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Climate changes me

We asked five people from South Sudan, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa how climate change is affecting them, and what they are doing about it

Click on the green dots below to meet them and find out about their lives:

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  • Brian Obara

    Brian Obara is Dialogue Earth’s Africa impact editor, based in Nairobi, Kenya. He brings experience as an author, lawyer, and audio-visual media practitioner. With a background in law from the University of Nairobi, Brian has always been drawn to writing and reporting. In 2019, he played a key role in conceptualising and managing Kenya’s leading audio-visual radio stations at the country’s oldest media house, the Standard Media Group. His expertise spans print, digital and broadcast media, climate reporting, and human rights advocacy. Fluent in English and Swahili, he specialises in crafting compelling multimedia journalism aimed at driving societal change. He believes in journalism’s potential to foster a more equitable and just world.

  • Tunde Omolehin is an award-winning investigative Nigerian journalist with reporting interests in technology, migration, human rights, environmental crime and climate change.

  • Maura Ajak is a South Sudanese journalist with extensive broadcast media, writing, editing, and translation experience. She studied at the University of Juba.

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    Dianah Chiyangwa is a Zimbabwean-born freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer based in Johannesburg. Her work focuses on women and children, migration, health, and environmental issues.

  • Rose Muthoni Kibara

    Rose Kibara is a Kenyan illustrator and graphic designer. She excels in illustration, editorial design, branding, packaging design, data visualisation and storytelling. Her work expresses gender equality, justice, hope and positive impact themes. Find out more here.

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