With an annual mean concentration of Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) that is ten times greater than the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended limit, Uganda is home to one of Africa's most polluted cities. Kampala's annual mean concentration of PM2.5 stands at 50 15µg/m3, which is ten times higher than the WHO recommendation of 5µg/m3. Pollution does more than just linger in the air. It drives infant mortality, triggers asthma, compromises lungs for children and the elder

In one of the Kampala divisions where we planted an air quality monitor ( An initiative that is going on by  Public Square EA  under the  #EmpewoBweBulamu  project in partnership with University of Wisconsin, New York University ,Abu dhabi with  Melina Platas  and supported by  Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC)  as coordinated by  Dorothy Lsoto , we chose a compound in a slum in Kitintale, Nakawa division. I've been doing these AQ conversations for a

Our  hashtag#KampalaBreathes  campaign was featured on NTV Uganda's 9 pm news! This segment is a monumental step in our mission to bring the air quality crisis out of academic reports and into the public conversation. The report highlighted the sobering data we have been collecting: 1. The shocking reality that Kampala's air is among the most polluted in the world. 2. The serious health implications, with a recent study linking almost 1 in 5 non-accidental premature adult dea