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Wangari Maathai Legacy Prize – Nominate Now!

The Wangari Maathai Legacy Prize is now open for nominations to honour and promote Maathai’s legacy and recognize emerging voices who echo, amplify, and expand on Maathai’s vision, a partnership of organizations led by the Wangari Maathai Foundation.

The Wangari Maathai Legacy Prize will be awarded for the first time in 2022 to a young climate or environmental activist who has demonstrated a commitment to the core values that animated Wangari’s work and life.

The winner will be someone who works on behalf of an organization, community(ies), or movement(s) in the areas of: climate justice; forest, watershed, and biodiversity protection; girls’ and women’s empowerment; democratic space and peace-building; and community resilience and grassroots action. The winner will have demonstrated a commitment to the core values that animated Maathai’s work and the life: love for the environment; local action; gratitude and respect for Earth’s resources; self-empowerment and self-betterment; and the spirit of service and volunteerism.

Eligibility:

  • Must be 18-35yrs
  • Must be an African
  • Actively involved in climate justice and environmental issues
  • Must be able to demonstrate how they are driving positive change in climate justice and environmental conservation

Grant size: $10,000

Deadline: October 10th, 2022

Grant Sector:
  • Research
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