Wawa Gatheru (@wawagatheru) 's Twitter Profile
Wawa Gatheru

@wawagatheru

she/her • environmental justice advocate • @blackgirlenviro founder • rhodes, truman & udall scholar • @oxfordgeography

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linkhttps://www.wawagatheru.org/learn-more calendar_today24-05-2018 16:16:54

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TRT World Forum (@trtworldforum) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🟧🔵🟩🟣 #NEXTbyTRTWorldForum23's session "Climate Anxiety: The Youth Wants a Different Planet" will host Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, Wawa Gatheru, Founder & Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist. 🔗To register: bit.ly/3M4znHk 📅 June 20, Istanbul

🟧🔵🟩🟣 #NEXTbyTRTWorldForum23's session "Climate Anxiety: The Youth Wants a Different Planet" will host Wanjiku "Wawa" Gatheru, <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>, Founder &amp; Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist.

🔗To register: bit.ly/3M4znHk

📅 June 20, Istanbul
Counterstream Media (@_counterstream) 's Twitter Profile Photo

@Essencefest has all women headliners & so do we! Hosted by Wawa Gatheru, hear from Dr. Beverly Wright, Shamyra Lavigne, Roishetta Ozane, Joy Banner & Jo Banner who are leading the fight against new fossil fuel projects in Louisiana. #CancerAlleyRisesUp 📆July 1 🎟️ rb.gy/08wxr

@Essencefest has all women headliners &amp; so do we! Hosted by <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>, hear from Dr. Beverly Wright, Shamyra Lavigne, <a href="/Mzozane/">Roishetta Ozane</a>, <a href="/drjoy08/">Joy Banner</a> &amp; Jo Banner who are leading the fight against new fossil fuel projects in Louisiana. #CancerAlleyRisesUp
📆July 1
🎟️ rb.gy/08wxr
Heather McTeer Toney #PeopleOverPollution♻️ (@heathermcteer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are standing with those fighting the petrochemical industry in their own backyard. How special to share space at #essencefest with these phenomenal climate advocates! 🤩@MaryHeglar Wawa Gatheru risestjames Earthjustice @peoplexplastic blackgirlenvironmentalist #beyondpetrochemicals

We are standing with those fighting the petrochemical industry in their own backyard. How special to share space at #essencefest with these phenomenal climate advocates! 🤩@MaryHeglar <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a> <a href="/risestjames/">risestjames</a> <a href="/Earthjustice/">Earthjustice</a> @peoplexplastic <a href="/blackgirlenviro/">blackgirlenvironmentalist</a> #beyondpetrochemicals
Dominic J. Bednar, Ph.D., EIT (@drdomenergy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While folks are still on this app... I'm thrilled to announce that I’ve officially joined the UCI Social Ecology faculty as an Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Equity in UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy! So grateful to start this new journey. Cali folks, wadduppp

While folks are still on this app... I'm thrilled to announce that I’ve officially joined the <a href="/Social_Ecology/">UCI Social Ecology</a> faculty as an Assistant Professor of Infrastructure Equity in <a href="/UciUrban/">UCI Department of Urban Planning and Public Policy</a>!

So grateful to start this new journey. Cali folks, wadduppp
G4GC (@g4gc_org) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today’s #MondayMotivation is Wawa Gatheru, a climate justice activist! She’s the Founder and Executive Director of blackgirlenvironmentalist, an organization dedicated to empowering Black girls, women and non-binary people across the climate sector. Thank you, Wawa, for inspiring us!

Today’s #MondayMotivation is <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>, a climate justice activist! She’s the Founder and Executive Director of <a href="/blackgirlenviro/">blackgirlenvironmentalist</a>, an organization dedicated to empowering Black girls, women and non-binary people across the climate sector.

Thank you, Wawa, for inspiring us!
Think 100% (@think100climate) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Black communities + Extreme heat is broken down by the best! Did you know that extreme heat disproportionately impacts Black communities? 🎥 Wawa Gatheru x @isxenviro #Think100Climate

Matt Calderone (@mcalderone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tim Ryan Inspired to hear Wawa Gatheru Kristy Drutman (Brown Girl Green) and Amy Morse talk about how the green transition will only succeed if access to opportunity is evenly distributed & how to ensure green jobs are available to all Grateful for this new generation of leaders. Hopeful for the future

<a href="/TimRyan/">Tim Ryan</a> Inspired to hear <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a> <a href="/BrownGirl_Green/">Kristy Drutman (Brown Girl Green)</a> and <a href="/AmyMorse_/">Amy Morse</a> talk about how the green transition will only succeed if access to opportunity is evenly distributed &amp; how to ensure green jobs are available to all

Grateful for this new generation of leaders. Hopeful for the future
Word In Black (@wordinblack) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Making the world a better place. Climate justice activists Wawa Gatheru and @Leahtommi were honored in Forbes 30 Under 30. Thank you for the work you do to protect our communities! More good news: wordinblack.com/2023/01/the-be…

Making the world a better place. Climate justice activists <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>  and @Leahtommi were honored in Forbes 30 Under 30. Thank you for the work you do to protect our communities!

More good news: wordinblack.com/2023/01/the-be…
776 Foundation (@776foundation) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#climatefellow Wawa Gatheru & blackgirlenvironmentalist Hazel M. Johnson Summer Fellowship opp is now ready for applications! This is a perfect opp for early career Black women & gender expansive professionals working in the climate space. Apply here 👉 form.jotform.com/240346109977160

Neliah (@just_neliah) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Zendaya Sarah Saaim ECO AGE Vanessa Nakate António GuterresWawa Gatheru was among the young female leaders, honoured for their inspirational activism, an understanding and interplay between environmental action, civil rights, equality, global feminism and building a better collective future. (I particularly loved her green dress 💚)

<a href="/Zendaya/">Zendaya</a> <a href="/ambervaletta/">Sarah Saaim</a> <a href="/ecoage/">ECO AGE</a> <a href="/vanessa_vash/">Vanessa Nakate</a> <a href="/antonioguterres/">António Guterres</a> ✨<a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a> was among the young female leaders, honoured for their inspirational activism, an understanding and interplay between environmental action, civil rights, equality, global feminism and building a better collective future. (I particularly loved her green dress 💚)
Wawa Gatheru (@wawagatheru) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🌍 On Black women-led climate leadership and eco-womanism, my first for Vogue Magazine this Earth Day ✨ Failing to recognize Black women as climate leaders isn’t just a moral dilemma. It is a poor strategic decision for all of us to win on climate. vogue.com/article/wawa-g…

🌍 On Black women-led climate leadership and eco-womanism, my first for <a href="/voguemagazine/">Vogue Magazine</a> this Earth Day ✨

Failing to recognize Black women as climate leaders isn’t just a moral dilemma. It is a poor strategic decision for all of us to win on climate.

vogue.com/article/wawa-g…
Malala Fund (@malalafund) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The climate crisis can feel terrifying — but Wawa Gatheru focuses on the positives as a way to fight back. Founder of blackgirlenvironmentalist, an org that supports Black women in the climate movement, she knows protecting our planet has to include all voices. vogue.com/article/wawa-g…

Climate Group (@climategroup) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Congratulations to our CEO @hl_clarkson who has been featured in the The Independent Climate 100 List among exceptional people solving the planet’s greatest challenges. The list includes Mia Amor Mottley, Wawa Gatheru and Ayisha Siddiqa. See the full list here: the-independent.com/climate-change…

Congratulations to our CEO @hl_clarkson who has been featured in the <a href="/Independent/">The Independent</a> Climate 100 List among exceptional people solving the planet’s greatest challenges.

The list includes <a href="/miaamormottley/">Mia Amor Mottley</a>, <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a> and <a href="/Ayishas12/">Ayisha Siddiqa</a>.

See the full list here:
the-independent.com/climate-change…
The Independent (@independent) 's Twitter Profile Photo

.Wawa Gatheru, Kenyan-American environmental activist and a powerful advocate for inclusive climate action, will be speaking with The Independent’s Louise Boyle at 2:30 p.m. EST / 7:30 p.m. BST

.<a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>, Kenyan-American environmental activist and a powerful advocate for inclusive climate action, will be speaking with The Independent’s <a href="/LouiseB_NY/">Louise Boyle</a> at 2:30 p.m. EST / 7:30 p.m. BST
GoNatureForward (@gonatureforward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#TakingNatureBlack will have an awesome lineup of keynotes and panels, including Wawa Gatheru. She is a Kenyan-American climate activist and founder blackgirlenvironmentalist. Join us to experience the joy of #TNB2025: natureforward.org/tnb2025/

#TakingNatureBlack will have an awesome lineup of keynotes and panels, including <a href="/wawagatheru/">Wawa Gatheru</a>. She is a Kenyan-American climate activist and founder <a href="/blackgirlenviro/">blackgirlenvironmentalist</a>. Join us to experience the joy of #TNB2025: natureforward.org/tnb2025/