Every year on April 22nd, the world pauses to acknowledge something it spends the other 364 days taking for granted, the Earth. For the women on this list, every single day is Earth Day.๐
This International Mother Earth Day, we are celebrating 12 African women who chose action over despair, community over comfort, and the future over everything else. Their work is not abstract, it is movements, innovations, negotiations, and sacrifices made every single day for a planet that deserves better.๐ฅ Meet the 12 African women leading the fight against climate change ๐๐พ
๐ Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim (
@hindououmar ) โ Founder & Coordinator, AFPAT
๐ Dr. Oulie Keita โ Executive Director, Greenpeace Africa (
@greenpeaceafrica )
๐ Adenike Oladosu (
@an_ecofeminist ) โ Founder, ILeadClimate
๐ Vanessa Nakate (
@vanessanakate1 ) โ Founder, Rise Up Movement & Youth for Future Africa
๐ Nzambi Matee (
@nzambimatee_ke ) โ Founder, Gjenge Makers
๐ Elizabeth Wathuti (
@lizwathuti ) โ Founder, Green Generation Initiative (
@ggi_kenya )
๐ Ineza Umuhoza Grace (
@ineza_umuhoza ) โ CEO, The Green Protector (
@thegreenprotector )
๐ Hilda Flavia Nakabuye (
@nakabuyehildaflavia ) โ Founder, Uganda's Fridays for Future
๐ Elizabeth Gulugulu (
@lizgulaz ) โ Former Global Focal Point, YOUNGO
๐ Marina Agortimevor (
@dedrina ) โ Coordinator, Africa Just Transition Network
๐ Inna Modja (
@innamodjaofficiel ) โ UN Goodwill Ambassador & Co-Founder, Code Green ( codegreenxgood )
๐ Liberatha Kawamala (
@liberathakawamala ) โ Founder, Libe Green Innovation (
@libegreeninnovation )
These women are proof that Africa's most powerful climate solutions already exist, they just have a woman's name on them. Celebrate them, share their stories, and let the world know that the fight for our planet has a face, and it is unapologetically African. ๐ฑ
Swipe through to read their stories and head to the link in bio to read their full profiles.
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