Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate engaged

The 26-year-old was Tuesday showered with congratulatory messages when she announced the news.

The groom-to-be who popped the question is fellow climate activist and entrepreneur, David Reuben.

Nakate revealed that the two met during a climate protest.

“He saw me holding a climate strike sign on the street one day. He saw me street preaching one day. He saw me nervous before giving a speech on a world stage one day. He saw me giving that speech on a world stage one day. My lord saw me, found me, and chose me. And I said YES,” Nakate revealed.

On his part, Davis confirmed the news, posting a bible scripture from Genesis which reads; “Now the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet for him.”

Nakate has been a climate justice activist since her school days.

She was pushed into the global limelight around 2019 when she, with inspiration from Greta Thunburg started her own climate movement in Uganda, Nakate began a solitary strike against inaction on the climate crisis.

She has spoken at a number of international forums including the World Economic Forum, and the UN General Assembly, and has given interviews to the world’s topmost media outlets.

In September last year, Nakate was appointed the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Nakate was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women announced on 23 November 2020.

She was also on the list of Time100 Next published by TIME magazine on 17 February 2021 and is featured on the cover of TIME's November 8/November 15, 2021 issue.

The news of her engagement was welcomed by scores of her followers who wished her good tidings.