Annabelle Willeme
• Africa • Gender • Environmental Justice • Human rights
I am motivated to work at Both ENDS to challenge global systems that create and maintain inequality. Through my work I want to rethink unequal trade relations, investments and public policies that create exploitative relations and contribute to global inequality.
At Both ENDS I work as the regional coordinator for Africa. I am the direct contact person for our partners on the African continent, as well as networking and strategising on broader thematic areas between our African projects.
I aim to raise my voice in solidarity with communities on the ground who are most effected by the climate crisis and global inequalities and make sure that their right to justice, well being and dignity is respected.
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News / 18 June 2024Impact of oil extraction on women's health in Bayelsa
In the context of Shell's imminent divestment from onshore oil industry in the Niger Delta, Both ENDS partner Kebetkache publishes a new report showing severe health and environmental challenges faced by the women of Otuabagi in the Niger Delta due to Shell's crude oil exploration. -
News / 15 April 2024Statement of International Civil Society Organisations in response to the abduction of Stephen Kwikiriza, community environmental defender in Uganda
Update Monday June 10: On the evening of June 9 Stephen has been found abandoned on the side of the road. His condition is bad, after having suffered severe beatings, mistreatment and abuse through the week. He is alive, safe and reconnecting with his family. We thank everyone that has shared the solidarity statement. This international pressure helped in ensuring his release.
June 8: This is a joint statement by over 115 international civil society organisations to call upon the Ugandan authorities to ensure the immediate and unconditional release of Stephen Kwikiriza, who has been held incommunicado since his abduction by plain clothed officers in Kampala on 4 June 2024.
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Blog / 27 February 2024Partners fighting for rights within natural resource exploration in Uganda
A recent visit to Uganda highlighted the country as the latest example of ethical, environmental and human rights dilemmas brought forth by natural resource exploration.
Under the guise of economic prosperity and energy security, the future of Uganda’s forests, lakes, national parks, and by extension that of the people that depend on these resources, is increasingly endangered. Both ENDS partners in Uganda work with local communities to preserve these natural environments and the livelihoods that come from it.