Zahara Nabakooza is an advocate for children’s rights and climate action.
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True justice begins at birth, not in systems that mask inequality with the language of freedom and hide civil erasure behind institutional power.
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Zahara Nabakooza is a passionate advocate for children’s rights and climate action, committed to creating a safer, more sustainable future for young people. As the founder of Huruma Foundation, she leads initiatives focused on child welfare, education, and protection, ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive. Driven by the urgent need for climate justice, she engages in awareness campaigns, sustainability programs, and policy advocacy to address the impact of environmental challenges on vulnerable communities. Through advocacy and collaboration, she works toward a world where every child grows up in a safe and healthy environment.
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Children’s Rights Must Not Be Overlooked
Co-authors: Mwesigye Robert, Esther Afolaranmi and Betty Martin-Finneran | Fair Start Movement | April | 2025
Activists in Africa and the United States are protesting the conditions in which children grow up in poor regions of Africa and India, arguing that such conditions are fundamentally illegal and violate childrenʼs rights.
Fair Start Movement | March | 2025
Zahara Nabakooza announces she will devote two hours daily to communicating with her contacts to raise funds for equity and climate reparations to the Global South.
‘We Must Take Action To Support Girls’ Rights’
UNFPA | March | 2020
Nineteen-year-old Zahara, a youth advocate from Uganda, became UNFPA’s Executive Director for a day. The move was a symbolic action and part of the global #GirlsTakeover campaign.
