
Wawa Gatheru
@wawagatheru
she/her • environmental justice advocate • @blackgirlenviro founder • rhodes, truman & udall scholar • @oxfordgeography
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https://www.wawagatheru.org/learn-more 24-05-2018 16:16:54
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🟧🔵🟩🟣 #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


Is there a better trio than Wawa Gatheru, Wangari Kuria, and Sabrina Dhowre Elba? We think not. #PowerOurPlanet

@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


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


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


Day 2 of TEDCountdown with these amazing climate changemakers ! Neeshad Shafi Wawa Gatheru Xiye Bastida


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!


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

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


Shoutout to all of the incredible 776 Foundation founders featured on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 List who are building to fight climate change 💪 ♻️ 🌎 Wawa Gatheru 🌱 Julia Yan 🤖 Roya Amini-Naieni 🏗️ Rostam Reifschneider


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…


#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

Zendaya Sarah Saaim ECO AGE Vanessa Nakate António Guterres ✨Wawa 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 💚)


🌍 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…


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…

Great event celebrating Black women in the fight against petrochemicals at #EssenceFest. Heather McTeer Toney #PeopleOverPollution♻️, Hip Hop Caucus 🏁, @BigFreedia, Sharon Lavigne with @RiseStJames, @WawaGatheru with @BlackGirlEnviro, @MzOzane with Vessel Project @HealthyGulf, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice.

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…


.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


#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/
