe by collecting plastic waste, by planting more trees, by
00:53planting flowers.
00:56Ten years ago, Shalom Nalubiga was one of those children. She shows where this can lead.
01:04They're going to really change how people look at the environment. They're going to change a lot about the world.
01:08And hopefully and possibly, we'll probably be saved from the doomsday clock because we all know it's very close to
01:16midnight.
01:18And Kampala is not marching alone. In Munich, children are on the streets too.
01:24Parents in town, signs in hand, with similar messages.
01:40So I say hi to Kampala because you guys are probably marching. We are marching.
01:47We are proud that we have done something very historic. Two continents, two countries, two cities, one global solidarity march.
02:00The theme for this march across both continents is our environment is our future, our future is our responsibility, let
02:07us take charge.
02:08So the young seven-year-old will go back home and tell mommy, no, we can't trash this. We can't
02:14litter.
02:15Kampala produces 2,500 tons of waste every day, but only half is collected.
02:22The rest, it often ends up exactly where it should not. On streets, in drains and in waterways.
02:30For Melissa, climate action does not stop after the march. In her neighborhood, she tries to show other children what
02:40they can do.
02:41Throw it to the rubbish pit or in the dustbin.
02:46You have to clean the water sources, remove polythene bags in water so that you get clean water.
02:57You, as one person, if you keep on carrying this chain everywhere that you go, imagine how you're going to
03:03teach someone else to carry it on.
03:05In Munich, the message comes with costumes, color, and a few very committed bees.
03:12But behind the playful scenes are serious demands. Less oil and gas, more renewable energy, and fewer emissions.
03:21Children and the youth deserve a future that is better. They do not deserve to suffer from the consequences of
03:29our actions.
03:30This is why we should be able to sow the right seeds so that the children and the youth can
03:35have a better future.
03:37Their march leads them to the city administration. They are calling for better waste management, clean drinking water, and many
03:46more trees.
03:48More trees mean more shade, cleaner air, and more carbon stored.
03:54We have over 150 districts in Uganda alone. Imagine if every district and its members of parliament made a deliberate
04:01effort to either plant trees or the barholes, where would we be?
04:05We would have a healthy, green country.
04:08It really excites me that I can proudly say that I have built over 1,500 plus trees around Uganda.
04:16And that just makes me so happy and at peace in my heart because I know that I have done
04:21something to change the environment.
04:24Melissa also wants to contribute. And despite her age, she already sees the bigger picture.
04:32I think the environment helps us in the formation of rainfall. The environment can control soil erosion. It can help
04:44the farmers in their growing practices.
04:48From Kampala to Munich, the message is simple but strong. The future is not just something children inherit. It is
04:58something they are already fighting for.
05:01The future is analogue.ỡ
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