Rahmina Paullete, commonly known as Rahmina, is an 18 year old Kenyan climate activist. She is the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain that advocates for the restoration of Lake Victoria. She is also the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, an organization that does environmental wildlife conservation and climate change advocacy.

Rahmina Paullete
Born19 November 2005
Kisumu, Kenya
Alma materKisumu Senior School
OccupationActivist
OrganizationKisumu Environmental Champs
Known forEnvironmental activist
Notable workClimate activist
Websitehttps://rahminapaullete.com/

Education

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Rahimna sat for her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) at the M.A Junior Academy in 2019.[1] She studied at Kisumu Senior Academy where she completed her IGCSE. She is currently an International Relations student at Daystar University.[2]

Career

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Paullete is the head campaigner for #LetLakeVictoriaBreatheAgain[3][4] that advocates for the restoration[5] of Lake Victoria.[6] She is the founder of Kisumu Environmental Champions, an organization that does environmental wildlife conservation and climate change advocacy.[7][8][9] She is a member of the Wangari Maathai Foundation[10] and is a part of Fridays For Future.[11] In 2021, she was among the delegates who represented Kenya in the COP26 summit which happened in Glasgow, Scotland.[12][13][14]

Awards

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  • 2016 Green Kids Award[15]
  • 2018 Environmental Ambassador Kisumu County[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "Kenyan teen environmentalist among delegates to COP26". Naturenews.africa. 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  2. ^ Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  3. ^ "Rahmina Paulette Oyugi". Young African Conservation Leaders. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. ^ "Kenyan climate activist reacts to discussions at COP26 conference". Business Daily. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  5. ^ Mirror, The African (2022-11-01). "13 young activists fighting for climate action in Africa". The African Mirror. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. ^ "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ "Kisumu Environmental Champs". www.climate-chance.org. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ^ The 16-year-old activist protecting Africa's largest lake - CNN Video, 14 November 2022, retrieved 2022-12-05
  9. ^ Monitor, The Christian Science (2022-11-18). "The Christian Science Monitor Daily for November 18, 2022". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  10. ^ "The 16-year-old activist protecting Africa's largest lake". WFMZ.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  11. ^ Staff Reporter (2022-03-25). "Young people join ProVeg International to demand food system change". Farmers Review Africa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  12. ^ Manhandara, Chris (29 October 2021). "Teen Environmentalist Among Delegates To COP26". Kenya News Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  13. ^ https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/teen-environmentalist-among-delegates-to-cop26/
  14. ^ "Provisional list of registered participants" (PDF). United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
  15. ^ paukwastories (2022-06-13). "Rahmina Paulette". Paukwa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  16. ^ "Kenya: Youth climate activist highlights pollution on Lake Victoria". AfricaNews. 2022-03-29. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  17. ^ "Meet the Winners of the Climate Action Awards East Africa". ICPAC. Retrieved 2022-12-05.


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