meet the team
WHO ARE WE?
GENERATE is advancing intersectional approaches to climate research and action. Our work highlights gender and age as key variables that intersect in urban settings to shape impacts and responses to climate change in different ways.
We share a passion for co-designing innovative action research that combines applied arts and social sciences to build understanding of, and challenge, the intersecting injustices that exacerbate climate impacts.
Based out of the School of Geography, Faculty of Environment, University of Leeds, UK we have many collaborators across Indonesia and Uganda.
Dr Katie McQuaid
Associate Professor of Gender and Climate University of Leeds
Dr Desy Pirmasari
Lecturer in the School of Geography, University of Leeds
Dr Neil Crawford
Lecturer, University of Stirling
Andi Misbahul Pratiwi
PhD Student in the School of Geography, University of Leeds
L Faris Naufal Makhroja
Disaster and Climate Justice Researcher
Ahlam Abumughli
PhD Candidate in the School of Design, University of Leeds
Andi Setiawan
Lecturer and researcher at Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS)
WHERE WE WORK?
Focused on two high-risk nations, GENERATE is working in seven cities across Uganda and Indonesia.
This includes Jakarta, Banjarmasin, Yogyakarta, Mataram, Demak in Indonesia, and Kampala, Gulu and Masaka in Uganda.
HOW WE WORK?
As part of our commitment to decolonial, collaborative and feminist methodologies, GENERATE is building collaborations with some of the most marginalised urban communities.
This includes women, older people, people with diffabilities, informal workers, sexual and gender diverse people, refugees and asylum-seekers, and youth. We draw on local arts and knowledges to foreground the perspectives, needs and responses of these communities, and promote their participation in climate action and urban governance.
COLLABORATORS
Research and creative praxis is only possible through the dedication and collaboration of our civil society partners. You will find many of our collaborators here. However, out of respect for their safety and in recognition of the risks they face, there are many whose names we cannot share. Yet their contributions, ideas and voices are woven into every part of our work. We are profoundly grateful for their trust, their resilience, and their solidarity.”
Collaborators based in Uganda
Organisations and institutes
Arts Applied Uganda
A non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian Performing, Creative and Visual Arts Company in Uganda
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Uganda Press Photo Award (UPPA)
Longest running photography award and platform in Uganda
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African Centre for Trade and Development
a policy, research and advocacy organisation in Uganda
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African Youth Initiative on Climate Change
a youth-led network engaged in climate action, awareness, and policy advocacy
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Creatives and artists
Juliet Grace Luwedde
a Ugandan environmentalist and climate activist and Global Focal Point for the UNCCD Youth Caucus
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Antonio Kalyango
journalist and Executive Director of Biodiversity Conservation Foundation and District Councillor in Masaka, Uganda
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Collaborators based in Indonesia
Organisations and institutes
Klub Baca Perempuan
a community reading space based in Tanjung Subdistrict, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Gema Alam
An organisation working in the field of environmental protection and natural resource management in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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Perkumpulan Penyandang Disabilitas Indonesia (PPDI)
A national disability rights organisation in Indonesia that advocates for equality, accessibility, and the full participation of persons with disabilities
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Himpunan Wanita Disabilitas Indonesia (HWDI)
A national organisation advocating for the rights, inclusion, and empowerment of women with disabilities in Indonesia
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Institut Perempuan untuk Perubahan Sosial (InSPIRASI NTB)
a women-led organisation that advances social justice, gender equality, and ecological awareness in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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SIBAT
Siaga Bencana Berbasis Masyarakat - Community-Based Disaster Preparedness), a volunteer-based disaster management initiative established by the Indonesian Red Cross in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
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Creatives and artists
UAC Creative Studio Lombok
a creative studio based in East Lombok, Indonesia, specialising in visual media and creative production
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Mahawira Dillon
an energy and climate policy researcher who moonlights as a board game designer in Indonesia
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