By Joke Kujenya
COMMUNITIES IN Africa impacted by climate change and corporate exploitation now have a new platform to share their experiences and fight for climate justice.
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) and U.S.-based Corporate Accountability (CA) are launching the Africa Make Big Polluters Pay (MBBP) Storytelling Platform, enabling frontline communities to bring their stories to a global audience.
The MBBP Storytelling Platform, modeled as a virtual gathering space, will offer monthly sessions where African communities and regional MBPP partners convene to expose the harmful impacts of transnational corporations’ extractive activities.
It aims to debunk corporate-led “false solutions” and promote genuine, sustainable alternatives in the fight against climate injustice.
Through a storytelling approach, visitors will engage directly with those facing the harshest impacts of environmental degradation, from oil spills to deforestation.
Stories of resilience, determination, and survival reveal the human side of the climate crisis, making the call for reparative compensation urgent and compelling.
Akinbode Oluwafemi, CAPPA’s Executive Director, emphasized the platform’s importance for elevating African voices in the fight for climate justice and demanding compensation for economic and non-economic damages.
Highlighting the struggles against corporate exploitation in the Global South, he noted the storytelling platform as a crucial tool to amplify these issues on an international stage.
The platform’s launch event will include presentations like “Snippets from the Ayetoro Documentary” and “Maximizing Media Opportunities in African Climate Change Stories,” along with solidarity messages from MBBP partners and prioritized discussions for COP29.
Featured speakers will include Neima Hellen, Africa Make Big Polluters Pay Coordinator, and activists from Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Togo, and Uganda.
