Environmental Conservation: Caring for Our Common Home a Call Inspired by Laudato Si’
By: Sabastian Mugisa, Co Patron Laudato Si Club SMG
The environment is the foundation upon which all life depends. It provides us with air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, land for agriculture and settlement, forests for resources, and habitats for countless forms of life. Yet, despite this dependence, humanity continues to place a lot of pressure on the natural world through deforestation, pollution, wetland destruction, irresponsible consumption, soil degradation and activities that contribute to climate change. The environmental crisis is therefore not simply a scientific or economic problem; it is a moral responsibility that concerns every human being.
This understanding is at the heart of Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home. The document, addressed not only to Catholics but to all people of goodwill, presents the Earth as our common home and calls humanity to a renewed relationship with creation. Pope Francis draws inspiration from Saint Francis of Assisi, who praised God through the beauty of creation and understood the natural world as something worthy of love and protection.
The words Laudato Si’ mean “Praise be to you, my Lord.” They remind us that nature should not be viewed merely as a collection of resources to exploit for economic benefit. Read Full Article
Laudato Si Club at St. Maria Goretti, Girl's Secondary School - Fort - Portal
At St. Maria Goretti Girls’ Secondary School, (LSiC SMG) we are committed to nurturing responsible, compassionate, and socially conscious young people, empowering them to grow into leaders of integrity and purpose. Through our partnership with the Laudato Youth Initiative, we have embraced a mission that goes beyond academic excellence—one that transforms hearts, shapes minds, and inspires meaningful action. Together, we are equipping our learners to become dedicated stewards of a more just, sustainable, and hopeful future. — Ms. Namara Betty, Laudato Si’ Club Patron https://share.google/tzr1cQonkLyvwVVZl Read Full Article
Sr. Judith Kenkimba, Head Teacher of SMG
Laudato Youth Initiative Team
Club Launch and handover of tools
Opening this club is celebrating St. Maria Goretti and the Impact of Girls and Women in Ecology. Against this backdrop, the Laudato Youth Initiative (LYI) happily launched its newest Laudato Si’ Club at St. Maria Goretti Girls’ School (LSiC – SMG) in Fort Portal. The launch, carried out in collaboration with the Fort Portal Diocese Youth Office and the school administration, marks an important milestone in both spiritual and ecological education among Catholic Schools in Fort Portal.
This new club joins a growing family of Laudato Si’ Clubs across the country, aimed at nurturing a generation of environmentally conscious youth equipped with the tools of faith, science, innovation, and community engagement.
The event opened with a solemn Creation Mass led by Rev. Fr. Dr. Ronald Kawoya, CSC, who challenged students to “make the main thing the main thing.” He invited them to reflect on their personal and collective mission, not just to excel academically, but to grow holistically through a Catholic education that integrates care for creation.
Fr. Kawoya reminded students that the main mission of the Laudato Youth Initiative is to empower and unite young people for climate action, to understand and protect God’s creation. Emphasizing integral ecology, he explained that Laudato Si’ Clubs by LYI are not just about planting trees, but about discovering our deep interdependence with the environment, and responding to ecological challenges through action and faith.
LSiC - SMG (Laudato Si Club of St. Maria Goretti Girls' S.S Opening Soon....
St. Maria Goretti Girls’ S.S
📅 Date: 24th September 2025
📍 Location: School Campus at Virika Hill, Fort Portal Organized by: The Laudato Youth Initiative in Collaboration with Fort-Portal Diocese Youth Office and the School Administration
We are excited to launch a new Laudato Si Club at SMG under the Laudato Youth Initiative. The launch will include Holy Mass, a tree planting activity, speeches etc.
The club will also be involved in promoting the spiritual ecological programs of Laudato Si, climate education, agriculture innovation, and connect with other Laudato Si Clubs in Fort Portal and beyond helping young people in the diocese to live out the message of Laudato Si in a more practical way.
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