Episode 1:

Community-based leadership and environmental defending in Uganda - with Chris Opio

In this first episode, I meet with human rights defender Chris Opio at the Oil Refinery Residents Association in Uganda. We discuss community-based leadership, youth, wellbeing and sustainable activism.

Episode contents

Contents

0:51 – How Chris became a human rights defender

7:00 – How the Oil Refinery Residents Association has grown

12:00 – Accidental and community-based leadership

19:45 – Youth and leadership

24:00 – Leadership challenges and sustainable activism

39:27 – Wellbeing of leaders and defenders

Read more about Chris’ work at: https://orraug.org/