Ryakasinga Centre for Higher Education
To protect the school legacy and fight climate change, the students of Ryakasinga CHE embarked on a major environmental journey. This action-oriented adventure has grown into one of the region's greatest memorial initiatives to promote local climate action.
In 2025, the student leadership of the RCHE Environmental Club and RCHE Online TV visited the Nyakabwera Carbon Credit Project. They received a lecture on climate action from Denis Tukahikaho PhD, an International Carbon Credit Expert and project investor. The field discussion triggered the launch of the first-ever Students Climate Action Challenge and Innovation Awards, alongside the birth of the Mother Earth Guardian Schools Movement (MEGSM).
Students in the memorial photo who took part in the Nyakabwera carbon credit study trip will receive medals.
Award Medal Categories
Honouring outstanding achievers, donors, corporate groups, and educators spearheading climate solutions.
Ken Saro-Wiwa (KSW) GOLD Medal
Awarded to outstanding achievers demonstrating exceptional leadership and measurable impact in local or regional climate action challenges.
Margarita Medal Gold
National level recognition in Climate Action Awards for top-ranking school projects.
River Nile Basin Medal
Awarded to corporate sponsors, key funders, and donors driving large-scale environmental investment.
Lake Victoria Medal
Designed for active students and teachers implementing local green challenges in school yards.
Mgahinga-Gorilla Medal
Dedicated to students and school leaders championing biodiversity preservation and local forest reserves.
Upcoming MEGSM & School Events
Follow our calendar for launch ceremonies, head teacher conferences, student boot camps, and carbon project field trips in 2026 and 2027.
The first ever student's climate action challenge Innovation Awards Ceremony
The launch of Mother Earth Guardian Schools Movement (Western Region)
The Launch of Western Uganda student's climate action challenge & Innovation Awards
The launch of Mother Earth Guardian Schools Movement (Central Region)
The Launch of Central Uganda student's climate action challenge & Innovation Awards
The launch of Mother Earth Guardian Schools Movement (Northern Region)
The Launch of Northern Uganda student's climate action challenge & Innovation Awards
The launch of Mother Earth Guardian Schools Movement (Eastern Region)
The Launch of Eastern Uganda student's climate action challenge & Innovation Awards
The Launch of the National Students Climate Action challenge & Innovation Awards
The National Students Climate Action Challenge & Innovation Awards Ceremony
The Conference for Head Teachers in Climate Action
Schools Waste Management Course for Head Teachers
The First National Students in Climate Action Boot Camp
The launch of Climate Action Song, Poem and Oath
Launch of Students Writing and Publication Competition
The Book Launch Ceremony
Expedition to Murchison Falls National Park and Oil and Gas Fields
Expedition to Rwanda (Carbon Credit Projects study)
Launch of Research Study on Climate Change and Students' Mental Health
Environmental Martyr
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Ken Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer and social rights activist executed in 1995 for leading a nonviolent campaign against oil pollution in Ogoniland. He became an international symbol of environmental justice and human rights, and his death sparked global outrage.
- Full Name: Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa
- Born: 10 October 1941, Bori, Ogoniland, Nigeria
- Died: 10 November 1995, Port Harcourt, Nigeria (aged 54)
- Occupation: Writer, television producer, social activist
- Movement: Founder and leader of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP)
"The environment is man's first right. Without a safe environment, man cannot exist to claim other rights, be they political, social, or economic."
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