A group of 20 carefully selected female journalists underwent a two day training in AI usage and Podcasting for Climate storytelling on August 21st and 22nd 2025. Hosted at African Centre For Media Excellence offices, the training brought together a diverse network of female journalists from different media houses across the country ready to indulge in how to use innovative tools to creatively tell climate stories.
Day 1
Day 1 begun with an overview discussion on the fundamentals of climate change. This session was faciliated by Antonio Kisembo and it brought perspective to what the key concepts, terms and references used in climate storytelling. Participants were able to lay out and understand the common terms used when telling climate stories.
Antonio Kisembo led a follow up session on how to creatively use different stirytelling techniques to tell climate stories. Participants were introduced and shown interactive digital tools that can create, engage and disseminate climate stories across the globe. Huge emphasis was put on how the younger demographic can be attracted to climate stories through creative storytlling like short form video, memes and use of various digital platforms.
Pannel discussion.
A pannel discussion of 4 women advocating and innovating for climate change was held in the afternoon. The discussion revolved around tackling plastic pollution, to eco-sustainability, to green innovation and many other facets around climate change. This discussion also served as an inspiration to the female journalists on how they can impact their communities through climate change initiatives. Moderated by Hannah Arinaitwe, the panelists consisted of Barbra Nakato, Eron Grace Nanyonjo, and Bridget Kyarikunda.
Listen to the whole panel discussion below
AI for Climate Storytelling
The last session of Day was on how to use different AI tools while crafting climate stories. Led by Climate Women Media Action Executive Director, Hedwig Arinaitwe, she dwelved into AI tools that can analyse, synthesize and visualize claimate data. Data visualization is one unique way journalists can leverage to tell beautiful climate stories. She also elaborated on good prompting of AI tools to generate the exact data that you need.
Day 2
Day 2 began with a recap of Day 1 sessions and this was led and curated by Hedwig Arinaitwe. Partipcants were asked to write down and share what key insights they received from the sessions.
Podcasting for Climate Storytelling
After the recap, Day 2 continued with a session on Podcasting basics and tips. This was facilitated by Tumwine Edward and looked at the various aspects of what podcasting is. The session also dwelved into ways how climate content can be uniquely prepared through audio for podcasting. This liad the fundamentls of how podcasting can be leveraged for climate storytelling.
This was followed with a session on how to develop informative and captivating podcast episodes on climate issues. Partipants dived into slimate podcasting ideas, how to be interactive and scripting for climate podcasting. We also guided participants for a field experience where they were sent to get vox pops from people in the sorrounding areas of Bunga on what they understand about climate change.
Vox pop podcasting is unique because it provides valuable insights into real-life
issues. Participants are interviewing people in the community to share and learn from personal stories and experiences. #StoryTellingToday pic.twitter.com/UgAVx0Ijz4— Climate Women Media Action (@ClimateActionug) August 22, 2025
After the field experience, participants gained more experience in practical podcasting by using different podcast mics and equipment to create climate stories with their colleagues. This experience help them understands how to clearly record, use a sound card and add interactive audio effects to their stories.
After the recording process, participants were quided on how to edit, upload and publish their podcast episodes on platforms like podbean and spreaker. They were also offered a handbook guide for podcasting to enable keep up with the best practices for podcasting for climate storytelling.
One of the journalists, Mevin Linnet shares a review of the podcast manual handbook and how it can be used to tell creative climate stories.
Special appreciation to Urban Movement Innovation for sponsoring this training, ACME for providing the training venue, trainers for the knowledge shared and the journalists for the active participation throughout the two days.